Rishi Sunak: 2030 petrol and diesel car sale ban is here to stay July 31, 2023 The 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles will remain as a government policy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s morning show, Rishi Sunak insisted a ban on “sale of new cars,” has been the policy “for a long time,” and “remains the government’s policy.” “I’m committed [...]
Two hour Dover delays on one of ‘most popular mornings of summer’ July 29, 2023 Travellers are facing waits of up to two hours at the Port of Dover during one of the most popular mornings of the summer, officials have said. A nine-lane-wide queue stretched alongside the white cliffs throughout Saturday morning on the approach to the border where French guards were checking passports. Port of Dover officials said [...]
Not helpful if NatWest chair quits over Farage feud, says City minister July 29, 2023 It would not be “helpful” for the NatWest chairman to quit now as the bank seeks to rebound from the crisis over Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account, the City minister has said. Andrew Griffith, who has led the Government’s response to the row, offered his backing to Sir Howard Davies after days of pressure on the [...]
Mick Lynch accuses government of preventing settlement as Saturday strike begins July 29, 2023 The leader of the biggest rail workers’ union has accused the Government of preventing a settlement to the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions, which is causing fresh travel disruption on Saturday. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union walked out for the day, leading to the widespread cancellation of train services. The [...]
Rail passengers to suffer travel chaos on Saturday during RMT strike – here’s all you need to know July 28, 2023 Rail passengers will suffer fresh travel chaos on Saturday as thousands of workers strike in a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions. Services will be disrupted when members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, including station staff and train managers, walk out. Passengers have been advised to check their travel arrangements because [...]
Urgent appeal after child’s ashes left in back of black cab in the City July 28, 2023 An urgent appeal has been launched after an urn with children’s ashes in it was left in the back of a Black Cab in the Square Mile. The City of London Police is facilitating the plea to reunite the item with its owner, after it was left during a journey in the City in [...]
ULEZ: High Court backs London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s controversial emissions charge July 28, 2023 Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ plan got a major boost today after a court threw out a judicial review claiming the scheme to charge drivers who fail to meet emissions standards was unlawful. Plans to widen the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ), already in place across inner London, slated to expand throughout Greater London’s 32 boroughs from [...]
Bentley warns of ‘challenging conditions’ ahead as marque levels out following 2022 bonanza July 28, 2023 Bentley posted operating profits of €390m (£335.16m) today, down slightly on the same period in 2022, as the marque levelled out following last year’s earnings bonanza. The luxury carmaker also saw revenues decrease slightly, posting €1.68bn (£1.44bn) against a 2022 figure of €1.71bn (£1.46bn) amid a downturn in global sales of four per cent year-on-year. [...]
British Airways’ owner IAG commits to investing record profit of £1.1bn July 28, 2023 The parent company of British Airways made a record operating profit between January and June, it has announced. International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) said its operating profit in the first half of 2023 reached 1.3 billion euros (£1.1 billion), up from a loss of 446 million euros (£383 million) in the same period last year. [...]
TfL fined £10m for Croydon tram disaster failings July 27, 2023 Tram operators have been fined a total of £14m over the Croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the Sandilands stop on the morning of 9 November 2016. Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have accepted failing [...]