TfL Tube strike: TSSA joins RMT, Aslef and Unite in striking on 5 August over Night Tube dispute after talks collapse today July 15, 2015 A fourth union has said it will join its sister organisations in striking after talks over the increasingly controversial Night Tube collapsed today. Workers for TSSA, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, will walk out on 5 August along with RMT, Aslef and Unite the the union. TSSA's general secretary Manuel Cortes accused LU [...]
Emoji quiz take two: Can you solve National Rail Enquiries’ diabolically difficult train station emoji quiz? July 15, 2015 It's always the way. You wait an age for a commuter-themed emoji quiz and then two come along at once. Hot on the heels of last week's London Underground emoji quiz (which we're still to find a convincing clean sweep of), National Rail Enquiries is having a go. https://twitter.com/nationalrailenq/status/621270141456748544 And it's safe [...]
Are you a Mary Poppins, a Mr Hyde or an Ernest Hemingway? Four drinking personality types revealed July 15, 2015 When you're having a couple of well-earned drinks after work, do you find yourself getting more chatty and confident? Or do you resolutely stay the same, pint afte pint? Maybe you get yourself into arguments – even fights – as the drink gremlins surface? Well it turns out there's a definite pattern to our [...]
British Gas to cut household prices by five per cent July 15, 2015 British Gas has promised to cut household gas bills by five per cent – the second such reduction in six months. The price cut will come into effect for British Gas' 6.9 million customers from 27 August. The utilities giant said this latest drop would save the average home £35. In total this year's [...]
Britain facing winter of blackouts as National Grid warns of tightest power supply in a decade July 15, 2015 Britain could be facing a winter of blackouts, with National Grid warning of the tightest winter power supplies in a decade. The country now has just 1.2 per cent of spare capacity in the system, down from 4.1 per cent last year, according to the winter review and consultation showed. It is mostly because [...]
Sir Clive Sinclair is crowdfunding a new invention: The A-Bike Electric July 14, 2015 Fresh from his victorious fundraising for an updated ZX Spectrum, Sir Clive Sinclair has a new invention seeking crowdfunding – the world's lightest and most compact electric bike. The A-Bike Electric – an upgrade of the original which launched nearly a decade ago – is about to launch on Kickstarter, where Sinclair's team is [...]
TfL Tube strike: RMT joins sister union Aslef in yet more action over Night Tube on 5th August July 14, 2015 A second London Underground strike over the Night Tube is looking ever more likely, after the major transport union RMT confirmed today it was taking part. Drivers union Aslef yesterday said it was planning a new 24-hour strike for 5th August, later backed by Unite the union. Workers have voted for action over ongoing [...]
Pluto flyby pictures: Nasa’s New Horizons probe sends back “best image of Pluto yet” as it whizzes past dwarf planet July 14, 2015 A multi-billion-kilometre flight, taking nine years to complete, has culminated in a major win for space science: the Pluto flyby. The US probe shot past Pluto at 12.49pm UK time on a trajectory that brought the spacecraft within 12,500km of the body’s surface. The probe was travelling at 45,000 km/h (28,000 mph). Nasa [...]
Iran’s nuclear deal: Everyone from Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin to Barack Obama and David Cameron has welcomed the agreement July 14, 2015 It's not often world leaders from the UK and US agree with those from Russia and Syria, but today is one of those rare moments. David Cameron, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad have all welcomed the historic nuclear deal inked between the world's leading powers and Iran today. This morning the [...]
Burgers, burritos and pulled pork: This interactive shows London’s favourite Insta-food July 14, 2015 Burgers might have been born in the USA, but it's in London that they are really hitting the spot. It might be the rise of the so-called dirty burger, but Londoners share more pictures of this humble fast food than anywhere else in the world – including New York and LA. The capital [...]
