European Parliament president refers Ukip punch-up to French police October 26, 2016 President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz is referring a recent incident between Ukip MEPs Steven Woolfe and Mike Hookem to French police, according to reports. Woolfe was hospitalised earlier this month after he collapsed at the parliament buildings in Strasbourg following an 'altercation' with Hookem. At the time of the incident, Schulz said the reports [...]
RMT confirms 3,500 London Underground workers will be balloted for strike action after last week’s security incident at North Greenwich station October 26, 2016 Transport workers' union RMT has confirmed that it will ballot 3,500 London Underground workers for strike action and "action short of a strike" in a dispute over jobs and safety. RMT said last week's security incident at North Greenwich Tube station had put safety "back at the top of the agenda". The station was closed and [...]
Challenger bank CYBG confirms Williams & Glyn takeover talks October 26, 2016 Challenger bank CYBG today confirmed that it has engaged in talks with Royal Bank of Scotland over the possibility of buying Williams & Glyn. RBS was instructed to sell the business as part of its £45bn state bailout deal, and was set a deadline of the end of 2017 – a date the bank warned it [...]
Boris Johnson says third runway at Heathrow “will be stopped” October 25, 2016 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has said a third runway at Heathrow is "undeliverable", after the government gave the airport's expansion plan the green light earlier today. "I think it very likely it will be stopped," Johnson added. The former London mayor has been set against expansion of the west London airport for years now. He previously [...]
Heathrow expansion gets the green light – the airlines react October 25, 2016 The government has given the green light to Heathrow's plans for a third runway, after several delays and months of wrangling between the airport and its rivals. Transport secretary Chris Grayling said today that a new runway at Heathrow "will improve connectivity in the UK itself and crucially boost our connections with the rest of the [...]
Intu reports increase in footfall and says impact of BHS closure has been offset by new lettings in 2016 October 25, 2016 Shopping centre owner Intu reported today that footfall at its UK businesses had increased during the three months to 1 October – and said the impact of the recent closure of BHS stores around the country had been more than offset by new lettings in the year. Intu, which announced today that it is to sell [...]
Montei dei Paschi to cut 2,600 jobs October 25, 2016 Italian bank Monte dei Paschi is planning to cut 2,600 jobs and close 500 branches as part of rescue plans aimed at building a "de-risked and well-capitalised bank". Monte dei Paschi will cut the number of branches to 1,500 by 2019, from the 2,000 it currently owns. Meanwhile, the job cuts are expected to reduce personnel [...]
National Express grows revenue and profit driven mainly by overseas success October 25, 2016 Coach and rail company National Express has reported growth in revenue and profit during the three months to 30 September, which it attributed to particularly strong performances in its overseas businesses. The figures Group revenue was up 17 per cent, supported by total passenger growth of six per cent, thr company said. Pre-tax profit rose nine [...]
Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to be vigilant and calm following North Greenwich security alert arrest October 21, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners to be calm and vigilant after an arrest was made today under the Terrorism Act following a security alert at North Greenwich station yesterday. Khan also praised the police and TfL for their swift action in dealing with the alert. A 19-year-old man was arrested by officers from [...]
Person arrested under the Terrorism Act over North Greenwich security alert October 21, 2016 A 19-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act following the discovery of a suspicious item on a tube in North Greenwich on Thursday, Scotland Yard said. North Greenwich Tube station was closed for hours yesterday, and Jubilee Line services were disrupted for most of the day, after a suspicious item was found on [...]
