Train drivers’ union calls off Overground strike on 26 November November 17, 2022 Train drivers’ union Aslef has called off its planned strike action on 26 November following a breakthrough in negotiations. Union leaders said they received an offer from operator Arriva Rail London and put it to members, who will decided whether to take it. “Members at London Overground will now have the opportunity to consider and [...]
Half of Londoners against Sadiq Khan’s expansion of ULEZ as Mayor slams ‘misleading’ poll November 17, 2022 More than half of Londoners are against the mayor expanding the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) next August, according to a new poll out today. YouGov figures, commissioned by the Conservatives in City Hall, claim that 51 per cent of respondents don’t think the ULEZ should be expanded to encompass most of Greater London. Numbers [...]
London’s last dance? Night czar Amy Lamé talks clubs facing lights out November 16, 2022 Night czar Amy Lamé talks to CityAM about London’s nightlife facing lights out, the capital as a 24 hour city and feeling like a pandemic scapegoat. “Gosh, how long have you got?” Lamé says with a laugh, when asked what the biggest challenge facing London’s night time economy is currently, in a bustling Soho coffee [...]
British Land portfolio value dwindles as economic downturn weighs on real estate November 16, 2022 British Land, one of the largest property trusts in the UK, has had its portfolio value dwindle in the past six months as the economic downturn weighs on real estate. The London-listed group reported underlying profit growth of more than 13 per cent to £136m. However, its portfolio value sank three per cent, dragged by [...]
Great British Railways’ creation to take place before next election November 15, 2022 The creation of new rail body Great British Railways continues to drag on, as the legislation will now be tabled before the next general election. Just last month then-transport secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan said GBR would be postponed to the next parliamentary session as the current energy and financial crisis took over the government’s agenda. [...]
UK well ahead of EV adoption curve but charging concerns threaten uptake November 15, 2022 The UK remains well ahead of the Climate Change Committee’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption curve but charging concerns threaten future uptake. Data published today by Volkswagen Financial Services UK showed that the UK is ahead by more than 150,000 units when it comes to the rate at which EV adoption must increase for the UK [...]
Deep dive with DreamWorks’ former CTO: ‘Forget social media, the Metaverse tracks people much more intimately’ November 12, 2022 The novel Snow Crash has had the privilege of coining a term that would later become one of the most important words of the 21st century: metaverse. Google search trend data for the term shows an explosion from relative obscurity with a search volume score of 4/100 in early October 2021, to an all-time global high by search [...]
Rail strikes ‘cost £500m to the economy’ as Nightcap boss says action ‘decimating’ bars November 10, 2022 Ongoing railway strikes have cost the UK economy £500m this year, with businesses pleading with unions and bosses to find a solution to the disruption. “If we don’t get the services restored I’m worried people will give up on rail,” newly-appointed rail minister Huw Merriman told the Railway Industry Association’s conference on Thursday. “That would [...]
Train drivers at 12 operating firms to strike on 26 November November 10, 2022 Train drivers at 12 operating firms including the London Overground will strike on 26 November. The industrial action was announced by Aslef union members in a long-running dispute over pay. This comes as London tube workers walked out today bringing the London Underground to a grinding halt. ASLEF members at 12 companies will walk out [...]
WH Smith swings back to profit as retailer eyes global expansion November 10, 2022 WH Smith is back in the black after footfall to airports and railway stations returned this year, following the opening up of society post-Covid. The high street staple posted group profit before tax of £63m for the year to the end of August, compared to a loss of £116m it booked the year previously. WH [...]