General Election 2015: Poll Tax popularity resurges among Tory and Ukip supporters – but only if you don’t call it by its name March 31, 2015 It was arguably the least popular tax ever levied in the UK, and contributed to the demise of the Iron Lady, but nearly 25 years after the Poll Tax was first introduced it seems some voters would approve its return. Back in 1990 around 200,000 people took to the streets to protest the introduction of [...]
Bad news if you travel through Elephant & Castle – prepare for commuter disruption for the next year March 31, 2015 If you travel through Elephant & Castle to get to work, prepare yourselves for more than a year of disruption as part of the Crossrail for Bikes project gets underway. The northern roundabout at the south London junction is being overhauled by Transport for London to provide two-way traffic, dedicated cycle lanes and safer pedestrian [...]
Southwark Council calls for 50pc compensation for delays from London Bridge March 31, 2015 Commuters grappling with the travel chaos at London Bridge should receive an automatic 50 per cent refund if their train is late, a London council has said. Southwark Council is writing to the Department of Transport to ask for a compensation scheme to be set up after widespread problems at the station, which is [...]
Gale force winds cause London travel chaos, plane to land an hour early, bend Lords’ weather vane March 31, 2015 Gale force wind warnings are in place for London and much of the rest of the UK today. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for London and the south east today, saying it will be very windy, possibly reaching gale force speeds this morning. It has also released this handy Vine [...]
Net-A-Porter and Yoox to merge into €1.3bn business March 31, 2015 Online retailers Net-A-Porter and Yoox are to merge, creating a combined business with revenues of more than €1.3bn. Net-A-Porter's parent Richemont has agreed an all-share merger with Yoox, which also owns The Corner and Shoescribe, as well as several monobrand etailers. The agreement will need to be approved by Yoox shareholders at a meeting [...]
Airline share prices have been hit after officials reveal co-pilot of Germanwings 4U9525 intended to “destroy the plane” March 26, 2015 Update: Airline share prices were down almost universally today, as more details emerged of the Germanwings flight 4U9525 that crashed on Tuesday. Among the biggest fallers were British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines and Delta. The share price of Lufthansa – which owns Germanwings – also dropped further, closing down 3.1 per cent. [...]
Government motion to dethrone speaker John Bercow fails amid accusations of “grubby” politics March 26, 2015 House of Commons speaker John Bercow has narrowly avoided being dethroned after a motion to oust him failed by just 26 votes. Last night the government tabled a motion that would introduce a secret ballot for the re-election of the divisive speaker when parliament meets after the General Election. Every future speaker will [...]
Network Rail issues pre-emptive apology for Easter train travel delays at stations across London and south east March 26, 2015 Network Rail has issued a pre-emptive strike against commuter complaints, apologising in advance for any disruption its ongoing work could have on those travelling during the four-day weekend. The transport group said it had “good contingency plans” in place but acknowledged there would be travel woes for some, urging passengers to check before they start [...]
Preston named Britain’s unhealthiest high street, while Shrewsbury comes out as healthiest March 26, 2015 Do you live near one of the UK's unhealthiest high streets? If your local town has a high proportion of bookies, loan shops, tanning salons and fast-food outlets, quite possibly. The Royal Society for Public Health has compiled a league table of the high streets that have a “negative impact” on health based on the [...]
Co-pilot of Airbus A320 Germanwings flight 4U9525 28-year-old Andreas Lubitz intended to “destroy the plane” March 26, 2015 The pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525 intended to “destroy the plane”, officials investigating the crash that killed 150 people have said. Investigators confirmed this morning that only the German co-pilot was in the cockpit at the time of the descent after the pilot had left for a “natural call”. In a press conference this [...]
