UK to level up local transport with £7bn investment April 4, 2022 The UK Government announced today it will invest £7bn to level up the country’s local transport system. Transport secretary Grant Shapps tweeted that the funding will be use “to roll out cheaper, better bus services outside of London”, providing upgrade to tram, cycling and rail networks too. Under the scheme, 31 counties, city regions and [...]
Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries April 4, 2022 Russia is set to resume flights with 52 “friendly countries,” according to Moscow news agency TASS. The Kremlin said today it would end its ban – imposed as a retaliation against the West – and would resume routes to and from countries such as Argentina and South Africa. The decision comes after the Russian Government announced [...]
Exclusive: HMRC to crack down on cabbies and taxi drivers with new tax checks before licence renewal April 4, 2022 HMRC is launching a crackdown on taxi drivers, mini cab drivers and scrap metal merchants from April, with the introduction of new tax evasion checks, City A.M. has been told. The introduction of a number of new tax evasion checks will allow HMRC to further scrutinise workers in what it sees as ‘high risk’ sectors [...]
Heathrow braces for days of chaos amid staff shortages, IT issues and cancellations April 4, 2022 UK travellers are currently experiencing chaos as Heathrow continues to be hit by a combination of IT issues, Covid-induced staff shortages and flight cancellations. For the last few days, travellers complained on Twitter about being stuck in hour-long queues at terminals 2 and 5 as a result of IT issues, especially at security e-gates. Scottish [...]
Your flight too? Outrage and chaos at UK airports as tens of thousands are stranded after easyJet cancels record 222 flights April 4, 2022 Travel chaos and disruption is expected to continue today after easyJet cancelled more than 200 flights over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of Brits stranded at airports across the UK. The airline blamed the problems on high levels of sickness among employees caused by Covid, with at least 222 trips axed since Friday. It [...]
Wizz Air reports increasing passenger demand despite war headwinds April 4, 2022 Wizz Air has reported an ongoing increase in passenger demand despite headwinds caused by the war in Ukraine. The low-cost carrier said today passenger demand in March peaked at 2.5 million passengers – a 416 per cent increase on the same month last year – at a load factor of 86.2 per cent. Over the [...]
Britain must build a green economy to ‘eliminate Russian fuel from our energy mix once and for all’ April 4, 2022 Britain must build its green economy to “eliminate Russian fuel from our energy mix once and for all”, the International Trade Secretary is to argue today. Speaking during a visit to Norway, Anne-Marie Trevelyan will say the UK must first use its relationships with “reliable energy partners” to “meet our needs, protect our supply chains, [...]
Ryanair narrows 2021 loss forecast and increases fuel hedging April 4, 2022 Ryanair announced today it would narrow its loss forecast for the year ended 31 March, as for the first time in two years passenger numbers topped pre-Covid levels. The low-cost airline said it was expecting net losses to be between €350m and €400m, after previously guiding to be between €250m and €400m. Just last week, [...]
Southwark makes £5m from low-traffic zone fines April 4, 2022 Southwark council made more than £5m from penalties given to motorists who drove into Dulwich low-traffic zones. Around £1.6m was made from low-traffic neighbourhoods in Walworth between 29 March 2021 and 13 March 2022, while an additional £361,897 was made by cameras from a project developed Guys and St Thomas’s Trust Charity. But according to [...]
Carnival shareholders advised to vote against boss’ lofty pay following P&O backlash April 4, 2022 Investor advisory groups have advised Carnival shareholders to vote against its chief executive’s lofty bonus, after its “poor company performance”. Carnival, the cruise operator behind P&O, Princess and Cunard brands, has made headlines over the past few weeks after P&O sacked some 800 staff overnight, without consulting trade unions. Chief executive Arnold Donald took [...]