Fire on Uber boat at Battersea Power Station Pier: 30 passengers and four crew evacuated September 20, 2022 More than 30 members of the public were forced to disembark from a Thames clipper at Battersea Power Station Pier after a fire in the boat’s engine room. A blaze was reported on an Uber Thames Clipper, as the Pier station was forced shut on Tuesday. Its operator confirmed the station will be closed until [...]
Train drivers at 12 firms including London Overground will strike on 1 and 5 October September 20, 2022 Train drivers at 12 key operating firms will walk out on 1 and 5 October after ASLEF union confirmed members backed a strike today. Industrial action for two weeks time was confirmed for the first week of October, after being delayed due to the Queen’s death and funeral. ASLEF, which represents 96 per cent of [...]
PM Liz Truss: No post-Brexit US trade deal ‘in short to medium term’ September 20, 2022 Prime minister Liz truss has admitted the UK will not be able to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the US anytime soon, as she lands in New York to address the UN. Britain’s newly-elected leader made the concession to reporters in the US after touching down on Tuesday, with a meeting scheduled with President [...]
FirstGroup sells off US legacy greyhound property portfolio for £122m September 20, 2022 Transport giant FirstGroup is to sell off almost all of its legacy greyhound property portfolio for £122m. The train and bus company announced it will sell all but two if its remaining sites in the US to Twenty Lake Management for net proceeds of $140m. With expected completion in December of this year, it said [...]
Fuller’s sales above pre-covid levels amid concern over ‘unsustainable rise’ in energy costs September 20, 2022 Pub chain Fuller’s brought its sales back above pre-pandemic levels but has warned the energy crisis could give it bills of £18m. The company announced its sales in the first half of the financial year were three per cent up on the pandemic, and 50 per cent up on the same period last year. However, [...]
Palace releases previously unseen portrait of the Queen for her funeral September 19, 2022 The Royal Family has released a previously unseen picture of Her Majesty the Queen to mark her funeral. Taken in May for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, the new photograph shows the radiant 96-year-old monarch smiling into the camera. It was shared on social media, with the Royal Family saying it was “taken to mark Her [...]
Hospitality hit ‘from both sides’ of energy price crisis as number of insolvent firms shoots up September 18, 2022 There has been a huge spike in the number of company insolvencies in the past year by 72 per cent, as hospitality bears the brunt of soaring energy bills. New figures from the Insolvency Service show pubs, bars and restaurants have been the worst affected, being “from both sides” by the cost of living crisis. [...]
Empty Waterloo train left on platform as ‘waiting room’ for Queen mourners September 17, 2022 A train will be left on the platform of Waterloo station as a “waiting room” for anyone needing rest after queuing to see the Queen lying in state. Southwestern Trains announced the gesture on Twitter, as the miles-long queue from Westminster snakes the Southbank of the Thames, towards Southwark. Tens-of-thousands of people are in the [...]
Man arrested after trying to rush the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall September 17, 2022 A man has been arrested after he tried to rush the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. As thousands of people continue to queue up to see the late monarch lying in state, one so-called ‘well-wisher’ decided to run at the coffin when he got near to it. The assailant was immediately jumped on by nearby [...]
Outsourcing firm Capita secures £57m council contract extension and sells off £150m division September 16, 2022 London-listed outsourcing firm Capita has secured an extension to its contract with Barnet council worth up to £57m, as it sold a division worth £150m. The company will continue to work with Labour-run Barnet Council to deliver back-office services in a deal worth £42.7m, with potential add-ons. With indexation and extra work the extension could [...]
