Ranked: How ready are all 33 London boroughs for Sadiq Khan’s Ulez ultra-low emissions zone? March 29, 2019 London mayor Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) will come into force from 8 April in a bid to tackle illegal levels of pollution in the capital. Read more: Travel chaos: London Bridge closed in black cab protest It means cars and vans will need to meet new exhaust emissions standards or else pay a [...]
Passengers warned of Easter travel chaos as HS2 works shut Euston station March 29, 2019 Passengers have been urged to check their travel plans this Easter as Euston station closes while major engineering works for HS2 take place. Read more: Passengers urged to plan Easter travel ahead of railway upgrades No trains will leave Euston over the Easter weekend between 19 and 22 April, as well as the first bank holiday [...]
Tui takes €200m hit after Boeing 737 Max jets grounded following crash March 29, 2019 Travel operator Tui has taken a €200m (£172.5m) hit from the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max planes. The holiday destination company confirmed the blow this morning, saying the expense of drafting in spare aircraft and “other disruption costs” will weigh on profits. Underlying earnings before interest tax and amortisation are now expected to drop 17 per [...]
Lyft valued at $24bn as it prices shares at $72 ahead of New York float March 28, 2019 Ride-hailing app Lyft has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $72 per share ahead of its float on the Nasdaq tomorrow, giving it a valuation of more than $24bn (£18.4bn). The pricing is at the top end of the firm’s target range, which Lyft increased earlier this week in a sign of strong investor [...]
Homes switch energy supplier at record rate as consumers face massive price hike next week March 28, 2019 Over 4.5m households changed their gas supplier last year, hitting an all-time high, while electricity switches were at their highest point since 2008. The number of domestic homes that switched electricity supplier hit 5.4m, a 5.5 per cent increase on the year before, figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) show. [...]
Ford and Volkswagen to team up on development of next-generation pickup truck March 28, 2019 German car making giant Volkswagen has penned a deal to produce a pickup truck with US rival Ford, as discussions continue over extending an alliance between the two firms. Volkswagen and Ford announced last year they were in talks to work on a range of commercial vehicles, later branching out even further to include electric [...]
Icelandic airline Wow Air closes operations as it fails to secure rescue deal March 28, 2019 Debt-ridden Wow Air shut operations and grounded planes this morning after a last-minute fight for funding failed, leaving thousands stranded and seeking alternative transport. The struggling Icelandic airline told customers it has now ceased operation, cancelling all flights. Read more: Boeing's Ethiopian Airlines crash fallout: Everything you need to know While tickets were still being [...]
Network Rail to spend £42bn on railway improvements after year of chaos March 28, 2019 Network Rail is to spend £42bn on the railways over the next five years after passengers endured a torrid year of delays and cancellations. Network Rail, which owns Britain's rail infrastructure, has said the funds will increase reliability and improve performance for the benefit of passengers during its next control period, CP6, which starts on 1 April this [...]
Eddie Stobart keeps on trucking with revenue and profit up strongly March 28, 2019 Logistics company Eddie Stobart grew profit 14 per cent and revenue 35 per cent last year, it announced today. The company, known for its liveried lorries with names such as Amber Daisy, Teletubby and Destiny Tori, said its growth was driven by new contract wins, acquisitions and more business from existing customers. The company grew [...]
Boeing unveils software patch for 737 Max after Ethiopia and Indonesia crashes March 28, 2019 US aircraft company Boeing has released a software patch for its 737 Max jet after 346 people were killed in crashes involving the plane in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The plane’s anti-stall system is being viewed by investigators as a possible factor in the fatal crash of a Lion Air jet in Indonesia in October and [...]