Elizabeth Hurley among passengers stranded due to BA technical glitch December 20, 2022 Actress Elizabeth Hurley is one of the thousands of people left stranded following a technical glitch to British Airways’ long-haul flights. Hurley, who is currently in the Caribbean island of Antigua, took to Twitter to express her frustration. “Stranded at Antigua airport with no food or water, taxis or hotels offered yet. Plane delayed 20 [...]
Network Rail slams RMT for ‘needless’ Christmas strikes December 19, 2022 Network Rail’s chief executive Andrew Haines has accused the union RMT of “causing needless misery” to its members and the UK wider economy as workers strike during Christmas. RMT members working at Network Rail will down tools from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am on 27 after rejecting a nine per cent offer. “RMT suggestions [...]
Border force to walk out this week as Christmas chaos to hit UK airports December 19, 2022 Millions of Britons will need to brace for additional chaos during the festive season as Border Force staff at several UK hubs are set to down tools. Around 1,000 members of the union PCS will strike at the likes of Heathrow and Gatwick between 23 and 26 as well as 28 and 31 December after [...]
London City Airport submits revised expansion application to Newham December 19, 2022 London City Airport has submitted its revised planning application to the borough of Newham. Aiming to expand its annual passenger cap to nine million by 2031, the airport said the revised proposal incorporates feedback from a 10-week consultation it launched earlier this year. Following backlash from residents, the hub decided to reduce the proposed operating [...]
AA issues amber warning as 17 million cars to join Christmas exodus December 19, 2022 The AA has issued an amber warning for 23 and 24 December as 17 million drivers are expected to join the Christmas exodus. Routes linked to the M25 will carry most of the traffic – in particular interchanges connecting the M25 with the M3, M4, M1, M11, M20 and A1(M). Congestion – which will also [...]
Christmas getaway: Five million Brits to travel during festive period December 18, 2022 Around five million Britons are expected to travel during this festive period, according to recent data. Figures published by trade body ABTA have shown that 640,000 people will leave from Stansted while 470,000 from Luton over the Christmas period. Gatwick will welcome hundreds of thousands of travellers, while Heathrow will see at least three million [...]
Disruption on rail continues due to staff shortages and bad weather December 18, 2022 Chaos across the UK’s railways network continued today as the impact of this week’s strikes and bad weather have caused further delays and cancellations to thousands of commuters. Network Rail warned passengers that services would start later today due to the strikes’ impact, with LNER cancelling several trains following staff shortages. Trains between London and [...]
Matalan’s founder John Hargreaves makes last attempt to retain control December 18, 2022 John Hargreaves has reportedly made a last attempt to keep control of Matalan, making a 50-50 offer with Elliot Advisors’ private equity arm. The 78-year-old businessman, who floated the company almost 25 years ago, is among one of Matalan’s four potential buyers. The other three are the retailer’s senior lenders and private equities Alteri and [...]
Rishi Sunak: Rail workers tired of being ‘foot soldiers’ in RMT’s ‘class war’ December 18, 2022 Rail workers are tired of being “foot soldiers” in the union RMT’s “class war,” according to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The PM said the deals offered to both railway staff and Border Force workers have been “fair” and yet “affordable to taxpayers.” “An increasing number of union members want a deal,” Sunak wrote in The [...]
Workers at Rolls-Royce car plant receive pay increase after strike threat December 16, 2022 Workers at one of Rolls-Royce’s automotive plants have received a pay increase of up to 17.6 per cent following the threat of strikes. Staff at the Goodwood plant in West Sussex will receive a salary hike of 10 per cent plus a £2,000 lump sum. This means an increase of 16 per cent for the [...]
