Volkswagen sales increase to 6.24m cars despite economic uncertainty and new emissions tests January 10, 2019 Car maker Volkswagen (VW) sold 6.24m passenger cars in 2018, in what was a record-breaking year for the brand, despite slow growth caused by uncertainty in China and a clampdown on emissions standards. Sales were up 0.2 per cent on last year, but down 9 per cent overall. VW said it saw an uptake of [...]
Ofo pulls bikes from London streets as international division closes down January 10, 2019 Cycle-sharing platform Ofo has reportedly taken its bikes off the streets of London as the Chinese firm closed its international arm this week. Staff working for the company, which brought hundreds of its bikes to London in 2017, still have their jobs for now after the closure, a source told the Financial Times. Read more: Alibaba-backed [...]
Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce achieves highest sales growth in 115-year history in 2018 January 10, 2019 Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce enjoyed a record-breaking year last year, as annual sales reached 4,107 cars – the highest in the marque's 115-year history. The main driver of growth was the company's Phantom model, which chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos called "flight on land, a magic carpet ride in its purest form". Donald Trump-driven tax reforms in [...]
Police appeal for clues in search for Heathrow drone suspect January 9, 2019 Police are appealing for information as they hunt for a drone which grounded flights at Heathrow yesterday. Officers were sent to the scene as a suspected drone was spotted flying over the country’s busiest airport at around 5pm yesterday afternoon. Read more: Heathrow Airport suspends departures after possible drone sighting Flights were grounded as police investigated [...]
Sir Terry Morgan hits back at Sadiq Khan over Crossrail delay: ‘I do not suffer from loss of memory’ January 9, 2019 Former Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan has hit back at accusations from Sadiq Khan that he had "misremembered" the events leading up to the announcement of the project's delay, telling the London Assembly: "I do not suffer from memory loss." Morgan appeared before the London Assembly's transport committee this morning to answer to the evidence [...]
Police and army launch investigation after drone grounds Heathrow flights January 9, 2019 Police have brought in help from the military as they carry out an investigation into a drone sighting that brought Heathrow airport to a standstill last night. The Met police said it has launched a “full criminal investigation” into the drone, which grounded flights for roughly an hour last night, just weeks after a similar [...]
London City Airport sees record passenger numbers despite a decrease in flights January 8, 2019 London City Airport welcomed a record number of passengers in 2018, with a total of 4.8m passengers using the airport. The figures, comprised of both arriving and departing passengers, represent a 6.4 per cent increase over the previous year and the highest ever seen by the 31-year-old airport. The number of flights passing through the airport decreased [...]
Lights out: Economy Energy shuts down weeks after denying bankruptcy reports January 8, 2019 Ofgem must do more to ensure that energy suppliers are properly regulated, experts warned today as it was scrambling to deal with the fallout from another bankruptcy. Over 230,000 customers were left in limbo as Economy Energy closed down, only weeks after denying it was on the brink of collapse. Read more: Economy Energy banned from [...]
Heathrow Airport suspends departures after possible drone sighting January 8, 2019 Planes have been grounded at Heathrow after the airport confirmed there had been drone sighting just weeks after a similar problem at Gatwick forced the airport to a grinding halt. A Heathrow spokesperson said: “We are currently responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to [...]
Stansted Airport chooses Mace as main contractor for new £150m arrivals terminal January 8, 2019 London Stansted Airport has awarded construction company Mace a £150m contract to complete its new arrivals terminal. Work on the new terminal, which is projected to cost between £120m and £150m, is due to start in the spring and is scheduled to be completed by 2020. The new terminal is the flagship project in the airport's [...]