World news | The Guardian14h ago
Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/22/britain-busy-roads-weather-bank-holiday-extreme-heat #Transport #TravelLeisure #Business #RoadTransport #UkWeather #RailTransport #RailIndustry #AirlineIndustry #England #UkNews #Travel #FerryTravel
Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C

Almost 19m drivers expected to hit roads over long weekend, with heaviest traffic likely to be on Friday and Saturday

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Opinion | The Guardian US1d ago
HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/hs2-white-elephant-british-history-sunk-cost-fallacy #Hs2 #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #HeidiAlexander #NorthOfEngland #Politics
HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery

The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Bad Place2d ago

The Guardian | Martin Rowson on the spiralling cost of HS2 – cartoon by Martin Rowson

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The Guardian’s Opinion page features a cartoon by Martin Rowson that satirically highlights the spiralling cost of the HS2 rail project, credited to “Illustration: Martin Rowson/The Guardian” and dated 20 May 2026. The piece is presented as a visual commentary on the financial challenges surrounding HS2.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/20/martin-rowson-on-the-spiralling-cost-of-hs2-cartoon

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Martin Rowson on the spiralling cost of HS2 – cartoon

The troubled railway will now cost up to £102.3bn, more than £70bn over budget

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World news | The Guardian3d ago
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/hs2-bill-could-rise-102bn-pounds-first-trains-delayed-until-2039-government-admits #Infrastructure #Hs2 #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #TransportPolicy #UkNews #Business #Politics #Inflation #HeidiAlexander
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says first official estimate in 2026 prices shows cost turbocharged by inflation

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/avanti-west-coast-to-cut-one-in-seven-trains-on-its-busiest-intercity-routes #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #HeidiAlexander #Politics
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes

Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behest

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
HS2: Heidi Alexander to set out true cost of rail project – and when trains will begin to run https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/18/hs2-heidi-alexander-cost-rail-project-when-trains-begin-to-run #Hs2 #RailIndustry #Business #HeidiAlexander #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #Politics
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

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
London tube strikes called off at last minute https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/18/london-tube-strikes-underground-tfl-called-off #LondonUnderground #RailTransport #UkNews #London #RailIndustry #Transport #Business
London tube strikes called off at last minute

RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspended

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World news | The GuardianMay 15
Hopes grow that London Underground strikes could be called off https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/15/london-underground-tube-strikes-could-be-called-off-rmt-talks #LondonUnderground #Rmt #Tfl #Business #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #London #TradeUnions
Hopes grow that London Underground strikes could be called off

Tube stoppages due on two 24-hour periods from midday on Tuesday and Thursday next week but sources say RMT seeking talks

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World news | The GuardianMay 13
EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/eu-proposal-cross-border-europe-train-bookings #TransportPolicy #EuropeanUnion #Europe #EuropeanCommission #RailTravel #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Travel #ConsumerRights #ConsumerAffairs
EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings

New rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators throughout Europe

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US news | The GuardianMay 11
Six people found dead inside train car at rail yard near Texas-Mexico border https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/six-people-found-dead-train-car-texas-mexico-border #Texas #Mexico #UsNews #Americas #RailTransport
Six people found dead inside train car at rail yard near Texas-Mexico border

Discovery was made by Union Pacific employee inspecting stopped train at the yard in Laredo before it continued its journey north

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