Storm Stella: Dozens of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic flights from London to New York cancelled as snow envelops the US March 14, 2017 Dozens of London flights to and from the US have been cancelled after Storm Stella caused travel chaos in the north east of America. The US' National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. According to live flight tracker FlightAware, 6,022 flights [...]
London transport chaos: City commuters facing rush hour delays due to flooding at Cannon Street station with services redirected to Blackfriars and Victoria March 14, 2017 City commuters are facing delays during this evening's rush hour, with disruption due to flooding at Cannon Street station set to continue until 7pm. Southeastern rail had earlier stated that service disruptions would end by 2pm, but the rail operator has since said trains may be cancelled or revised this evening. A water leak in a [...]
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie gives her first lecture at the London School of Economics (LSE) March 14, 2017 Angelina Jolie took up her new role as a London School of Economics (LSE) lecturer today, delivering a lecture at the university's Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Jolie addressed students on the Women, Peace and Security postgraduate course, and admitted to feeling nervous ahead of her appearance. "I’m a little nervous, feeling butterflies," the actress [...]
Sheepland, a sheep café, could be opening in London thanks to a crowdfunding campaign March 14, 2017 Ewe might find it difficult to believe, but London could be getting its first ever sheep cafe – and they’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund it. Not a baaad idea… In its listing on Indiegogo, the team behind Sheepland say they want customers to experience nature in the middle of a big city. Some [...]
Night Tube drivers vote for strike action over a “block on career progression” March 14, 2017 Night Tube drivers have voted to strike over a "block on career progression", the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced today. The union announced it was holding a ballot over the issue last month, as did train drivers' union Aslef. The result of Aslef's ballot will be announced on Thursday. Read more: A new Night [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan says hard Brexit won’t benefit Europe as banks would move to New York, Hong Kong and Singapore March 14, 2017 Sadiq Khan has warned his European counterparts that a hard Brexit wouldn't be beneficial to them, as banks would move to New York and Hong Kong, rather than Paris and Frankfurt. "The point I make to my colleagues across Europe is don't assume so-called 'hard Brexit' benefits you," he said, giving evidence to parliament's Brexit select committee on the UK's negotiating [...]
London ranks 40th in the world for quality of living, but Brexit could threaten that in the future March 14, 2017 London ranked 40th in Mercer's latest quality of living survey while nabbing sixth place in a new measure for city infrastructure, but the global consulting firm warned Brexit could impact the capital's future ranking. Mercer surveyed 450 cities around the world based on 38 different factors, including the political and economic environment, public services and healthcare. As the top-ranked UK city in both measures, [...]
Bad news, London jobseekers: Employers to scale back hiring to three-year lows, as Brexit uncertainty surfaces among the capital’s firm March 14, 2017 Hiring in London is forecast to slump to a three-year low, as employers in the capital scale back their staffing intentions for the next three months. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, which quizzed more than 2,100 UK employers and was released today, found employment optimism in the capital had slipped to three per cent, down [...]
Hailo merges with Daimler-owned MyTaxi to take on Uber in London March 13, 2017 There's no shortage of taxis and minicabs in the capital, with an array of companies competing for passengers, from Uber to Gett to Addison Lee, and of course London’s stalwarts: the black cabs. So, it may seem rather late in the game for a cab company to try and make inroads in the market, but Mytaxi [...]
The City must make the most of Britain’s historic Commonwealth ties to thrive outside the EU March 13, 2017 Today we celebrate a unique global organisation that unites countries from across the world to encourage social and economic development. I am referring, of course, to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth of Nations is a collection of 52 member states united by the shared values of democracy, free speech, human rights, and the rule of law, [...]