Morning fog causes knock-on delays at London airports October 5, 2018 Fog across the south east earlier this morning has caused plane cancellations and delays at Gatwick Airport. The airport said there has only been 21 cancellations so far from the knock-on effect of planes not being able to take off this morning. Passengers have been advised to check with their airline before travelling. https://twitter.com/Gatwick_Airport/status/1048193759492657157 London City [...]
Train operators face possible fine over passenger information in lead-up to May timetable revamp October 5, 2018 Train operators Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern could be fined if an investigation by the rail regulator discovers that they breached their licence obligation to provide people with all possible information ahead of the timetable disruption in May. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has already conducted an inquiry into the chaos that hit passengers [...]
Intu shares soar nearly 30 per cent on John Whittaker takeover rumours October 5, 2018 Shares in property group Intu have rocketed nearly 30 per cent on rumours of a possible takeover from a consortium led by John Whittaker's Peel Group. The other investors led by the British billionaire include Canada's Brookfield Asset Management and Saudi Arabia's Olayan Group. Intu owns some of the UK's most well-known shopping centres, including the Trafford Centre [...]
Ex-HSBC employee jailed over £67,000 customer accounts scam October 5, 2018 A former HSBC employee has been imprisoned for 18 months after leaking customer account details to criminals who stole £67,000. Liberty Staph, 27, of Broadley Street in Marylebone, who worked in an HSBC contact centre in central London, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by abuse of position. Detectives uncovered that three bank customers had [...]
UK commuters shun season tickets for eighth consecutive quarter but rail travel rises October 4, 2018 UK commuters turned away from season tickets for the eighth consecutive quarter between April and June this year, as rail fares hikes makes regular travel more expensive and working patterns become more flexible. According to data from rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the number of season ticket journeys fell by 1.7 per cent [...]
Twenty-four hour strike on Central Line to go ahead tomorrow after talks break down October 4, 2018 A 24-hour strike on the Central Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between Transport for London (TfL) and the Aslef union broke down. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, as will the night tube, and there will also be little or no service on the Waterloo and City [...]
Easyjet passenger numbers climbed to 8m in September as Ryanair grappled with strikes October 4, 2018 Easyjet's passenger numbers for last month climbed to 8.8m last month, including numbers it has taken from flying from Berlin's Tegel airport. The number is an 14.2 per cent increase from September last year, when the airline carried 7.7m passengers. Earlier this year the airline started operations at Tegel airport after taking over parts of Air [...]
Legal challenges against Heathrow third runway given green light for full hearing next year October 4, 2018 Five separate legal challenges against the government strategy for the third runway at Heathrow have been given the green light for a full hearing, most likely to be heard next year. This summer MPs rubber-stamped the £14bn third runway after MPS voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Department for Transport's (DfT) national policy statement (NPS). The decision proved [...]
RMT rail union to stage 48-hour strike on embattled South Western Railway tomorrow October 4, 2018 A 48-hour strike by the RMT rail union hit the embattled South Western Railway (SWR) line tomorrow amid the long-running dispute over the role of guards. SWR operates services out of Waterloo and Clapham Junction to places in the south such as Southampton, Reading, Bournemouth and Portsmouth. The operator said it plans to run nearly two thirds [...]
Uber Eats riders and restaurant workers to strike over gig economy pay October 4, 2018 Uber Eats workers are to stage a strike later today with a small number of workers from JD Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays over gig economy pay and conditions. Some McDonalds and Deliveroo workers were also set to take part in the rally in Leicester Square at 11am this morning, while Uber Eats drivers are preparing their own separate strike outside its [...]
