British Gas owner Centrica hands £250m to shareholders as profits surge November 10, 2022 British Gas owner Centrica will hand £250m to shareholders as high wholesale prices put the firm on course for massive profits.
Here we go again: Capital grinds to a halt as tube strike hits millions of Londoners TODAY November 10, 2022 Another tube strike by transport workers today will mean very limited services on most lines, with millions of Londoners to be hit by travel chaos. Passengers are urged to check before travelling today and tomorrow morning, when services are also expected to be affected by the strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union [...]
‘Too weak’: Sadiq Khan slammed over Tube strike TODAY November 10, 2022 Greater London Authority’s Conservatives have blamed mayor Sadiq Khan for today’s Tube strike. “Londoners are facing yet another disruptive strike under Sadiq Khan’s watch, despite his broken promise of zero strikes,” GLA transport spokesperson Nick Rogers said yesterday “Militant unions are striking because they know Sadiq Khan is too weak to stand up to them [...]
Union GMB accuses Addison Lee of delaying workers’ compensation as operator goes back to court November 9, 2022 Union GMB has accused Addison Lee of preventing workers from obtaining their compensation after lawyers for the private hire service challenged a Court of Appeal decision from April 2021 on workers’ status. According to the union, Addison Lee said workers’ status should be argued once again in an Employment Tribunal tomorrow. “This once prolific minicab [...]
Octopus looks to slash heat pump costs with Lloyds deal November 9, 2022 Renewable energy firm Octopus has struck a deal with Lloyds Banking Group to roll-out low-cost heat pumps to customers today, in a tie-up that aims to boost the decarbonisation of domestic heating.
Jaguar Land Rover’s revenue surge on Range Rover production November 9, 2022 Jaguar Land Rover’s revenue has surged over the last quarter driven by the ramped up production of Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models. The luxury car maker posted a revenue of £5.3bn – up 36 per cent on last year’s levels and 20 per cent higher than last quarter. Order book increase to 205,000 [...]
FirstGroup eyes long-term contract for Avanti following focus on improving timetables November 9, 2022 FirstGroup is working to deliver a long-term government contract for its hailed subsidiary Avanti as the group focuses on ensuring “acceptable” service levels to passengers. “Our complete focus in the second half will be on operational improvements and delivering acceptable passenger service levels,” chief executive Graham Sutherland told analysts this morning. Avanti made the headlines [...]
It’s on: Tube strike going ahead tomorrow after RMT talks with TfL collapse November 9, 2022 Tube workers will be strike on Thursday after negotiations over pay, pensions and job cuts broke down. The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport union) accused Transport for London (TfL) of having “refused” to reach an agreement, after days of disruption across the country with national strikes called off at the last minute. Despite action formally [...]
Government urged to sign off policy ensuring more EVs are on the road by 2024 November 8, 2022 A string of large electric vehicle (EV) players are lobbying the government to ink a mandate which would ensure a certain proportion of cars on the road in the UK are electric by 2024. A dozen businesses, including Ford, Britishvolt and Pod Point, have written to transport secretary Mark Harper and business minister Grant Shapps [...]
Subsidies should not be relied upon to ramp up green aviation fuel production, says charter boss November 8, 2022 The aviation industry should not rely only upon government subsidies to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), according to private charter company Victor. Produced from the likes of solid waste and food scraps, SAFs reduce CO2 by up to 80 per cent over their life cycle and are considered the best way [...]