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HS2 may not open until 2039 and could cost more than £100bn, warns minister

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons she was ‘angry’ about the increase in time and costs

The Independent UK

HS2 trains to run slower than planned to save money

The Press Association understands Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will announce the maximum speed of the trains will be 320km/h (199mph).

Evening Standard

HS2: Heidi Alexander to set out true cost of rail project – and when trains will begin to run

Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bn

The Guardian - UK

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Air boss warns airlines cannot continue ‘absorbing cost’ of jet fuel shortages

The head of the International Air Transport Association says an inevitable consequence of rising fuel prices will be an increase in air travel

The Independent UK

Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage

Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west Africa

The Guardian - UK

Police should not be above scrutiny, Zack Polanski says over Golders Green post

The Green Party leader was responding after Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley wrote an open letter criticising him.

Evening Standard

Polanski says he would discourage ‘globalise the intifada’ chant but warns against march bans

Green party leader says specifically outlawing controversial phrase would restrict freedom of speech

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer leadership rivals should ‘give their head a wobble’ – Cabinet minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s warning comes after the PM urged Labour not to repeat the Conservative Party mistake of ‘political infighting’.

Evening Standard

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer travel chaos

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Polanski says he would ‘discourage’ the use of ‘globalise the intifada’ chant on marches – as it happened

Green leader has apologised for retweeting post suggesting police used excessive force when arresting Golders Green suspect

The Guardian - UK

Britons braced for flight cancellations over fuel shortages as new plans revealed to save summer holidays

Price of aviation fuel has roughly doubled since the outbreak of Trump’s Iran war

The Independent UK

Electric transition hits ‘key moment’ with more than 2m EVs on road

Department for Transport statistics show 2,012,000 zero-emission vehicles were licensed for use in the UK at the end of last year.

Evening Standard

Is Physical UK Driving Licence Being Phased Out? Government Confirms 'Full Rollout' of Digital ID System for 2026

The UK is preparing a full rollout of digital driving licences in the GOV.UK Wallet app, offering easier ID checks while leaving the long-term future of the plastic card unresolved.

International Business Times UK

‘I’m voting Reform – it can’t get any worse’: Starmer’s nightmare in England’s ‘bellwether’ election seat

For four decades, the voters of Swindon have consistently chosen MPs from the party that ends up governing the country. Ahead of the local elections in May, Alex Ross pays a visit to this bellwether town and discovers the one thing unifying residents: resentment towards the Labour Party and its…

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The Independent UK

National app could end parking headaches for drivers

Drivers will be able to use an app of their choice to pay for parking

The Independent UK

Why two MPs were seen begging on their knees in the House of Commons

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The Independent UK

MPs drop to their knees to beg for 230-mile London train link

The MP said he had been campaigning for a direct London service ‘for years’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch

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Evening Standard

Transport Secretary mulls running HS2 trains at slower speed to keep costs down

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, Heidi Alexander said.

The Independent UK

HS2 trains could run slower to cut costs on embattled project

Testing the trains at their maximum speed of 360kmph would involve sending them to China, delaying the project even further

The Guardian - UK

HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices

The Independent UK

Train passengers face new railcard checks in fare dodging crackdown

It is hoped that the new measures will save £20m a year in lost revenue

The Guardian - UK

Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages

Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy

Evening Standard

Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories

Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge

The Independent UK

‘We stopped HS2 seizing half our family farm – now we’re under threat again’

After seeing off HS2, dairy farmer John Edge fears Labour’s plan for a new north-south railway line will only continue years of uncertainty over the future of his land

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