Brexit negotiations are not a zero sum game – here’s why December 15, 2016 Concern for the UK’s banking industry has spread across the country, marking an awkward (but amusing) shift in sentiment among people who were previously keen to trash the sector. Yesterday, the left-leaning Guardian newspaper splashed its front page on worries that “banks need urgent deal on EU to save jobs”, while last week one of the [...]
Central Line closed during rush hour after reports of man with a knife December 14, 2016 The Central Line was closed during rush hour this evening after reports of a "man with a knife" on Bank station. Armed police carried out a search after closing down Bank and Liverpool Street stations. The two stations reopened just after 7pm. Commuters were evacuated causing travel chaos with one calling the ordeal "terrifying". Just been [...]
The City of London’s newest skyscraper has another new tenant and it isn’t even built yet December 14, 2016 One of the City’s newest skyscrapers on the block has secured another commercial tenant. Bermuda-based insurance provider Axis Capital have confirmed that they will move into 52 Lime Street, otherwise known as The Scalpel, by 2018. Insurance broker BPL Global has already bagged the 12th floor in the 35-storey structure, while Axis will take up residence on [...]
Gatwick just had a record November bolstered by soaring long-haul growth December 14, 2016 Gatwick's chief executive has said he intends to keep pushing for his airport to expand alongside Heathrow's third runway since his rival was given the green light by government. And Stewart Wingate will be able to point to another record month to bolster his argument, after revealing the airport just had its busiest ever November. For [...]
Sadiq Khan is selling Boris Johnson’s water cannon after more than £322,834 was spent on them by the Met Police December 14, 2016 Boris Johnson's water cannon never quite got the airing the former mayor wanted and now Sadiq Khan has put them up for sale via the Ministry of Defence. But not before costing more than £322,834 for the Met Police in purchasing, fitting out and repairing the three machines, "despite the fact they cannot legally be used in [...]
TfL starts its tougher crackdown on illegal cab activity in the capital with the roll-out of new officers December 14, 2016 The first wave of the mayor's new beefed up compliance team to tackle illegal cab activity in the capital has hit the streets. Sadiq Khan unveiled plans to crack down on illegal taxis and minicabs in August and 50 of the 250 new officers have now joined the existing team of 82, which Khan says is [...]
City Tube station Mansion House closed this morning amid Southern strike chaos December 14, 2016 Mansion House Tube station in the City is closed this morning due to an absence of staff, affecting District and Circle Line services. https://twitter.com/districtline/status/808823708018212864 Meanwhile, Temple station is also shut for the same reason. https://twitter.com/districtline/status/808823525607874560 The Tube disruption follows yesterday's chaos at a number of the capital's busiest stations, and comes as the latest round [...]
Southern rail strike misery costs millions as 300,000 commuters left stranded December 14, 2016 The economy is facing a hit of tens of millions of pounds as 300,000 commuters are left stranded this week on the back of three days of walkouts by staff on Southern rail. Southern rail commuter services ground to a halt yesterday on a double whammy of walkouts by guards from the Rail, Maritime and [...]
Are you travelling with the UK’s sorriest train company? December 13, 2016 As travellers commuting to the capital are thwarted by the worst strikes in decades, Southern is certainly the most hated train company right now. But what about the sorriest? And we don't just mean the weary passengers putting up with one thing after another when it comes to disruption. One genius (that name thoroughly deserved, you'll learn) [...]
Southern strike: The funniest tweets from miserable commuters December 13, 2016 Commuters heaved a collected sigh of misery today as workers on Southern rail kicked off two weeks of strikes. Such is the chaos on the network, bosses at Southern have implored passengers not to travel. But, seeing as most commuters have jobs to get to, many adopted a Blitz spirit and soldiered on through the chaos [...]