Landslide in Barnehurst brings Southeastern trains to a halt January 12, 2016 A landslide at Barnehurst last night has brought Southeastern services between Dartford and London to a halt. The train operator said this morning there was no service running between Dartford and Lewisham via Bexleyheath, meaning trains were not running to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street this morning. Some trains will be diverted via Sidcup or Woolwich [...]
Morrisons’s share price soars 10 per cent as supermarket returns to growth after 16 quarters of decline January 12, 2016 Morrisons's share price soared 10 per cent this morning after posting better-than-expected Christmas results, as it starts to win back customers. The figures Like-for-likes excluding fuel were up 0.2 per cent for the nine weeks to 3 January – its first quarterly growth in 16 quarters – while total sales excluding fuel were down 1.2 per cent. This [...]
Debenhams’ share price leaps 15 per cent as it shrugs off winter blues to deliver solid Christmas results January 12, 2016 Debenhams' share price leapt 15 per cent this morning, as the struggling department store shrugged off the winter blues plaguing other retailers to beat expectations for the 19 weeks to 9 January. The figures The department store has grown like-for-likes 3.5 per cent on a constant currency basis, or 1.9 per cent as reported, while gross [...]
Environment Agency chairman Philip Dilley quits over winter floods furore January 11, 2016 Environment Agency boss Sir Philip Dilley has quit following the furore over this winter's floods. Dilley, who received a grilling in front of MPs last week, said he was "disappointed" that he was having to tender his resignation, insisting he was "well qualified to carry out this role, and had much to contribute". However, he added: "The expectations [...]
Tube strikes January and February 2016: Drivers’ union Aslef confirms its members will strike alongside RMT this month January 11, 2016 Transport for London and business groups have slammed unions for committing to a further three strike dates, which will bring the capital's Tube system to a standstill yet again. Aslef has confirmed it will join RMT in striking on three dates, after the unions dismissed yet another pay deal put forward by transport bosses. The drivers [...]
Multiple injuries reported in Parliament Square bus crash as London Ambulance Service declares it a “significant incident” January 11, 2016 The London Ambulance Service has declared a significant incident after three buses collided in Parliament Square this afternoon. A number of injuries have been reported and the collision has brought the area to a standstill. "Multiple resources" from the London Ambulance Service responded to the incident, which appears to have taken place near to some roadworks. Crews were [...]
Firefighters, ambulance crews rescue man who was trapped in lift which fell 30 feet in building on Austin Friars January 11, 2016 A man has been hospitalised after a lift he was trapped in plummeted 30 feet this morning. The lift dropped three storeys from the fifth floor of the building, on Austin Friars in EC2, to the second. The man was rescued by crews from the London Fire Brigade and treated on the scene, before being sent to a [...]
UK weather: Cold weather alert issued for London, the South East and other parts of Britain January 11, 2016 The government has issued its cold weather plan as the Met Office puts out a level two cold weather alert for London, the South East and other parts of Britain. Will Lang, chief forecaster at the Met Office, said cold air would spread across the UK "in marked contrast to the recent mild weather", bringing [...]
Why multi-tasking is making you worse at your job January 11, 2016 Too few hours in the day, too many emails to reply to and too much to get done means multitasking is a fact of working life – but new research means we could be making significantly more mistakes when we try to do more than one thing at once. Office workers will make up to 50 per [...]
House of Fraser reports strong Christmas trading period after first full year of being owned by Chinese conglomerate Sanpower January 11, 2016 House of Fraser appears to have shrugged off the festive blues plaguing other retailers, with sales up 5.3 per cent for the six weeks to 2 January. The figures The Chinese-owned department store, said it had had a strong Christmas trading period, starting with Black Friday, when sales were up 10 per cent on the previous [...]
