Southern rail strike chaos: Acas talks get underway in bid to bring an end to industrial action December 14, 2016 Commuters are hoping talks today will lead to the cancellation of another train drivers' strike on Southern rail services scheduled for Friday. A 48-hour walkout over driver only operated trains continues to cause havoc as it entered the second day of no services. Talks are being held this morning between the rail company and train drivers' union [...]
Southern rail strike misery costs millions as 300,000 commuters left stranded December 14, 2016 The economy is facing a hit of tens of millions of pounds as 300,000 commuters are left stranded this week on the back of three days of walkouts by staff on Southern rail. Southern rail commuter services ground to a halt yesterday on a double whammy of walkouts by guards from the Rail, Maritime and [...]
Government letter to Nissan reveals no extra spending says top civil servant December 13, 2016 Nissan will not receive any more public money to keep production of its new Qashqai and X-trail models in Sunderland after Brexit, according to a top civil servant. Amyas Morse, the head of the National Audit Office, said he had seen a government letter to Nissan, and that it contained no promises which would result [...]
Waymo: Full speed ahead as Google spins off self-driving car business December 13, 2016 Google is stepping up a gear with its self-driving car project, spinning it out into a separate business it will call Waymo. It will now come out of the shadows at what is known as Google X's "moonshiots" and under the umbrella of parent company Alphabet. "It's an indication of the maturity of our technology. We can [...]
A ray of hope? The Aslef union says it will hold talks with Southern at Acas tomorrow December 13, 2016 The Aslef union has said it is meeting Southern management at conciliation service Acas tomorrow for talks aimed at ending the rail franchise's strikes. The union's announcement comes after its boss insisted this morning it had not been invited to talks – although transport secretary Chris Grayling said he had written to the union to invite [...]
Daily flights from London Gatwick to Hong Kong announced by Cathay Pacific December 13, 2016 London Gatwick airport has received a boost with the news that there will now be daily flights to and from Hong Kong, as the route launched in September records “strengthening demand”. Cathay Pacific will expand its timetable of flights at Gatwick from four times a week to a daily timetable, with six direct flights between [...]
Are you travelling with the UK’s sorriest train company? December 13, 2016 As travellers commuting to the capital are thwarted by the worst strikes in decades, Southern is certainly the most hated train company right now. But what about the sorriest? And we don't just mean the weary passengers putting up with one thing after another when it comes to disruption. One genius (that name thoroughly deserved, you'll learn) [...]
Southern strike: The funniest tweets from miserable commuters December 13, 2016 Commuters heaved a collected sigh of misery today as workers on Southern rail kicked off two weeks of strikes. Such is the chaos on the network, bosses at Southern have implored passengers not to travel. But, seeing as most commuters have jobs to get to, many adopted a Blitz spirit and soldiered on through the chaos [...]
Travel chaos in London this morning as Victoria Line delays lead to massive crowds at several stations December 13, 2016 London commuters are facing chaotic journeys to work this morning, with delays across the Tube network and stations hit by huge crowds. Severe disruption on the Victoria Line has led to station access being restricted due to overcrowding fears. There are severe delays at Seven Sisters station, with 25-minute queues reported. Queues at Seven Sisters [...]
Southern rail strike will go ahead this week, court rules December 12, 2016 Southern rail drivers will go ahead with their planned strike tomorrow after a judge backed the Aslef union over parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). GTR made an urgent appeal last week, arguing the strike would bring services to a standstill. Tomorrow will be the first of three strike days this week, and most routes will have no services. Responding [...]