TfL adds extra peak time services to London Overground December 4, 2019 The London Overground will add early morning capacity on services from Gospel Oak to Barking from next month. The line will benefit from two extra services before 6am to meet “growing customer numbers”. Read more: Crossrail delay until 2021 may cost London £2bn Rory O’Neill, TfL’s general manager for London Overground, said: “These additional early morning [...]
Boris Johnson casts doubt on Huawei involvement in UK’s 5G network December 4, 2019 The government will not allow Huawei to build the UK’s 5G network if it risks national security or jeopardise co-operation with other Five Eyes countries, according to Boris Johnson. Other countries, including fellow Five Eyes nations Australia and the US, have banned the Chinese firm from taking part in building their respective 5G networks. Read [...]
Jo Swinson confronts Extinction Rebellion protesters glued to Lib Dems’ electric bus December 4, 2019 A group of Extinction Rebellion protesters dressed as bees have glued themselves to Jo Swinson’s campaign bus, despite the fact it’s an electric vehicle. The protesters disrupted the Liberal Democrat leader’s battle bus as it was on its way to visit a youth centre in South London. Read more: Is Extinction Rebellion’s target economically viable? [...]
Sadiq Khan should ‘review’ fare freeze, says new report December 4, 2019 Sadiq Khan should review his Transport for London (TfL) fare freeze and make zonal reform to make public transport more accessible for people on low incomes, according to a new report. The report, from the Centre for London think tank, points out that the fare freeze does not count for weekly, monthly and yearly Travelcards, [...]
City of London Corporation puts up posters in City pubs in bid to combat sexual harassment December 3, 2019 The City of London Corporation is set to be the latest square mile institution to campaign against sexual harassment in the financial industry. The Reframe the Night Campaign will feature 600 posters at various City venues that are adorned with phrases traditionally used to excuse sexual harassment. Read more: Lloyd’s of London to put up [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk set to testify at ‘pedo guy’ trial today December 3, 2019 Elon Musk is expected to testify today at a defamation case brought against him for calling a British cave diver a “pedo guy”. The Los Angeles Federal Court case begins today and will put Musk and his accuser Vernon Unsworth face-to-face for the first time. Read more: Tesla CEO Elon Musk will testify at his [...]
General Election: Bookies slash Tory odds after Donald Trump rejects NHS ‘plot’ December 3, 2019 Punters have backed the Tories for the General Election in droves this morning after Donald Trump said America wouldn’t buy the NHS if it was handed it “on a silver platter”. His denial sparked a tranche of betting that cut the odds of a Tory majority on Ladbrokes from 1/2 into 4/9. Read more: Donald [...]
Election laws ‘not fit for purpose’, says Electoral Commission December 2, 2019 Laws governing the General Election are not fit for purpose and need reform, according to the Electoral Commission. The electoral watchdog said today that changes by Facebook and Google to increase advertising transparency were not a substitute for reform. Read more: BBC inundated with bias complaints as election campaign heats up The commission wants more [...]
Bolt is best placed app to take Uber’s London crown, says report December 2, 2019 Bolt is the best-placed ride-hailing app to capitalise from Uber’s failure to secure a new London licence, according to a new study. Figures from market intelligence company SimilarWeb show that the Estonian app has had the largest amount of Android downloads out of Uber’s competitors in the months leading up to the app’s ban last [...]
Guildhall holds vigil for London Bridge terror attack victims December 2, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson stood side by side this morning in solidarity at a vigil for the London Bridge terror attack victims. The Prime Minister and opposition leader were joined by London lord mayor William Russell, mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick at Guildhall Yard for the service. Read [...]
