Bank and Monument Tube stations re-opened after fire alert; Waterloo & City Line, DLR to restart August 18, 2015 Bank and Monument Tube stations in central London have been re-opened this morning after a fire alert turned out to be a false alarm. Transport for London tweeted about the closure shortly after 11am, the stations were evacuated for around 20 minutes. The London Fire Brigade was called to the scene. A TfL [...]
Abellio bus route 484 crashes into front garden of Lewisham home August 18, 2015 A bus has driven into the front garden of a home in Lewisham, south east London, this morning. The incident took place at around 6:30am on Vicars Hill, SE13, a police spokeswoman told City A.M. The bus was travelling along the 484 route. No injuries have been reported, although London Ambulance Service is [...]
Bank of England analysts believe Twitter could help predict a bank run, early signs of unemployment data and market movements August 18, 2015 Bank of England analysts believe Twitter and other social media give “much potential for central banks” to predict market movements, indicate unemployment data ahead of time and even give signs of an impending bank run. In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum a team of analysts and IT experts within the BoE built [...]
Bangkok blast Second explosion goes off as Thai government releases images of suspect in Ratchaprasong attack, which killed 20 and wounded 120 August 18, 2015 Update: A second explosion has been reported in Bangkok, less than a day after the first blast went off. A bomb is reported to have been thrown off Sathorn pier in Bangkok at around 1:20pm local time. It bounced on the water and exploded there, local media is reporting. Police have confirmed there are [...]
ITV share price falls as Ofcom rules Britain’s Got Talent “misled” viewers over Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse and Chase dog act August 18, 2015 ITV has been forced to offer viewers a refund after its flagship show Britain's Got Talent was slammed for breaching the code over winning act Jules O'Dwyer and her performing dog Matisse. The broadcaster failed to ensure viewers were not “materially misled” around the act, in which a doggy double called Chase walked across [...]
Power supply problems affecting “all trains” in and out of London Victoria – and it’s going to last into rush hour August 18, 2015 Train services in and out of London Victoria are being cancelled, diverted or delayed by as much as 30 minutes because of "power supply problems". The issue appears to be affecting all trains in and out of the station. The fault, which has been disrupting trains for at least an hour, looks likely [...]
Bangkok blast: At least 19 dead, 120 injured as police confirm explosion at Erawan shrine near Ratchaprasong was “caused by a bomb” August 18, 2015 Update: A bomb that went off in a busy Bangkok street today is thought to have killed at least 19 people, amid reports that a second device has been found. The "huge" blast occurred at 7pm local time today, near the Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, by the busy Ratchaprasong intersection in the centre of the city. [...]
Government hires Lazard and Savills as multi-million pound sale of 36.5 per cent stake in King’s Cross Central kicks off August 17, 2015 The government has kicked off the sale of its 67-acre site around London's King's Cross station. Investment group Lazard and high end estate agent Savills are handling the deal. Interested parties have been urged to contact Lazard by 7 September. The decision to sell the government’s 36.5 per cent stake in King’s Cross [...]
From TfL Tube strike and VJ 70 Day to Google’s transformation and London’s Plague pits: Here’s what got us talking this week August 15, 2015 A tennis player got fined for not playing cricket. The Labour leadership contest turned nasty. And somewhere in Covent Garden was the sound of the house price market going super-sonic. Here's what got us talking this week 1. We are pretty tight when it comes to tipping Yep, turns out we're pretty stingy. But not [...]
VJ 70 Day: A flypast including Spitfire, Dakota, Hurricane and Charles Dance reading Rudyard Kipling poem The Road to Mandalay among 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan commemorations August 14, 2015 A historic flypast, a drumhead service and military bands will be featured among a series of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War through the Victory over Japan (VJ) tomorrow. The Victory over Japan – which effectively ended six years of warfare – was declared on 15 [...]
