It was a very merry Christmas for Morrisons with sales up 2.9 per cent January 10, 2017 Morrisons today revealed that sales in the nine weeks to 1 January were the strongest the supermarket has seen for seven years – and it's raised its expectations for full year profits. The group's shares jumped 4.5 per cent at the open. The group reported a 2.9 per cent jump in like-for-like sales excluding fuel – with [...]
London Tube strike January 2017: These are the 84 Tube stations closed due to strike action today January 9, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that 84 Tube stations are closed across the capital due to strike action taking place today. TfL Twitter accounts posted the following list of closed stations as of 12 PM but warned that the list was subject to change. The 84 shut stations represent almost one third of the total 270 [...]
New year, new job? These are the top cities in which to find a new role in 2017 January 9, 2017 If you're one of the many who feels spurred to make big changes at the beginning of a new year, it's likely a new job features highly on your to do list. Helpfully, data from job website CV-Library has revealed that those seeking to shake up their careers in 2017 should be focusing on Liverpool for the [...]
London Tube strike January 2017: Clapham Junction station evacuated due to overcrowding January 9, 2017 Clapham Junction station has been evacuated this morning due to overcrowding related to today's Tube strike. Southern Rail and SouthWest Trains services are not calling at the station, ⚠ #ClaphamJunction station has been evacuated due to overcrowding. Services are currently not calling — Southern (@SouthernRailUK) January 9, 2017 #ClaphamJunction There are currently NO trains stopping [...]
Tube strike travel chaos: Great Northern services aren’t running between Finsbury Park and Moorgate January 9, 2017 Great Northern Rail has warned that no services are running between Finsbury Park and Moorgate station this morning. The news comes as London commuters deal with transport chaos brought on by the latest round of Tube strikes. Problems on the line into Moorgate began last night, due to the Tube workers' industrial action, and are continuing [...]
William Hill says trading was hit by poor football and horseracing results in December January 9, 2017 William Hill said today that trading was hit in the final month of last year due to unfavourable football and horseracing results, meaning the group's profit for 2016 was around £20m lower than expectations. Shares in the firm were down 3.5 per cent by mid-morning following the announcement. The bookmaker reported an operating profit of £260m, [...]
RMT confirms Tube station staff strike dates – workers will walkout on 8-9 January 2017 December 22, 2016 The RMT union has confirmed that London Tube station staff will go on strike on the 8 and 9 January 2017. The union balloted over 3,000 members in November over the possibility of industrial action, with 85 per cent voting for strike action and 94 per cent for action short of a strike in the ballot. Workers are striking [...]
RMT’s Great Western Rail strike will go ahead tomorrow December 22, 2016 A Great Western Railway (GWR) workers' strike will go ahead tomorrow, the RMT union confirmed today. RMT members who are cleaners on the rail network will take industrial action over "serious bullying, claims of discrimination and poverty working conditions" on the GWR train cleaning contract operated by Servest UK. Members have been instructed not to book on for [...]
Tower Bridge will reopen today – ahead of schedule December 22, 2016 Tower Bridge is to reopen at noon today, after a three-month closure to traffic for maintenance work. The City of London Corporation originally planned to reopen the iconic bridge on New Year's Eve, but said that "due to favourable weather conditions and well organised planning, management, and project execution, the extensive refurbishment works were able [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan brings in minimum salary of £23,000 for the capital’s bus drivers December 21, 2016 The mayor of London's office announced today that a new 'minimum professional London bus driver wage' will be introduced to apply to all new Transport for London (TfL) contracts awarded to bus companies from April next year. Sadiq Khan said he was taking the first step towards fulfilling his election manifesto promise to provide a new fairer deal for [...]
