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Treasury rebuffed TfL bid for Piccadilly line funds in spending round September 22, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) asked the government for funds for the Piccadilly line signalling upgrade in the recent spending round but was left empty-handed, City A.M. understands. TfL is said to be disgruntled at the lack of funds it received from the Treasury in the recent one-year spending round announced by chancellor Sajid Javid earlier [...]
London Car Free Day 2019: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s event September 20, 2019 Drivers have been warned to avoid large parts of central London as over 200 roads close in the capital for Car Free Day 2019. Between 7am and 7pm on Sunday, pedestrians will be given free rein across London Bridge and Tower Bridge, as the city highlights the problems caused by air pollution. Read more: Mayor [...]
Short-term let adverts banned from Tube following outcry September 18, 2019 Adverts that promoted short-term lettings in the capital have been banned from the Transport for London (TfL) network following criticism from campaigners. London mayor Sadiq Khan was urged to crack down on adverts across the Tube by firms that encouraged landlords to flout the 90-day annual limit for short-term lettings in London. Read more: Overcrowding [...]
Khan promises ‘fairer deal’ as new energy firm launches September 18, 2019 Mayor Sadiq Khan today promised Londoners a “fairer deal” on their energy bills as he announced the creation of a new power company. London Power, a non-profit energy company, will launch this December and provide its customers with renewable gas and electricity. Read more: Energy suppliers win four-year delay for smart meter rollout It is [...]
Engineer killed working on travelator at Waterloo station September 18, 2019 An engineer has been killed while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station. A police investigation is currently underway into the incident, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Read more: Parcel bombs found at Waterloo linked to devices sent to British Army A one-way system has been put in place, with [...]
Sadiq Khan’s Ulez charge cuts polluting vehicles by over a third and bags TfL £51m September 17, 2019 Sadiq Khan’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez), has raked in £51m in its first four months while also reducing the number of polluting vehicles in central London by a third. The policy, which charges polluting vehicles £12.50 a day for entering into the zone, was launched in April by the London mayor. Since then, the number [...]
Mike Brown hits out at ‘bonkers’ TfL borrowing limits September 16, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) boss Mike Brown has criticised the government for imposing “bonkers” limits on its borrowing and for failing to provide it with long-term certainty over its funding. The TfL commissioner told City A.M. that the organisation’s borrowing caps, which are set by government, were based on “no logic other than discussions within [...]
Sadiq Khan: Revoke Article 50 to end the Brexit ‘panic’ September 15, 2019 Sadiq Khan has said Article 50 should be revoked to “take away the panic” of leaving the EU on 31 October. The London mayor also said the Labour party was the “party of remain” and that in any second referendum on Brexit it should campaign to stay in the EU. Read more: Tom Watson pushes [...]
Sadiq Khan under fire for calling Shaun Bailey ‘frit’ in heated City Hall exchange September 12, 2019 Sadiq Khan and Shaun Bailey have traded fresh blows at City Hall this morning, with the mayor calling his Conservative challenger “frit,” and “a wuss”. Khan came under fire from the Conservative Assembly Member for being childish during the monthly Mayor’s Question Time, after implying he was too scared to ask him questions. Read more: [...]
Celebrities take to the trading floor to raise money for charity September 11, 2019 Prince Harry became a city boy for a morning yesterday. Along with movie stars, music artists and sports personalities, the Duke of Sussex turned his hand to trading stocks in aid of charity. Traders watched on as the Prince hit the phones to seal deals with clients, helping to raise money as part of brokerage [...]