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HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits

Birmingham until as late as 2039, the government has admitted – £70bn more and 13 years

Apps, activists and an ‘air war’: Essex campaign is test of Reform UK’s professionalisation

Birmingham city council would represent significant wins on Thursday, but few places would be as politically

‘The worst year in memory’: parties describe climate of abuse on campaign trail

Birmingham, a Green party candidate said he was “accosted” by campaigners supporting an independent group

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

Birmingham as part of the [long-awaited “reset”](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/18/hs2-delayed-beyond-2033-high-speed-rail) of HS2’s construction

Zoologist, author and presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98

Birmingham and completed a doctorate in animal behaviour at Oxford University, where he remained to study

Migrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settle

Birmingham constituency to protest against a planned change in immigration policy. The Labour-affiliated [Unison

Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation

Birmingham crown court. The 32-year-old, of no fixed abode, asked to see his barrister

Two down, one to go - who will join Burnley & Wolves?

Birmingham and Blackpool both went down on 39 points. This year might be one in which

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

Birmingham and Preston. It is the latter category where Lib Dem strategists hope to test

Brady steps down as West Ham vice-chair

Birmingham City and installed Brady as a managing director in 1993 when she was 23, hailed

Fears over rogue parking by sunrise-chasers at national park after overnight ban

Birmingham who has parked overnight to climb Yr Wyddfa for sunrise, said the ban could

Pussycat Dolls cancel US leg of reunion tour after poor ticket sales

Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester, before the tour concludes at London

Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after sharing hospital bed photo

Birmingham and Dublin have been cancelled, but performances in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil

Tourist finds rare chunk of oldest sea crocodile

Birmingham, said she travelled down to Lyme Regis in hopes of finding something for her own collection

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

Birmingham and Lancs Other forecasts are available too. I will post more on those soon

Tourist hotspot with UK's worst phone signal 'frustrating' locals and visitors

Birmingham, said they had brought extra cash because they had heard about the signal issues

Swatch boss defends watch launch that sparked chaos and closures

Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and London over safety concerns, with social media video showing big queues

Chris Mason: Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness

Birmingham and east London. And talking of the capital, Labour fear an onslaught from all sides

Pictures show 'frightening' wildfires at Welsh beauty spot

Birmingham](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg5073mmlmo), then later to mid and south Wales. The fire service have

'Such a let-down' - healthcare students on NHS recruitment squeeze in Wales

Birmingham, claiming [the UK is facing a maternity staffing crisis](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g6p5ge617o), yet newly