Crossrail Two can cushion London from Brexit slowdown October 6, 2016 London businesses have told the government they have “no room for complacency” when it comes to exit negotiations with the EU. As its quarterly confidence index sunk to its lowest level on record, the London Chamber of Commerce (LCC) said the government must “reduce uncertainty and boost business confidence”. Despite the fall in optimism over [...]
Google’s driverless cars have now racked up 300 years of driving experience October 5, 2016 Google's driverless cars have already clocked an astonishing 2m miles on the roads, it has revealed, as the journey towards a driver free future ramps up. The tech company has passed the milestone in just 16 months since it last passed the 1m mark on the roads of California – it originally took it six years to reach that first [...]
Heathrow agrees to amend fourth misleading advert after complaint to ASA October 5, 2016 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has "informally resolved" a complaint over a Heathrow ad attempting to stir up support for its expansion after the airport agreed to amend it. The complaint is the fourth in this vein; the three other adverts were judged "misleading". The latest was made by members of Teddington Action Group (TAG) about an advert from [...]
London travel disruption: Delays on Metropolitan Line after person hit by train at Wembley Park station October 5, 2016 There are currently severe delays on the Metropolitan Line, after a person was hit and injured by a train at Wembley Park station. https://twitter.com/metline/status/783678021941223425 British Transport Police (BTP) said officers are currently at Wembley Park station after reports a person was struck by a southbound Metropolitan Line train. Officers are being supported by paramedics from the London Ambulance [...]
London travel disruption: Commuters facing delays at Fenchurch Street station until 4pm due to signal failure October 5, 2016 City commuters will face delays at Fenchurch Street station this afternoon, National Rail has warned. A signalling problem at London Fenchurch Street means that trains will be unable to run between London Fenchurch Street and Barking. While National Rail originally said services would be delayed until 4pm, the operator has since warned passengers that the [...]
Commuters crowdfund £26,000 to launch legal challenge against DfT over Southern Rail crisis October 5, 2016 A fed up group of commuters has gone further than the average Londoner in an effort to tackle their travel delays and disruptions. The Association of British Commuters, a pressure group created after months of ongoing turmoil on Southern Rail, set up a crowdfunding website for a challenge of the Department for Transport's handling of the situation. [...]
Theresa May confirms government will press ahead with HS2 and airport expansion decision due shortly October 5, 2016 Theresa May confirmed the government would "press ahead" with HS2 development and that it would "shortly take a decision on expanding Britain's airport capacity". In the closing speech to the Conservative Party conference the Prime Minister said "big and sometimes controversial" decisions on infrastructure needed to be taken. Whether that statement was a hint at Heathrow getting [...]
A man in a jetpack took flight over London today October 5, 2016 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a man flying across London wearing a jetpack of course. Entrepreneur David Mayman took to the skies in the UK’s first jetpack flight across the Royal Victoria Dock at dawn today. So this happened on the way to work today #jetpack pic.twitter.com/SSzqp35P4h — flashdba (@flashdba) October [...]
Southern Rail email leak orders managers to destroy ‘strike back’ posters October 5, 2016 An email has leaked from Southern Rail bosses claiming its controversial “strike back” campaign posters should be “removed from display and destroyed immediately”. The message with “URGENT” in the subject line said that due to the “extremely negative public sentiment around the brand it has been decided to cancel this poster campaign”. It requested that [...]
Cycle superhighways are causing traffic jams in the City October 5, 2016 Traffic is building up in the City due to the introduction of new cycle superhighways, according to a report by the City of London Corporation. The superhighways have been put in by Transport for London (TfL) to make sure cyclists can move more safely through the City's busy roads, but the road system is still [...]