TfL updates Tube map to include Crossrail stations for the first time December 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has released a new Tube map for December that features several new Crossrail stations all the way out to Reading. The new map is the first to feature a section of the Elizabeth Line, which goes to Reading through Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Burnham and Twyford. Crossrail – called TfL Rail on [...]
Tube delays hit four lines in rush hour misery December 5, 2019 Severe Tube delays have hit four lines to leave commuters facing a morning of rush hour chaos today. Passengers on the Circle Line, District Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line all face a disrupted journey to work due to the delays. Read more: Eight arrests made after Extinction Rebellion targets Tube Faulty trains [...]
TfL bans hundreds of minicab drivers in crackdown December 5, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has banned hundreds of minicab drivers on the back of an investigation into schools fraudulently offering licences. It was revealed in November that the transport regulator was investigating Vista Training Solutions in Newham and all other centres offering Business and Technology Education Council (Btec) diplomas that can be used to gain [...]
TfL adds extra peak time services to London Overground December 4, 2019 The London Overground will add early morning capacity on services from Gospel Oak to Barking from next month. The line will benefit from two extra services before 6am to meet “growing customer numbers”. Read more: Crossrail delay until 2021 may cost London £2bn Rory O’Neill, TfL’s general manager for London Overground, said: “These additional early morning [...]
Sadiq Khan should ‘review’ fare freeze, says new report December 4, 2019 Sadiq Khan should review his Transport for London (TfL) fare freeze and make zonal reform to make public transport more accessible for people on low incomes, according to a new report. The report, from the Centre for London think tank, points out that the fare freeze does not count for weekly, monthly and yearly Travelcards, [...]
Family of London Bridge attacker says they are ‘saddened and shocked’ by his actions December 3, 2019 The family of London Bridge attacker Usman Khan said they are “saddened and shocked” by his actions. Khan killed Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, in a knife attack on a prisoner rehabilitation event at the Fishmongers’ Hall on Friday. The convicted terrorist, 28, from Stafford, had left prison a year earlier and was [...]
City of London Corporation puts up posters in City pubs in bid to combat sexual harassment December 3, 2019 The City of London Corporation is set to be the latest square mile institution to campaign against sexual harassment in the financial industry. The Reframe the Night Campaign will feature 600 posters at various City venues that are adorned with phrases traditionally used to excuse sexual harassment. Read more: Lloyd’s of London to put up [...]
English pupils improve at maths in latest Pisa tests December 3, 2019 Pupils in England have shown a considerable improvement in mathematics, according to the latest Pisa test data released today. A new report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) shows that 15-year-old pupils in England performed significantly better in maths in 2018 than in 2015. However, it also found that 66 per cent of [...]
Green belt reform isn’t political dynamite, it’s a major part of fixing the housing crisis December 3, 2019 As in every election campaign, the need to build huge numbers of new homes for voters is common ground across the main political parties. Yet, also treading a well-worn path, both the Conservatives and Labour continue through their manifestos to promise to protect the green belt and to prioritise development of brownfield land. Will this [...]
Bolt is best placed app to take Uber’s London crown, says report December 2, 2019 Bolt is the best-placed ride-hailing app to capitalise from Uber’s failure to secure a new London licence, according to a new study. Figures from market intelligence company SimilarWeb show that the Estonian app has had the largest amount of Android downloads out of Uber’s competitors in the months leading up to the app’s ban last [...]