Portugal will allow UK tourists in from Monday, despite ‘state of calamity’ restrictions extension May 14, 2021 Portugal will allow UK tourists in from Monday, despite 'state of calamity' restrictions
Pendragon facing massive shareholder revolt over pay at AGM – report May 14, 2021 Car dealer Pendragon is facing a huge shareholder revolt over its chief executive’s bonus package at next week’s annual general meeting (AGM). According to Sky News, several of the firm’s directors could be voted off the board in protest over the renumeration of its executives. It reported that remuneration committee chair Mike Wright was looking [...]
London buses to double passenger capacity from Monday May 13, 2021 Londoners will soon face fewer capacity-related bus frustrations, as from Monday social distancing measures on buses across England will be eased. In London capacity on double decker buses will be doubled to around 60 passengers from Monday. For single decker buses capacity will be increased to 28, up from between 11 and 14 currently, depending [...]
Kennington Station to become Zone 1/2 station from Sunday May 13, 2021 Kennington Underground station will switch from being a Zone 2 station from Sunday and become a Zone 1/2 station instead. As part of the Northern Line extension project, the change in fare zones means that passengers travelling to central London from new stations at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms will only pay a zone [...]
Exclusive: Hydrogen fueling firm Element Two kicks off £30m funding round May 13, 2021 Hydrogen refuelling firm Element Two has today kicked off a new funding round as it looks to raise £30m in equity and debt to build up its network of distribution stations. The company, which is planning to deploy over 800 pumps onto the UK network by 2027, and 2000 by 2030, will use the proceeds [...]
Rolls-Royce sticks to guidance as wait for travel restart continues May 13, 2021 Engineer Rolls-Royce this morning maintained that it would return to positive free cash flow in the second half of 2021 as vaccinations kick in and travellers return to the skies. In a trading update this morning, the blue-chip stock said that its performance so far this year to had been in line with expectations. It comes [...]
First test trains run on Crossrail ahead of 2022 opening May 13, 2021 Initial testing on Crossrail’s Elizabeth Line has now kicked off, with four trains an hour now running on the line. It is the first phase in a series of major trials that must be completed before the much-delayed line opens in the first half of 2022. The firm also said it had handed over the [...]
Booking.com CEO: Business travel will never recover to pre-Covid levels May 13, 2021 The lucrative business travel market, which sees suited and booted executives fly between London, New York, Frankfurt and beyond and bolsters bottom lines at airlines and hotels globally, will never fully recover from Covid.
Electric scooter startup Bird to go public in £1.6bn SPAC deal May 12, 2021 Bird Rides announced a merger with Switchback II Corp, a blank-cheque company, to go public in a deal that values the electric scooter company at £1.6bn. SPACs are listed companies that use the proceeds from an IPO to buy a private firm and take it public. The scooter rental company said the deal will be [...]
Cost cutting drives National Express profit growth in first quarter May 12, 2021 Cost cutting helped coach operator National Express secure profit growth in the first quarter despite fewer journeys being taken during the pandemic. The travel company said performance is improving despite ongoing Covid restrictions, with April revenue up 50 per cent compared to last year, at the height of the first lockdown. Revenue is 16 per [...]