Black Lives Matter protesters block traffic heading towards Heathrow Airport August 5, 2016 Protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement have blocked road access to Heathrow Airport this morning. Acitivists reportedly chained themselves to the roundabout leading into Heathrow, blocking the M4 and stopping vehicles from driving into the airport grounds. Twitter user Hannah said the M4 has been "shut down" due to the protest. https://twitter.com/hannahnuura/status/761478219384102912 Sky News [...]
Bank rate cut: Property investment crowned winner while savers lose out August 5, 2016 The Bank of England launched a massive stimulus package yesterday in a bid to save Britain from recession. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted unanimously to slash interest rates to an all-time low of 0.25 per cent. Take a look at the winners and losers of the rate cut: WINNER: Property investment The cut to interest rates is [...]
Woman killed at Russell Square – police investigating whether attack was terror-related August 4, 2016 Police investigating a knife attack in central London last night, in which one person was killed and five others were injured, said they have found no evidence to suggest the crime was terror-related. A woman in her 60s was killed by a man with a knife in Russell Square at around 10.30pm last night. Two other [...]
Met police commissioner says there will be more officers on the streets in London today to reassure the public August 4, 2016 The Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said today that there would be more police officers on the streets of London in order to reassure the public. The move follows a knife attack in Russell Square last night in which one woman was killed and five people were injured. "My thoughts are with the family of [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to be vigilant in wake of Russell Square attack August 4, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on Londoners to be "calm and vigilant" after last night's attack in Russell Square. One woman was killed and five other people were injured by a man with a knife in central London on Wednesday night. "The safety of all Londoners is my number one priority and my [...]
A rate cut could wipe £1.4bn off operating profits at the UK’s top banks August 4, 2016 Profits will be decimated at the UK’s top banks if, as widely expected, the Bank of England cuts interest rates to a historic low of 0.25 per cent today. New analysis by the banking practice of consultants Simon-Kucher and Partners predicts that lower rates would wipe £1.4bn off the operating profits at the UK’s top [...]
Commuters face fresh Southern misery as union ballots members on new strikes August 3, 2016 Southern Rail travellers face fresh commute misery in September after a rail union announced plans to ballot staff over a potential strike. The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association will poll 150 station staff members over Southern railway plans to close ticket offices and cut staffing numbers. 34 offices are set to close, while 49 will only [...]
TfL are cracking down on illegal taxis and minicabs, but unions says it’s failing to look at “e-hailing” services like Uber August 2, 2016 Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to crack down on illegal taxis and minicabs – but transport union RMT has complained the drive will fail to look at smartphone services like Uber. Transport for London (TfL) will hire an additional 250 hi-vis wearing compliance officers by September 2017, quadrupling the number available to tackle illegal cabs at sites across London including Kings Cross, [...]
Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance heads a list of 200 names protesting BP’s renewed sponsorship of London’s arts scene August 2, 2016 Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance is among the stars to have signed a letter slamming BP's sponsorship of London's leading cultural institutions. Rylance, who was previously the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, heads a list of 200 artists, scientists and campaigners condemning the oil giant's association with the arts scene. BP renewed its sponsorship of [...]
London still open for business but firms need reassurance from government, warns CBI August 1, 2016 London firms are standing strong despite Brexit vote uncertainty, but reassurance from government is needed urgently, a study out today has found. In a survey of 186 firms which was carried out after the referendum, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and CBRE found two-fifths (41 per cent) intended to stick with their investment plans and [...]