The only direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados will take off this year February 22, 2017 Virgin Atlantic has announced it will launch the only direct flight between London Heathrow and Barbados later this year. The twice weekly service, operating on Tuesdays and Saturdays, will start from 12 December 2017 to tempt those eyeing up Christmas in the Caribbean. Flights go on sale from this Saturday 25 February. The airline's codeshare with [...]
Sadiq Khan is on track to have “the worst strikes record” of any London mayor, say GLA Conservatives February 22, 2017 The mayor is on track for the "worst strikes record of any mayor", Greater London Authority Conservatives said today. In the latest clash between Conservative London Assembly members and Sadiq Khan, Keith Prince, the deputy chair of the Assembly's Transport Committee, said today's walkout on the Central and Waterloo & City Lines will by the fourth strike in [...]
City chaos on the cards: Here’s what you need to know about today’s Tube strike February 22, 2017 Yes, City workers, it is time to brace yourselves, after the RMT union announced a fresh walkout which will cause heavy travel disruption in the capital throughout today. Here's what you need to know about the action… Read more: Every route from Waterloo station to Bank, ranked When will the strike take place? Drivers walked out [...]
These are the best Tube strike tweets from miserable commuters (and some rather smug ones) February 22, 2017 Ah, another day, another Tube strike. Not nearly on the level of the mass January walkout which caused most of Zone 1 stations to shut down, but try telling that to the commuters who'd usually get the Central or Waterloo & City Lines into work… Of course, with the strike comes a raft of angry and [...]
Charles Woodburn has been confirmed as BAE Systems’ new chief executive February 22, 2017 Charles Woodburn will replace Ian King as chief executive of BAE Systems, the company has confirmed in a statement. Currently BAE's chief operating officer, Woodburn will replace the retiring King effective 1 July. Woodburn joined the firm in May 2016 with 20 years of international experience in senior management positions in the oil and gas industry. His appointment to [...]
A new Night Tube map will help Londoners find their nearest late night McDonald’s February 22, 2017 The Night Tube has already proved more popular than expected and businesses have been reaping the rewards. And now a new app has been launched to help out Night Tube goers looking for a midnight snack. Or more specifically, a midnight Maccy D's. Read more: Chew on this: McDonald's quarterly earnings beat analyst expectations The Central [...]
Airbus beats forecasts despite facing turbulent times with a fresh charge to its military aircraft programme February 22, 2017 European aerospace group Airbus beat analyst expectations despite revealing its earnings took a huge hit thanks to its embattled A400M military aircraft programme. The figures France-based Airbus booked a fresh €1.2bn (£1bn) charge on its A400M programme, bringing the total for last year to €2.2bn – and the total since the project was launched more than a decade ago now sits [...]
How to get from Waterloo to Bank when the Waterloo & City line is down: Tube, bus and walking routes, ranked from fastest to slowest February 22, 2017 Another morning rush hour, another Tube strike affecting the Waterloo & City line. The drain may only be a six minute journey – just under a mile and a half of track – but it carries roughly 15m passengers a year. And when it goes down, City commuters are the ones who suffer the most. But what's the [...]
Here’s everything you’ll need to avoid Tube troubles during today’s Central line strike February 22, 2017 You may have heard there's going to be a Tube strike tonight. It's going ahead from 9pm tonight until 9pm tomorrow, Wednesday 22 February and is set to cause significant disruption to the Central and Waterloo & City Lines (with likely knock-on effects elsewhere too). So to prepare for the trouble, here's everything you'll need [...]
“Skills gulf” means Britain will need to recruit one worker every 77 seconds to meet construction needs February 22, 2017 The UK needs to recruit 400,000 people each year until 2021, or one worker every 77 seconds, if it's to meet house building and construction needs. And London and the South East will need to employ 110,000 people, more than any other part of the UK, making up nearly 30 per cent of the total. A [...]