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Euston HS2 back on track, say ministers as final tunnelling begins

First of two 1,600-tonne boring machines drilling the 4.5 miles from Old Oak Common station switched on in London

The Guardian - UK

Major inquiry launched into Channel Tunnel chaos which caused misery for tens of thousands of Eurostar passengers

Huge disruption was caused between the UK and the continent by a power supply fault last week

Evening Standard

Giant boring machines to start HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston 'fairly soon,' says rail minister

The underground work is set to begin in the coming months

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HS2 already billions over budget with work ‘just over halfway done’, says rail boss

Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as high as 100%, Mark Wild, who runs the project, told MPs

The Guardian - UK

LNER is ‘blueprint’ for train nationalisation, minister says

Lord Hendy praised the operator for putting ‘passengers first’ and described it as a ‘trailblazer for innovation’.

Evening Standard

Environmental impact of North Sea collision ‘mercifully small’, says minister

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is leading the inquiry into the incident.

Evening Standard

Rail: ‘This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Could this be the end of buck-passing and the start of taking responsibility?

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Office working ‘the one thing that driving examiners can’t do’, says minister

Concerns have been raised about driving test waiting times.

Evening Standard

HS2 would be better value for money without 225mph bullet trains, says rail minister

‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy

Evening Standard

Rail minister says train crew staffing shortages could disrupt festive travel

Lord Hendy told MPs that Department for Transport (DfT) officials will continue to examine the issue throughout the festive period.

The Independent UK

Paddington station chaos: rail minister promises passengers 'some relief' from HS2 closures

Work at Old Oak Common is having impact on Great Western Railway, Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express

Evening Standard

Finishing HS2 and getting it to Euston 'even bigger challenge than completing Crossrail', says rail minister

Lord Hendy says vision for Euston is to integrate new HS2 station with mainline rail station and bigger Tube station

Evening Standard

It is ‘obvious’ HS2 should extend into Euston, says rail minister

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill was speaking as he revealed two new tunnel boring machines.

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Paddington station: Rail minister questions why HS2 work needs to be 'so disruptive' as first shutdown looms

Lord Hendy to intervene as Elizabeth line and GWR services affected

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Euston station’s marble columns ‘would fall off’ without bands, rail minister admits

Rail minister Lord Hendy says London Euston is ‘no longer in fit condition’

Evening Standard

Land sale freeze on axed HS2 route as Government examines rail alternative

A Labour frontbencher says he recognises concerns about connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester.

Evening Standard

Dangerous cyclists face penalty points on their driving licence to cut accidents in London

Former Met Police chief Lord Hogan-Howe suggested the move to improve road safety

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Netflix’s ‘ultimate conman’ arrested in Belgium while on the run

Robert Hendy-Freegard faces possible attempted murder charges after injuring two French police officers

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Briton who was Netflix’s ‘ultimate conman’ flees French police

Robert Hendy-Freegard, subject of Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman documentary, may face attempted murder charges

ABC News

Surfing the Spectrum offers 'life-changing' water therapy for autistic kids

Hendrix feels "calm and weightless" when he's in the water, according to his dad, but the seven-year-old is not the only youngster living with autism to find enormous benefits at the beach.

Daily Mirror

Family torn apart by Puppet Master conman vow to 'never give up' on their mum

Britain's most notorious fraudster Robert Hendy-Freegard's life as a conman is looked at in Netflix docuseries The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

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