Grenfell Tower fire: Latimer Road Tube station is closed and Hammersmith & City Line and Circle Line part suspended due to Grenfell Tower safety concerns June 17, 2017 Latimer Road Tube station is closed and some London Underground services in the area have been suspended due to the risk of falling debris from Grenfell Tower following Wednesday’s fire. Transport for London (TfL) said services on the Hammersmith and City Line had been suspended between Edgware Road and Hammersmith from around 11.20am this morning [...]
Transport for London (TfL) has mapped out 25 prime spots across London for where more cycling routes should be June 16, 2017 Cyclists of the capital, rejoice. For London’s new walking and cycling commissioner has announced the 25 corridors across London with the greatest scope for cycling, pinpointed to assess where investment should be ploughed most effectively. Will Norman, who was appointed to the position by London mayor Sadiq Khan back in December, has unveiled data analysis [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants to make the capital a world leading smart city June 12, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed ambitious plans to tackle climate change in the city with the help of tech startups and make the capital a world leading “smart city”. A new incubator, Better Futures, will help 100 small businesses in the capital with funding and other support to create low-carbon and climate friendly technology. [...]
Manchester bomber was known “up to a point” by security services, home secretary Amber Rudd has confirmed May 24, 2017 Home secretary Amber Rudd has confirmed that Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was a known figure to the UK’s security services. Speaking after the UK’s threat level was upgraded to “critical”, meaning a new attack may be imminent, Rudd told Sky News this morning that “people are likely to see some military on the streets”, but [...]
Labour’s Robin Hood tax plans: Pensioners will suffer as levy erodes retirement pots, says asset manager May 15, 2017 Pensioners will be hit hardest by Labour plans to introduce a Robin Hood tax, one of the UK’s leading asset managers has said. On Sunday the Labour party revealed plans to raise £4.7bn by changing stamp duty levels on shares and introducing a levy on other financial instruments such as derivatives. Today the chief investment [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan announces London’s buses are getting Tube-style colour coding for routes to make it easier to travel May 2, 2017 Sadiq Khan plans to give London’s bus network an overhaul by colour coding the routes, similar to the Tube lines’ distinctive colours. The mayor wants to simplify the bus system with the Tube-style approach to travel, so individual routes have been given their own colour, and links to other Transport for London (TfL) services have [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan is hiring experts to boost street markets in the capital April 20, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan is setting up a “markets board”, the first of its kind in the capital, to help boost local businesses. Khan is recruiting a team of industry experts and business leaders to support growth in high streets and town centres. The London markets board will assist the mayor in coming up with [...]
London has lost a quarter of its pubs since 2001, an average loss of 81 pubs per year April 19, 2017 The number of London pubs has fallen by a quarter – an average loss of 81 pubs per year – in the last 15 years, according to figures released by London mayor Sadiq Khan. The number of pubs in 2016 fell 25 per cent to 3,615 from 4,835 pubs in 2001. Barking and Dagenham has [...]
Bentley Bentayga review: The British marque’s first SUV gets gets the manufacturer’s first diesel engine April 13, 2017 Sadiq Khan is getting tough on diesels. From April 2019, owners of the most polluting cars will pay £12.50 (on top of the existing C-charge) to enter central London. And the Mayor has hinted that diesels could eventually be banned from the city altogether. Probably not the ideal time, then, for Bentley to launch the [...]
Curzon Mayfair cinema saved as developers back off | City A.M. April 12, 2017 The Curzon Mayfair cinema has been saved after developers threatening to sink the historic London venue backed off. Developers 38 Curzon Ltd are converting office space about the venue into luxury flats and complained about noise from the cinema. Their complaints were backed by Vevil International, the building’s owner. Read more: Nearly 18,000 people have [...]