Tfl set to cut hours of London Overground ticket offices January 7, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed it will cut the hours of London Overground ticket offices after an ongoing row with the rail union. TfL announced today that a swathe of ticket offices will have their hours cut if they are deemed to not be busy enough to be open all day. Read more: London [...]
Long Bailey gives Corbyn ’10 out of 10′ while insisting she’s ‘no continuity candidate’ January 7, 2020 Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long Bailey has insisted she is “not anybody’s continuity candidate” despite giving Jeremy Corbyn a 10-out-of-10 rating. Long Bailey, who this morning confirmed she was running to take the top job, told ITV Corbyn was “one of the most honest, kind, principled politicians I’ve ever met”, suggesting Labour should have had [...]
South Western Railway’s future at risk as losses hit £137m January 7, 2020 South Western Railway is on the brink of collapse, its auditor has warned after it swung to a massive £137m loss in its latest financial year. Deloitte warned there is “significant doubt” over the future of the strike-hit firm, which could be nationalised by the Department of Transport (DfT) in order to keep its rail [...]
Aston Martin shares fall as it warns annual profit will halve January 7, 2020 Aston Martin today warned annual core profit could halve as European sales weakened over its peak Christmas period. The struggling luxury car manufacturer told investors that annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) will sink to between £130m and £140m. Read more: Aston Martin swings to £13.5m loss as it blames ‘soft’ UK [...]
Soleimani death: US denies Iraq withdrawal after leaked letter January 7, 2020 The Pentagon has said a US general’s letter telling Iraq that US-led coalition troops would withdraw from the country after the death of Iran’s military commander Qasem Soleimani “was a mistake”. Instead, US military officials insisted soldiers would remain in Iraq despite a letter said the US would be “repositioning forces in the coming days [...]
New Labour leader to be announced on 4 April, party confirms January 6, 2020 The new Labour leader will be announced on 4 April, as the party seeks a replacement for Jeremy Corbyn following his disastrous election result last month. The ballot will run from 21 February until midday on 2 April, with the results announced the following Saturday as part of a special conference. The party is allowing [...]
He had his hiccups, but Justin Thomas is back in a purple patch and hungry for more titles January 6, 2020 Justin Thomas played beautifully for much of his win at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday, but the world No4’s route to victory wasn’t without a few twists. It was quite a surprise to see Thomas finish his final round bogey-par-bogey, squandering the two-shot lead he’d held with three not particularly difficult holes [...]
Boris Johnson makes statement on Qasem Soleimani – finally January 5, 2020 Boris Johnson has said the UK “will not lament” the death of general Qasem Soleimani, but urged the Iranian government to not retaliate with violence in a long awaited statement. Solemaini – who was leader of Iran’s special operations Quds Force – was killed on Friday by US drone strikes in Baghdad. Read more: Dominic Raab [...]
French police shoot knife attacker in suburb of Paris January 3, 2020 French police have shot and killed a man who had attacked several people with a knife in a suburb of Paris, French media have reported. The attacker, who was reportedly wearing an explosive vest, stabbed four people, killing one. The attack happened in a park in Villejuif, about four miles south of the French capital. [...]