Met Office confirms hottest day of the year as mercury pushes 28 degrees May 20, 2020 The Met Office has confirmed that it is the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 27.8 degrees at Heathrow Airport. The record comes after a string of days of hot, sunny weather, with the mercury reaching 26 degrees in London yesterday. However, the coming days will likely see cooler temperatures, with [...]
Public trust in airlines and travel firms at record low, says Which? May 20, 2020 Public trust in the UK’s airlines and travel companies has dropped to a record low as passengers struggle to get refunds due to the coronavirus pandemic, new research from Which? has found. According to a survey of 2,000 people, just 22 per cent of the public trust travel firms and airlines at the moment, with [...]
Global renewable energy growth to fall for first time in two decades May 20, 2020 The growth in new renewable energy capacity will slow for the first time in two decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. In a new report, the IEA found that around the world, countries and contractors will build fewer wind turbines and solar plants, with lockdown measures limiting [...]
HS2’s new west London mega-hub gets planning go-ahead May 19, 2020 HS2’s west London rail hub at Old Oak Common has this evening received planning approval from the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. The green light means that work can progress on building what will be the largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have 14 platforms, a mix [...]
Uber to cut nearly 7,000 employees as firm seeks to consolidate core activities May 18, 2020 Ride-hailing firm Uber will cut nearly 7,000 employees, its chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to employees, in a bid to remain profitable during the coronavirus crisis. In total, Uber will cut 6,700 staff – 23 per cent of its workforce – up from the 3,700 redundancies announced earlier this month. The firm [...]
Outdoor ad agencies launch #SendingLove campaign May 18, 2020 London ad firm Talon Outdoor, alongside The World Out of Home Organisation, has today launched what is believed to be the largest user-generated content campaign ever to run on digital outdoor advertising. The campaign, #SendingLove, asks the public to send in images of “love and unity” to be displayed across the world. Advertising space has [...]
Shoppers begin ‘cautious’ return to stores as lockdown measures eased May 18, 2020 Footfall at the UK’s retail destinations increased by a modest 3.3 per cent in the first week since lockdown measures were lifted, as Brits began taking tentative steps out of their homes. According to retail intelligence analysts Springboard, last week’s increase was the fourth in six weeks, although it was considerably smaller than that recorded [...]
Coronavirus: UK death toll rises by 170, the smallest increase since day after lockdown May 17, 2020 The number of people who have died in the UK from coronavirus rose by 170 to 34,636, business secretary Alok Sharma has announced. The rise is the lowest daily increase since 24 March, the day after lockdown measures were implemented. It also represents a sharp drop from the previous 24 hours, in which 468 more [...]