Southeastern is rolling out smart cards for commuters from 5 December November 14, 2016 Apparently Monday morning queues for Southeastern passengers are soon to become a thing of the past. You can but hope… That's because they'll be able to swap a paper season ticket for a new smart card called "The Key", which is meant to deliver more convenient, paperless commuting. I t's being rolled out from 5 [...]
A third of car accidents are blamed on people using their mobile phone while driving November 14, 2016 New research from Direct Line has found that a third of car accidents are blamed on mobile phone usage. Of those who have been in an accident, more than half (53 per cent) said it was caused by the driver of the car being distracted – mainly by their phone or a passenger on their phone [...]
Government to prioritise market access as it moves to dispel cloud of uncertainty hanging over airlines post-Brexit vote November 14, 2016 The government has moved to reassure the airline industry over market access after the Brexit vote, saying it remained a priority. It wants to make sure the UK has "liberal access to European aviation markets". Brexit secretary David Davis, transport secretary Chris Grayling and Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of Airlines UK, released a joint [...]
Watch out Uber? Addison Lee’s investing £17m in 550 new Ford Galaxys November 14, 2016 Addison Lee is striking while the iron's hot. It has just announced some hefty investment, plugging £17m into new cars, purchasing 550 Ford Galaxy people carriers, as it renews 12 per cent of its 5,000 strong fleet. Earlier this year profits were down as it battled the rise of mobile challengers, like Uber. But with the [...]
Two-thirds of women go into lower-paid or lower-skilled jobs when returning from a career break November 14, 2016 Two-thirds of professional women return to work after a career break in lower-paid or lower-skilled roles, or working fewer hours than they'd like. According to new research from PwC, in conjunction with Women Returners and 30% Club, 427,000 UK female workers are currently estimated to be on a career break and are likely to return [...]
Volkswagen’s Audi is in talks with China’s biggest car manufacturer SAIC Motor November 14, 2016 Volkswagen's Audi AG has confirmed it's in talks with China's biggest car manufacturer by sales, SAIC Motor Corp Ltd, for a long-term collaboration. The two firms signed a cooperation agreement on 11 November to explore the collaboration, SAIC said in a statement. Reuters first reported discussions were in the works on Saturday, to pave the way for [...]
BMW wants to ramp up sales of electric cars to 100,000 in 2017 November 14, 2016 Things are really heating up in the electric car race. First Toyota decided it would explore long-range electric vehicles (EVs) after previously saying it would reserve EVs for short-distance commuting. Then Jaguar Land Rover got in on the action, with the launch of its first electric car imminent. Now BMW is ramping up its EV [...]
Here are all the Marks & Spencer stores at risk of closure November 14, 2016 Brace yourselves residents of St Albans, Warrington and Bolton. For it seems your local M&S is at risk of getting the chop. The retailer is shutting 30 outlets around the UK and converting 45 others to Simply Food stores. While M&S hasn't yet announced its full list of closures, retail analysts at Local Data Company [...]
American Apparel files for bankruptcy again and is set to sell brand to Canadian company Gildan Activewear November 14, 2016 Bad news for fans of lamé leotards: now American Apparel has filed for bankruptcy less than a year after ending its first period under court protection. It's also agreed to sell the brand to Canadian clothing manufacturer Gildan Activewear for around $66m. In a statement Gildan announced it had entered into an asset purchase agreement to [...]
Thomas Cook invests in more own-brand hotels across Europe as it seeks to shake off Turkey tourism decline November 14, 2016 Thomas Cook is branching out its own-brand portfolio with the launch of 14 more hotels in the next two years. It is investing in new hotels across Europe, with locations in Cyprus, Kos, Mallorca and Sicily, as well as elsewhere, including the Maldives. The company said it formed part of its strategy to secure long-term profitable [...]
