Bechtel removes legal block to allow HS2 to sign £1.3bn contract August 28, 2019 American engineering giant Bechtel has withdrawn its legal bid to prevent HS2 signing a contract for one of its key London stations. HS2 has been unable to sign a £1.3bn contract for Old Oak Common station with Balfour Beatty, Vinci Construction and Systra ever since rival bidder Bechtel launched a legal challenge over the entire [...]
Thomas Cook set to receive £450m Fosun rescue package August 28, 2019 Thomas Cook is close to agreeing a rescue deal with a major shareholder that could result in the company’s delisting. The travel operator is agreeing bailout terms with Chinese investment firm Fosun that will see it throw £450m into the ailing company for a 75 per cent equity stake. Read more: Thomas Cook shares plunge [...]
Munich airport reopens terminals following security breach August 27, 2019 Terminals 1 and 2 at Munich airport have reopened after four hours following a security breach earlier this morning. Approximately 130 flights were cancelled after federal police ordered the cessation of passenger handling in Terminal 2 and in two areas of Terminal 1 after a passenger opened an emergency exit door to Terminal 2 this [...]
Regulator raps British Airways over flight cancellation confusion August 27, 2019 British Airways has been rebuked by the UK’s aviation regulator for telling customers that they will be unable to travel on strike days early next month. BA pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) are set to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a row over pay and working [...]
South Western Railway to be hit by four days of strikes August 27, 2019 South Western Railway (SWR) is to be hit by four days of strike action from this Friday in the ongoing row over guard safety. Guards and drivers who are members of the RMT rail union have been told not to go to work from one minute past midnight on Friday 30 August to one minute [...]
Police fire water canon and tear gas at Hong Kong protesters August 25, 2019 Police have fired water canon and tear gas at pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as tensions continue to escalate. Reuters reported that protesters were using bricks and petrol bombs against the authorities. Read more: Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas to disperse crowds are petrol bombs thrown The city’s MTR metro service has been [...]
BA passengers complain after flight cancellation confusion August 25, 2019 British Airways passengers have complained that they have been unable to contact the airline following confusion about flight cancellations ahead of next month’s pilot strike. British Airways pilots are due to strike on the 9, 10 and 27 September after failing to reach an agreement with members of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) over [...]
UK’s only fracking site in Blackpool hit by largest-ever tremor August 25, 2019 Britain’s only fracking site in Lancashire experienced its largest-ever tremor caused by the practice last night. Energy firm Cuadrilla confirmed that a tremor measure 2.1 on the Richter scale was recorded at its shale gas exploration site in Blackpool just after 11pm in the evening. Read more: Fracking halts after earthquake at Cuadrilla site The [...]
Boris Johnson: Brexit deal is now ‘touch and go’ August 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has said it is “touch and go” whether or not the UK will leave the EU with a deal. Johnson has repeatedly insisted the UK will leave the bloc “come what may, do or die” on 31 October, raising fears of a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Trump says Boris Johnson is the ‘right [...]
Fuel duty cut on the cards as threat of general election looms August 25, 2019 Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to slash fuel duty for the first time in nearly a decade as part of a potential emergency budget in the autumn. The emergency budget could be drawn up as soon as next month as speculation mounts that Johnson will call a general election in October, the Sunday Times reported. [...]
