London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Uber sets up new tech hub in Paris focusing on artificial intelligence and flying taxis May 24, 2018 Uber’s flying taxi plans are well and truly taking off. The company announced this morning that it will be building a new advanced technologies centre in Paris for research focused on its flying taxi Uber Elevate project. The research and development hub will be its first outside of North America, and over the next five [...]
Uber to offer drivers medical cover and maternity pay as it gears up for court hearing on its future in London May 23, 2018 Uber is introducing a number of protections for its European drivers including sickness, and maternity and paternity payments, as it gears up for a crunch decision on its future in London. The company lost its licence to operate in the capital last September with Transport for London (TfL) ruling it not fit and proper to [...]
Crossrail latest: Transport for London (TfL) takes over Heathrow Connect services ahead of Elizabeth Line opening in December May 18, 2018 A key step on the way to the full opening of the Elizabeth Line will be reached this weekend when Transport for London (TfL) takes over the Heathrow Connect services between Paddington and Heathrow terminals two, three and four. On Monday 21 May, TfL will also take over the half hourly Great Western Railway (GWR) [...]
TfL names Helen Murphy as head of new consulting arm as it eyes millions in revenue from work on transport projects across the world May 15, 2018 Transport for London’s (TfL) new consulting arm is picking up steam, with the appointment of a new boss for the business, as the transport organisation eyes millions in fresh revenue to help boost its finances. Last year, mayor Sadiq Khan said there was “significant scope” for the transport body to pursue opportunities to generate revenues [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan launches initiative to get more women into leadership roles May 14, 2018 The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today launched an initiative that aims to get more women into leadership positions. Called ‘our time: supporting future leaders’, the scheme aims to address the gender imbalance in leadership roles and bridge the gender pay gap. It will work by pairing potential future female leaders with senior staff [...]
Uber appoints Amazon guruJamie Heywood as regional manager of northern and eastern Europe May 14, 2018 Uber has poached Amazon’s director of electronics as its new regional general manager for northern and eastern Europe as the management shakeups continue. Jamie Heywood will join Uber next month to take on the role that covers its operations in more than 70 cities and 12 countries, including the UK. The role was previously held [...]
We meet Annabel Karmel, the celebrity cook who leaves children hungry for more May 14, 2018 Annabel Karmel comes bounding into the room like a bundle of sunshine. With her yellow dress and immaculate makeup, she seems a world apart from the drab Bloomsbury bar where we meet. For millions of parents, Karmel is a household name, with major supermarkets stocking her baby and toddler food. It was her first book, [...]
How much is property in Mayfair? May 11, 2018 Last month, Mayfair knocked Knightsbridge off the top spot as the most expensive place to buy in London for the first time in 10 years. Local agent Wetherells, which commissioned the report from Dataloft, puts this dethroning down to a lack of new homes being built in Knightsbridge, whereas that certainly isn’t the case in [...]
Homeowners near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by new tax May 11, 2018 People living near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by a new tax, under proposals being considered by Transport for London (TfL). The proposed £31bn project will start from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire and run through London and then out to stations in Surrey such as Epsom, Hampton Court, Chessington South and Shepperton. Property magazine Estates [...]
Sadiq Khan floats ‘junk food’ advertising ban on entire TfL network May 11, 2018 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today proposed a ban on “junk food” across the entire Transport for London (TfL) network. The move is intended to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of childhood obesity in London. Khan said: “Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don’t take bold [...]