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An HS2 staff member in orange work clothes and a blue hardhat walks into the Chilterns tunnel at the West Hyde entrance.
Need for speed derailed HS2, says report on £100bn shambles

The focus on hitting 360km/h and political interference are highlighted in an official review that identifies the scheme’s ‘original sins’

An HS2 staff member in orange work clothes and a blue hardhat walks into the Chilterns tunnel at the West Hyde entrance.
Need for speed derailed HS2, says report on £100bn shambles
‘We would welcome the UK back in the EU — just not on their terms’
COMMENT
JASON COWLEY
Burnham can’t outrun the EU question but it’s his race to lose
Anu Mahtani and Sanjay Hinduja posing for a photo.
‘Self-indulgent’ Labour spats hurt UK, say Rich List billionaires

Business chiefs and entrepreneurs argue the economy needs stability, not a leadership contest

Illustration of a broken podium in front of 10 Downing Street.
Illustration of a broken podium in front of 10 Downing Street.
ROBERT COLVILE
Seven PMs in ten years? How British politics got into this mess
Scottish First Minister John Swinney bagging groceries at an Asda checkout.
Scottish First Minister John Swinney bagging groceries at an Asda checkout.
SNP pushes on with food price caps despite ‘gimmick’ row
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
A protester sits on a red telephone box, holding a cross reading "REDEEMER" and a smoke bomb, surrounded by Union Jack flags.
4,000 police keep the peace at Robinson and Palestinian marches
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Gardener Frances Tophill holding a potted delphinium 'Alice Artindale' plant.
Only 12 of these delphiniums exist — three are in the King’s Chelsea garden
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
St Helier Hospital's Reablement Unit shows a nurse assisting an elderly patient using a walker.
Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises

London

Michelle Terry as Mother Courage holds a chicken, next to Nicolas Tennant as Chef, peeling potatoes, from a production of Mother Courage and Her Children.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Can a new Mother Courage make me warm to Brecht?

Shakespeare’s Globe transplants the writer’s anti-war drama to the 21st century, with the theatre’s artistic director Michelle Terry as the heroine

Theatre & Dance

Scotland

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Scott Hastings celebrating a rugby try by lying on the grass with the ball and giving a thumbs up.
Scotland rugby legend Scott Hastings dies, aged 61
Collage of a blurred close-up of a man in a beret, soldiers marching on a road, and a soldier aiming a rifle.
Relatives of IRA victims demand Swinney apology over Sinn Fein
a man in a blue suit and white shirt looks at the camera
Iain MacwhirterSNP can make ‘Scotland’s oil’ a rallying cry for independence once again
Blair Spittal of Heart of Midlothian looks dejected as Celtic fans celebrate on the pitch.
Michael GrantHearts’ despair turns to fury, but also hope for the future
Rowling attacks police over treatment of cyclist killer’s fiancée
Stanley Baxter leaves thousands to his carers in £3m will
Traitors star Alan Carr won’t bar public from his £3m Borders castle
Celtic must do more to prevent fan disorder, says Police Scotland
Football
Collage of a woman with brown hair looking away, a man with a beard looking forward, and a blonde woman smiling.
Rowling attacks police over treatment of cyclist killer’s fiancée
Stanley Baxter smiling at the camera.
Stanley Baxter leaves thousands to his carers in £3m will
Collage of a man smiling and a large brick castle.
Traitors star Alan Carr won’t bar public from his £3m Borders castle
Celtic fans clashing in Glasgow after winning the William Hill Premiership title.
Celtic must do more to prevent fan disorder, says Police Scotland
Football
a man in a blue suit and white shirt looks at the camera
Iain MacwhirterSNP can make ‘Scotland’s oil’ a rallying cry for independence once again
Blair Spittal of Heart of Midlothian looks dejected as Celtic fans celebrate on the pitch.
Michael GrantHearts’ despair turns to fury, but also hope for the future

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Defence

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to troops at a British army base.
Starmer readies for leadership battle with £18bn defence boost
VIDEO
Why the Royal Navy stopped building ships
Britain rearms with 72 howitzers in £1bn deal

Science

Collage of farm animals with a large chicken head, a hen, and two cows, with abstract shapes.
‘Climate change fixation is putting animal welfare at risk’
COMMENT
BEN MACINTYRE
Drill down and dentistry’s awfully ancient
The lab-grown brain that can play video games

Environment

A pair of stainless steel elevator doors opens to reveal a light-filled golden interior.
Safety risk as lifts pushed over the limit by rising obesity
Deer collide with trains at least once a day
Eric the gull scarer saves Chelsea Flower Show display

Law

Artist Anouska Samms, with red curly hair, sitting in her studio, wearing a tan jumpsuit with paint stains.
Met museum’s hair dress is a copy of mine, says British artist
Manager’s WFH sex discrimination claim thrown out
Lady Conran backs Pippa Middleton in row over public footpath

Defence

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to troops at a British army base.
Starmer readies for leadership battle with £18bn defence boost
VIDEO
Why the Royal Navy stopped building ships
Britain rearms with 72 howitzers in £1bn deal

Science

Collage of farm animals with a large chicken head, a hen, and two cows, with abstract shapes.
‘Climate change fixation is putting animal welfare at risk’
COMMENT
BEN MACINTYRE
Drill down and dentistry’s awfully ancient
The lab-grown brain that can play video games

Environment

A pair of stainless steel elevator doors opens to reveal a light-filled golden interior.
Safety risk as lifts pushed over the limit by rising obesity
Deer collide with trains at least once a day
Eric the gull scarer saves Chelsea Flower Show display

Law

Artist Anouska Samms, with red curly hair, sitting in her studio, wearing a tan jumpsuit with paint stains.
Met museum’s hair dress is a copy of mine, says British artist
Manager’s WFH sex discrimination claim thrown out
Lady Conran backs Pippa Middleton in row over public footpath