Heathrow hails expansion progress as critics warn of ‘insurmountable flaws’ January 15, 2018 A key milestone looms for Heathrow this week, as the airport launches a consultation with fleshed-out revamped proposals for expansion to appease critics. London’s biggest airport will on Wednesday start a public planning consultation on the project, to gather public feedback on its proposals which it said will help refine its plans further. It will [...]
Red alert on Brexit risks to financial services given by City of London Corporation January 14, 2018 Top lobbyists at the City of London Corporation have upped their rating of the risks posed by Brexit, according to their latest audit of the risks facing the Square Mile. The Corporation’s report for a meeting this week of the risk and audit committee shows an updated “red” rating in its corporate risk register, an [...]
A speech by London mayor Sadiq Khan was disrupted by protesters calling for his arrest January 13, 2018 A group of Donald Trump-supporting protesters disrupted a speech today by Sadiq Khan, declaring a plan to make a citizen’s arrest of the London mayor. Khan was set to begin a speech on gender equality at the left-leaning think tank the Fabian Society when a group called the White Pendragons called for Khan’s arrest as [...]
TfL extends Addison Lee’s London licence by another five years as Uber’s licence battle continues January 12, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has extended Addison Lee’s licence to operate in the capital for another five years, as Uber’s battle to regain its licence continues. Minicab firm Addison Lee said today that its licence “has been routinely renewed by Transport for London”. A spokesperson for the firm said: “Addison Lee looks forward to continuing [...]
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan sets sights on Elizabeth Line extension east of Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet | City A.M. January 12, 2018 The £14.8bn Elizabeth Line is currently on track to be fully open by the end of next year, and the mayor is now eyeing a previously mooted extension to the railway. Sadiq Khan has outlined in his draft London plan, setting out how he thinks the capital should look like over the coming years, that [...]
Ranked: London’s worst Tube lines for delays January 12, 2018 Londoners have already declared their favourite Tube line, but this ranking of which Tube lines face the most delays may give passengers more food for thought. Over a year from 1 September 2016 to 1 September 2017, the District Line faced the highest number of days with delays to service (which could include anything and [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan says it is vital government devolves more commuter routes to TfL after GTR franchise slammed as worst on rail network January 10, 2018 Sadiq Khan today said it was “vital” the government devolves more commuter routes to Transport for London (TfL) to tackle the “terrible services inflicted on London rail passengers”. His comments were in response to a new National Audit Office report, which found passengers on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) franchise suffered the worst [...]
Range Rover SUV hybrid electric review: This PHEV could get you through your commute petrol free January 9, 2018 A decade ago, you couldn’t park up an SUV in London without risking it being covered by faux parking tickets castigating you as a gas-guzzling planet-destroyer. So intense was the kickback from green groups, Land Rover even invested in an official carbon off-setting scheme. All new cars carried big stickers on their windscreen proclaiming their [...]
Police confirm “heartbreaking” incidents as four men murdered in London in less than 24 hours over New Year’s Eve January 1, 2018 Four men were stabbed to death overnight in London, and a fifth is in a critical condition, in what police are describing as “despicable” and “heartbreaking”. The first attack, in which an 18-year-old man was stabbed, took place in Larmans Road, Enfield at 11:30am. He later died in hospital. A 20-year-old man was stabbed in [...]
Security minister Ben Wallace: “Ruthless profiteer” internet giants face tax raid unless they help in fight against terror December 31, 2017 Google, Facebook and YouTube and other internet giants have been blasted by the UK’s security minister for making life too easy for terrorists and extremists. Calling them “ruthless profiteers”, Ben Wallace said the firms face a multi-million pound tax raid if they continued to refuse to take down extremist content as well as failing to [...]