London City Airport backs calls for government support March 17, 2020 London City Airport is scheduled to have just over 20 per cent of its usual flight capacity today as the airport looks for government assistance during the coronavirus outbreak. The Royal Docks airport, which caters mostly to business travellers, is due to have a combined 51 departures and arrivals today. This is just 23 per [...]
Coronavirus: All Trafalgar Square events cancelled March 17, 2020 All events set to take place at Trafalgar Square have been cancelled by City Hall until further notice. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan took the step today to shut down events at the public square, after further social distancing measures were advised by the government yesterday to combat the spread of Covid-19. This means the [...]
Coronavirus: Government advises against ‘all but essential’ international travel March 17, 2020 The Foreign Office has advised against “all but essential” international travel in a dramatic increase in measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab said today that the advice would be implemented with “immediate effect” and would be introduced for 30 days initially. Raab said the new measures were needed to prevent [...]
Sadiq Khan says schools could face coronavirus closure within two weeks March 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan has advised that schools could be closed within the next two weeks as a part of increasing isolation measures to combat the coronavirus. Boris Johnson announced a swathe of new recommendations yesterday, including for people to avoid “unnecessary travel” and to stop going to pubs, restaurants and theatres. Large public gatherings have also [...]
Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan urges government to extend business relief March 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan has asked Boris Johnson for vastly increased financial relief for London businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The mayor of London wrote to Johnson today to ask that “greater levels of assistance to businesses, large and small” is given through through tax breaks and cash handouts during the outbreak. Khan has specifically called [...]
TfL to run reduced service during coronavirus outbreak March 17, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) will run a reduced service on its network during the coronavirus outbreak, mayor Sadiq Khan has said. Weekday public transport in the capital will be cut back to a “Saturday-type service” over the next few days, Khan told Sky News today. This means weekday Tube and bus services will run at [...]
Transport department refuses to release Garden Bridge report March 16, 2020 The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it will not release a report into the failed £48m Garden Bridge so it can protect a trust that no longer operates. The Garden Bridge Trust was set up to manage the disastrous project, which was championed by Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London and former [...]
Sadiq Khan to attend coronavirus Cobra meeting March 16, 2020 Sadiq Khan will attend today’s coronavirus Cobra meeting at Downing Street, after being shut out of earlier talks. City Hall confirmed today that Khan will be at the meeting, which will see Boris Johnson and the UK’s health chiefs discuss stricter measures to combat the spread of Covid-19. The first ministers of Scotland, Wales and [...]
Coronavirus: Union bosses likely to put Tube strike on hold March 16, 2020 Union bosses have indicated they will delay a planned Tube strike during the coronavirus outbreak, after meeting with Transport for London (TfL) today. Members of the train drivers’ union Aslef last week voted to go on strike over a pay dispute. However, it appears the union, which has 2500 Tube drivers, is prepared to suspend [...]
IOC bosses to hold series of crunch meetings about Tokyo Olympics March 16, 2020 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding talks tomorrow with the heads of international sport organisations to discuss its response to the coronavirus pandemic. It will come alongside a meeting of IOC’s executive board, which will discuss its internal response and the future of this year’s planned Tokyo games. A decision on whether to go [...]
