Delayed Great British Railways’ first station to open at Cambridge South in June Station will be first to be given full GBR branding and will directly link city’s Biomedical Campus to London, Brighton and Stansted airport The Guardian - UK · May 11
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 · Jan 27
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 · Jan 6
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 Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
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 · Jul 9, 2025
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 · Jun 26, 2025
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 · Mar 13, 2025
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? The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025
Office working ‘the one thing that driving examiners can’t do’, says minister Concerns have been raised about driving test waiting times. Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025
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 · Dec 12, 2024
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 · Dec 11, 2024
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 · Dec 3, 2024
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 · Dec 2, 2024
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024 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.
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024 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 · Oct 23, 2024 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 · Sep 13, 2024 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
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022 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
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022 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 · Apr 28, 2022 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 · Jan 24, 2022 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