City Corporation asks residents and businesses to help with climate change work July 13, 2020 The City’s governing body has today launched an online survey on climate change as part of plans to launch a Climate Action strategy later this year. The City of London Corporation is developing a draft Climate Action strategy in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and be climate resilient in the future. The survey asks [...]
R rate could be as high as 1 in London and England July 10, 2020 England’s R rate could be as high as one, according to new government data published today. The UK’s R rate is estimated at between 0.7 and 0.9 but England’s rate stands higher, between 0.8 and one, according to Sage. The government’s group of science advisers estimated that London’s R rate is somewhere between 0.7 and [...]
Thames Clippers expands east with new pier at Barking Riverside July 10, 2020 River bus service Thames Clippers is expanding its service east with a new pier at Barking Riverside, City A.M. can reveal. The pier, which will be delivered in 2021, is the service’s 24th and marks a four km expansion to the east. Co-founder of Thames Clippers Sean Collins told City A.M. that he had approached [...]
London house prices flatline amid coronavirus uncertainty July 10, 2020 London house prices stayed flat in the second quarter of this year as coronavirus took an uneven toll on the property market across the country, according to new figures. The Halifax house price index on Tuesday showed that UK house prices fell for the fourth month in a row in June. That meant house prices [...]
London City Airport resumes international flights after three-month suspension July 10, 2020 International flights have resumed from London City Airport after a three month suspension due to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. It comes as the government’s relaxation of quarantine rules takes effect, which will allow people to travel across Europe without quarantining on arrival. It has been met with massive demand from travellers, with bookings for flights [...]
Uber launches world’s first Uber Boat with Thames Clippers July 8, 2020 Uber is today revealing its first permanent commuter boat service, launching in London with Thames Clippers. Branded Uber Boats will travel from piers along the Thames from Putney to Woolwich, available in the Uber app. Passengers can book tickets via the app, and then scan a QR code to board the Uber Boat. However the service [...]
Sadiq Khan commits an additional £2m to help Londoners retrain during pandemic July 7, 2020 Sadiq Khan is making an additional £2m available for training opportunities to help Londoners, many of whom have been furloughed or made redundant during the pandemic. The London mayor launched his Skills for Londoners Covid-19 Fund in May with an initial allocation of £6m. However, given the high levels of demand across the capital it [...]
London needs a homebuilding kickstart package, with social housing at its heart July 7, 2020 The government’s economic statement tomorrow is an opportunity for the chancellor to put building new homes at the heart of a plan to kickstart the recovery and help Britain bounce back after coronavirus. To achieve this, we need to see much more than Boris Johnson set out in his speech in Dudley last week. A [...]
COP26 has been delayed, but the City’s charge against climate change continues July 6, 2020 Businesses and households across the world have been hit hard by Covid-19, but as we move to the next phase of recovery from the pandemic, it is vital that we keep the fight against climate change top of the agenda. That’s why last week, to mark London Climate Action Week, we announced a major summit [...]
For the sake of our economy and our culture, we need to save London’s theatres July 3, 2020 Tomorrow, large parts of London’s economy will start to reopen. Pubs and restaurants will fling wide their doors, hotels will begin to welcome guests, and museums and art galleries will once more be open for business. But not all of London will be switching back into gear. Live performances are still banned, placing immense pressure [...]