Portland Oregon is the best of the West Coast – and a new direct flight makes visiting easy October 24, 2022 Portland Oregon is your new West Coast city visit, thanks to a new direct British Airways flight route
Four Just Stop Oil activists arrested after smearing cake on Madame Tussauds model of King Charles III October 24, 2022 Four Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested for criminal damage after throwing cake at a Madame Tussauds’ model of King Charles. The campaigners were held by police after launching the stunt on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police tweeted: We responded quickly to an incident at Madame Tussauds after two people threw food at a [...]
Hop on: Rail overtakes flights on busy London-Edinburgh route October 24, 2022 Rail has overtaken aviation as the preferred mode of transport to Scotland as one million people have chosen to travel from London to Edinburgh via electric train operator, Lumo. According to data released today, between April and August 57 per cent of the London-Edinburgh journeys were done by train – 22 per cent up on [...]
‘Jewel in the crown’: Elizabeth Line’s Bond Street station formally opens October 24, 2022 The Elizabeth Line’s long-awaited Bond Street station opening has taken place, dubbed the “jewel in the crown of the West End’s” transport link. Crossrail’s latest new station will relieve congestion in the heart of London’s shopping district, giving more access to Oxford Circus. Its opening takes place ahead of the 6 November launch of extensions [...]
ULEZ 2021 expansion brings additional £100m to TfL coffers October 21, 2022 Last year’s expansion of the ULEZ has brought an additional £100m into TfL’s coffers, according to a research published today. TfL data analysed by the RAC show that 1.9 million journeys were made into the ULEZ, following its expansion to encompass the North and South Circular roads in October 2021. It amounts to £93.6m of [...]
Rail workers to walk out on 3 and 5 November to coincide with TFL strikes October 19, 2022 Workers at 14 train operators will walk out on 3 and 5 November after RMT Union members rejected a new pay offer. Strikes will hit the network next month after negotiations with the Rail Delivery Group failed on salaries, jobs and working conditions. The action will take place alongside industrial action from Network Rail, London [...]
Transport secretary Trevelyan calls for ‘wage restraint’ in rail October 19, 2022 Rail workers’ wage increases need to be realistic as the Treasury cannot cope with salaries going up according to inflation rates, transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said. “Within the rail sector we have to maintain wage restraint because we’ve already spent £16bn just keeping it going,” Trevelyan told the transport select committee earlier today. “So it [...]
Roads reopen around Bank after police resolve report of ‘suspicious package’ – station reopens October 19, 2022 The City of London Police have reopened roads around Bank station after resolving a situation surrounding a “suspicious package”. The City of London Police closed Queen Victoria St Queen St Princes St Lothbury Threadneedle St this morning, after reports of an an unattended item at Mansion House. Bank Station was also temporarily shut. Just before [...]
Eurostar cancels Paris-London services as strikes hit France October 18, 2022 Eurostar has cancelled trains between Paris and London as nation-wide strikes hit France. The train operator was forced to axe today’s 11.13am and 4.13pm services to London as well as the 1.31pm and 7.01pm trains to Paris, as thousands of French transport workers walked out in a dispute over pay. “Travellers booked on a cancelled [...]
Police slam ‘selfish’ Just Stop Oil activists who scaled QEII bridge forcing its closure October 17, 2022 Police branded Just Stop Oil demonstrators ‘selfish’ amid an all-day standoff with activists who scaled the QEII Bridge forcing its closure. Commuters faced disruption after the campaigners climbed to the top of the Dartford Crossing over the Thames, leading to Essex Police closing it. The situation began to unfold at 4.50am, when officers were called [...]