Union announces three-day rail strike at end of June June 7, 2022 The RMT union announced that its anticipated rail strike will take place over three days at the end of the month. Tens of thousands of railway workers will walk out on 21, 23 and 25 June following failed negotiations with Network Rail and 13 other operators. The union announced that London Underground workers will strike [...]
EV does it as cost of owning electric car cheaper than fuel June 7, 2022 Owning an electric vehicle (EV) is cheaper than a fuel car as petrol and diesel costs continue to bite UK motorists. According to a research published today by Insurance Revolution, EV owners can save up to £1049 annually compared with petrol or diesel car users, who on average spend around £1,000 a year on fuel. [...]
Rail stakeholders drag government for axing £3bn HS2-West Coast link June 7, 2022 Rail stakeholders have dragged the government for its decision to axe a £3bn link between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line. According to a joint statement published today by the Railway Industry Association (RIA), High Speed Rail Group and Rail Freight Group, scrapping the link will create a bottleneck north of Crewe. The link [...]
Mystery deepens as Brit vanishes deep in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest after receiving death threats June 7, 2022 It is increasingly unclear what has happened to British journalist Dom Philips, who went missing in de Amazon rainforest on Sunday. Phillips, 57, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian adviser at the Univaja association of people in the Vale do Javari Indigenous territory, were last seen early on Sunday in the Sao Rafael community, according [...]
E-bike start-up HumanForest crowns May busiest month with 150,000 trips completed in London June 7, 2022 E-bike start-up HumanForest has recorded its busiest month ever, as 150,000 trips were completed in May across London. May ridership numbers surged from the 40,000 and 80,000 recorded in March and April respectively. “The huge growth in e-bike usage across London is a credit to the local councils who have worked tirelessly to bring schemes [...]
Cazoo cuts 750 jobs to save more than £200m by end of next year June 7, 2022 Online car retailer Cazoo has announced it will cut 15 per cent of jobs to save more than £200m until the end of next year. Under its business realignment plan, the company will axe 750 UK and EU positions, cutting vehicle preparation as well as customer support sites. Cazoo’s focus will instead be driving its [...]
Fuel price nears record £2 as petrol costs jump 0.6p in just 24 hours June 7, 2022 Fuel prices have reached a record high of £2 per litre, going up by 0.6p in less than 24 hours. The average petrol price has soared to 178.5p per litre while diesel amounted to 185.20p, meaning it costs £98.18 and £101.86 respectively to fill up a 55-litre fuel or diesel family car. It comes as [...]
It’s back: Heathrow reopens terminal 4 to ramp up capacity June 7, 2022 Heathrow has announced it will reopen its terminal 4 next week to ramp up capacity as passenger demand continues to grow. Elizabeth and Piccadilly line services as well as bus routes will operate into the terminal starting on 14 June. Qatar Airways will be the first airline to move to the terminal, followed by another [...]
Nowhere to go: One in three Brits fear ending up homeless or ‘sofa surfing’ within next five years June 7, 2022 Nearly one in three Brits are concerned they may end up homeless in the next five years due to housing costs. Some 31 per cent of people polled for Amnesty International UK said they are worried about ending up sofa-surfing or in temporary accommodation. It likened navigating England’s housing system to undertaking a “gruelling obstacle [...]
Hordes of Brits left stranded as travel bloodbath deepens: EasyJet drops 35 flights and BA cancels 124 today alone June 7, 2022 The travel crisis that has gripped the UK for weeks rages on today as thousands of airline passengers face more disruption as widespread flight cancellations continue. EasyJet said this morning it has cancelled at least 35 flights, with Gatwick the worst affected airport. British Airways cancelled 124 Heathrow flights, although the airline said affected passengers [...]