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Star Comment: HS2 was a sound concept but this project has been a disaster from the start

At every turn, HS2 brings us unpleasant surprises. From severely curtailing its original vision to suffering eye-watering rising costs, the project has been a disaster from the start.

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: HS2 was a sound concept but this project has been a disaster from the start

Supporting image for story: Court Reporter Comment: The problem is not trial by jury, the backlog can only by solved by paying for justice which cannot be done on the cheap

Court Reporter Comment: The problem is not trial by jury, the backlog can only by solved by paying for justice which cannot be done on the cheap

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Time for Government to stop spinning, and get on with sorting out the mess

Star Comment: Time for Government to stop spinning, and get on with sorting out the mess

Comment: Labour's tax promises lie in tatters

Comment: Firms on the brink, two months after Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack

Supporting image for story: Comment: Prunella Scales, a national treasure who will be sorely missed

Comment: Prunella Scales, a national treasure who will be sorely missed

Comment: If AI is the future, we need to start planning for job losses

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Comment: 12 months on Starmer's keynote speech in the West Midlands, the foundations seem far from fixed

Comment: We want action, not inquiries on prisoner release fiasco, Mr Lammy

Supporting image for story: 'Public notices tell you of changes that impact your lives - removing them will leave communities shrouded in secrecy' - Star Comment

'Public notices tell you of changes that impact your lives - removing them will leave communities shrouded in secrecy' - Star Comment

No time like the present for getting your pension in order

A computer can never take the place of real doctors and nurses

Supporting image for story: These are the best edge-of-your-seat and laugh-out-loud courtroom dramas ever made

These are the best edge-of-your-seat and laugh-out-loud courtroom dramas ever made

Supporting image for story: I watched Channel 4's The Jury and was dumbfounded how blasé they were about a lynchpin of our free society

I watched Channel 4's The Jury and was dumbfounded how blasé they were about a lynchpin of our free society

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Why the demise of Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton is a bitter blow to the Black Country and its people

Star Comment: Why the demise of Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton is a bitter blow to the Black Country and its people

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Before introducing new driving laws, how about enforcing the ones we have?

Star Comment: Before introducing new driving laws, how about enforcing the ones we have?

Urgent action needed to save our high streets

UK News

Supporting image for story: Former senior police officer aiming for meteoric rise to UUP leader

Former senior police officer aiming for meteoric rise to UUP leader

Supporting image for story: Kate tells Red Roses her children play rugby at home

Kate tells Red Roses her children play rugby at home

Supporting image for story: Jon Burrows moves a step closer to become next Ulster Unionist leader

Jon Burrows moves a step closer to become next Ulster Unionist leader

Supporting image for story: Holyrood poll is about who governs Scotland, not my performance – Keir Starmer

Holyrood poll is about who governs Scotland, not my performance – Keir Starmer

Supporting image for story: Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

Supporting image for story: Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond

Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Scottish TikToker of the year revealed

Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk

Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

World News

Supporting image for story: Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him

Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him

Supporting image for story: Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage

Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage

Supporting image for story: European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’

European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’

Supporting image for story: Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation

Supporting image for story: Israel to honour Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism

Israel to honour Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism

Supporting image for story: Iran closes airspace to commercial aircraft for hours amid tensions with US

Iran closes airspace to commercial aircraft for hours amid tensions with US