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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: Actor David Yip pays tribute to ‘deeply respected’ Derek Martin following death

Actor David Yip pays tribute to ‘deeply respected’ Derek Martin following death

Supporting image for story: Knitting and crochet helps Hobbycraft sales jump at Christmas

Knitting and crochet helps Hobbycraft sales jump at Christmas

Supporting image for story: Swinney will still ‘work very hard’ to win backing for Scottish Budget

Swinney will still ‘work very hard’ to win backing for Scottish Budget

Supporting image for story: Ice warning after heavy rain and melting snow causes flood disruption

Ice warning after heavy rain and melting snow causes flood disruption

Supporting image for story: Bow Street plots acquisitions after restructuring and Christmas uplift

Bow Street plots acquisitions after restructuring and Christmas uplift

Supporting image for story: Labour ‘not in strong negotiating position’ over Budget, says Sarwar

Labour ‘not in strong negotiating position’ over Budget, says Sarwar

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: China says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue Greenland

China says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue Greenland

Supporting image for story: Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to 544

Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to 544

Supporting image for story: Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over explicit AI images

Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over explicit AI images

Supporting image for story: Iran says protests turned violent to give Trump ‘excuse to intervene’

Iran says protests turned violent to give Trump ‘excuse to intervene’

Supporting image for story: Donald Trump says Iran wants to talk as death toll from protests rises

Donald Trump says Iran wants to talk as death toll from protests rises

Supporting image for story: Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran rises to at least 538, say activists

Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran rises to at least 538, say activists