Winner of the West Coast main line will run the first HS2 trains October 25, 2016 The winner of the West Coast main line retendering is expected to be offered the chance to operate the first trains on the HS2 line. According to The Times, the Department for Transport (DfT) doesn't want the lines competing with each other at first, so the winner of the next franchise will be invited to run the [...]
Airport expansion: What happens next? October 25, 2016 Decision day is here and the government is set to announce its decision on airport expansion in the coming hours, but what happens after that? There have been concerns that more delays are on the cards after Theresa May said the final vote on the government’s preferred option won’t be until the end of 2017/18, but [...]
Heathrow vs. Gatwick? It’s decision day for airport expansion in the south east October 25, 2016 The government will announce its long-awaited decision on airport expansion today, with transport secretary Chris Grayling expected to signal expansion across the UK's regional airports, as well as in the south east. Heathrow is the favourite to get the green light over Gatwick, while Grayling will also stress the desire for further projects beyond the site. Although [...]
Jessica Ennis-Hill and Jenson Button launch campaign to encourage Londoners to use their bikes during the winter October 24, 2016 London's cyclists were given a helping hand to brighten up on the roads as part of a new initiative supported by Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill and Formula One ace Jenson Button. Nearly half of Londoners are put off from cycling in the dark for fear of not being seen, according to research by Santander, the current sponsor of Boris bikes. Read more: Jess [...]
As a standalone product, the Lifetime ISA is of little use to Londoners October 24, 2016 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, as the old adage goes. If someone offered you free money, the first thing you’d ask is: “what’s the catch?” So when the government says it’s willing to give you up to £1,000 a year, for up to 32 years, it’s certainly worth taking [...]
JP Morgan Cazenove to oversee the sale of London Stock Exchange’s Paris-based clearing business LCH SA for €500m October 23, 2016 JP Morgan Cazenove has been appointed to oversee the sale of London Stock Exchange’s Paris-based clearing business LCH SA for up to €500m, a deal crucial to the success of the company’s merger with Deutsche Boerse. City A.M. understands that the bank will be seeking to drum-up competition for LCH SA, with pan-European exchange Euronext thought to [...]
Armed police in negotiations with man in north London over “hazardous items” October 22, 2016 Police have responded to an incident in Northolt and evacuated 80 people "after a report of concerns for the occupant and hazardous items inside the property". Authorities have not entered the house and are currently in negotiations with the one man believed to be inside the property. "Whilst it is not known what the man has [...]
Police launch investigations into fatal stabbings in Shepherds Bush and Wood Green October 22, 2016 Police have launched murder investigations after there were two fatal stabbing in the capital within hours of one another in the early hours of Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to Shepherds Bush at 2.40am after a man, believed to be 28-years old was found suffering from stab wounds on Askew Road. The man has not been [...]
26 people treated and five taken to hospital after London bus crashes into a bridge October 22, 2016 A bus crashed into a railway bridge in Tottenham at around 4am this morning. Two fire engines and 15 firefighters attended the incident on St Lays Road with the bus seemingly stuck under the bridge. The incident was over, according to the London Fire Brigade, by 5.45am. A total of 26 people were treated with five of [...]
Police say that London City incident could have simply been an accident October 22, 2016 Police officers are investigating yesterday's evacuation of London City airport that led to 500 people being evacuated following a "chemical incident". A search in the immediate aftermath of the incident identified what was believed to be either CS gas or a spray. Read more: London City Airport evacuated after fire alarm "Whilst the cause of [...]