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HS2 costs rise again weeks after work begins
Ministers admit an extra £800m is needed due to more asbestos discoveries and complexities at London Euston.
Quarantine for arrivals to UK may be cut to a week, says Shapps
Transport secretary describes 'test and release' scheme being considered as UK travel body says thousands of jobs at risk. The quarantine period for travellers arriving in the UK is likely only to be cut to about a week, according to the transport secretary, under a 'test and release' scheme being considered by the government's taskforce.Grant Shapps said the new regime, which is due to be confirmed in November, would require a single coronavirus test, to be taken about a week after arrival and paid for privately.
Brexit: Grant Shapps admits UK-EU flights could be grounded in the event of no deal
The transport secretary has acknowledged that flights between the UK and the European Union could be grounded from 1 January 2021 in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Thursday, 15 October 2020
BBC News
- Covid: Reading Green Park station delayed to 2021The opening of a new railway in Reading has been delayed due to the Covid pandemic.
- HS2 costs rise again weeks after work beginsMinisters admit an extra £800m is needed due to more asbestos discoveries and complexities at London Euston.
Daily Record
- Recovery workers remove car from tracks at Stirling Station after bizarre crashNetwork Rail have had to shut off overhead power cables to recover the Renault with the operation causing further disruption to rush-hour commuters.
Birmingham Post
- New concerns over cost of HS2Two components of phase one between Birmingham and London could cost a total of £800m more than planned
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Car ends up on track at Stirling Railway Station in Scotland THERE was almost two-and-a-half hours of disruptions to some train services in central Scotland after a car ended up on the track at a railway station today.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- HS2 at heart of 'fightback' against Covid, Mayor saysHS2 will be at the heart of the region’s fightback from the economic devastation caused by Covid-19, Andy Street has claimed.
Bucks Free Press
- Protesters protecting woods from HS2 charged with trespassVeteran eco warrior Swampy is due in court next month after being hauled from a 26 metre high tree house on the proposed route of the High Speed 2 rail line.
Other Regional Press
- £870,000 signed off to keep Northumberland Line project on trackCouncillors have signed off on more cash to keep the Northumberland Line project on track, ahead of a hoped-for Government funding commitment in November.
- Kirklees councillor attacks 'blinkered approach' of £1bn rail upgradeMirfield Tory says 'once in a lifetime' opportunities are being missed
- Pride train's new name revealedIt has been a frequent caller at Coventry Railway Station
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- HS2 has already spent a quarter of £40bn Phase One target costHigh Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) has already spent almost a quarter of its £40.3bn cost estimate for building Phase One of the line between London and the West Midlands, despite official construction only getting underway last month.
Railnews
- Longer freight trains to Southampton with £17m investment The government has announced a grant of £17 million so that freight trains running to Southampton Docks can be increased in length from 520m to 775m, which will allow an extra 14 containers aboard each train.
- New Scottish light rail funding is ˜disappointing™ The Scottish Government is providing a further £4 million of emergency funding for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams in response to the pandemic, but the chairman of SPT has described the award as ˜disappointing™.
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