London mayor Sadiq Khan issues London-wide air quality alert due to pollution “crisis” January 19, 2017 The mayor has issued air quality alerts across the capital, with moderate pollution expected until the weekend across 17 boroughs. Some boroughs in particular are expected to have the worst of it today: Westminster, City of London, Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston and Hounslow and Wandsworth. There is also a chance of moderate nitrogen dioxide [...]
Ditch the congestion charge for road pricing, London Assembly Transport Committee tells Sadiq Khan January 19, 2017 The current congestion charge is "no longer fit for purpose" and road pricing should be rolled out instead, says the London Assembly Transport Committee. In London Stalling, a report released today, the committee urges the mayor to change the current system and bring in a way of charging people for road usage that is targeted at [...]
Going by past trends, Trump’s inauguration could mean bad things for markets January 18, 2017 It's just two days until Donald Trump is inaugurated as 45th President of the United States – but the bad news is, his arrival might not be great for markets. Research by AJ Bell has found markets tend to fall in the first year of Republican Presidencies, while Democrats send the market higher. According to [...]
London cab drivers bring roads around Westminster to a standstill with demo January 18, 2017 London black cab drivers have brought the roads around Westminster to a standstill with a demonstration against plans to cut their access to Bank junction. City of London Corporation wants to close the roads around Bank to all traffic apart from buses, and cabbies have already staged a number of demos in protest against the [...]
John McDonnell will join striking British Airways cabin crew at Heathrow January 18, 2017 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell is joining members of British Airways' cabin crew who are starting a three-day walkout tomorrow. Unite the union said its general secretary Len McCluskey and the shadow chancellor will be joining the picket lines at Heathrow tomorrow in a dispute over pay. McDonnell, whose Hayes & Harlington constituency covers Heathrow Airport, said: [...]
Delays on Piccadilly line after person hit by a train at Kings Cross January 18, 2017 A man has died at Kings Cross station after being hit by a train this afternoon, leading to delays on the Piccadilly line. Transport for London said service was suspended between Arnos Grove and Hammersmith, with minor delays on the rest of the line. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/821709538650886144 British Transport Police (BTP) said they were called to the station [...]
Sadiq Khan blames Tube strike troubles on “toxic hangover” left from Boris Johnson’s industrial relations January 18, 2017 Sadiq Khan came out swinging for his first Mayor's Question Time of the year, blaming strike troubles on "a toxic hangover" from Boris Johnson's mayoralty. The mayor has come under fire from London Assembly Conservative members for breaking his "zero days of strikes" made on his campaign trail. "What happened last week was the result [...]
Cabbies are demonstrating at Bank again today – but only for half an hour January 18, 2017 Black cab drivers will stage another protest at Bank junction this afternoon – but this demo will only last for half an hour. The drivers are protesting plans to cut their access to the junction. City of London Corporation wants to close the roads around Bank to all traffic apart from buses by spring of [...]
Gatwick says it’ll be carbon neutral by the spring after sticking to renewable electricity January 18, 2017 Gatwick Airport has pledged to become carbon neutral by the spring, after teaming up with a global renewable energy alliance. The airport has been purchasing 100 per cent renewable energy since 2013 and electricity now comprises 80 per cent of the airport's operational carbon footprint. It said the remaining emissions will be offset by investments in [...]
£4 million for England’s museums January 17, 2017 The Government and the Wolfson Foundation have awarded grants worth £4 million to 39 museums and galleries in England. The foundation put up half the funding for these improvements, which are aimed at increasing access, upgrading public spaces and updating displays. In London, the Natural History Museum is receiving £100,000 for improvements to their iconic [...]