Battery sustainability firm plots overseas growth after snagging approval for lithium storage box August 3, 2022 Battery sustainability firm Technology Minerals has snagged UN-standard approval for its lithium-ion storage boxes and is now looking to scale its new business overseas. The London-headquartered firm’s new business, known as Recyclus, can “now go live” with the new ADR certification, executive chairman Robin Brundle told City A.M. today, which means it can operate across Europe. While [...]
‘Junk science’: London Conservatives dispute validity of research on TfL food ad restrictions August 3, 2022 GLA Conservatives have disputed the validity of an independent research on junk food ad restrictions implemented since 2019 on the Transport for London (TfL) network. Published yesterday by the University of Sheffield and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the study argued that the ban has prevented almost 100,000 cases of obesity. It [...]
TfL tells union financial recovery at risk if Tube strikes go ahead August 3, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has called on the union RMT to cancel the Tube strike on 19 August as walking out will only increase the public body’s financial risks. “I need to be really clear with you, that taking further industrial action at this time will do nothing but undermine our negotiations with government and [...]
TfL long-term funding discussions drag on August 3, 2022 Discussions over the long-term funding of Transport for London (TfL) have dragged on, as the latest round of government funding was set to expire today. TfL’s commissioner Andy Byford said the public body was still “in active discussion” with government officials to ensure that the funding proposal made was “fair and deliverable.” “We hope these [...]
Can hydrogen boost the UK’s energy security? August 2, 2022 The Government’s supp;y security strategy gives a clear role for low-carbon hydrogen, but what role can it play in our energy sector?
Confirmed: Tube and Overground strike to go ahead on 19 August August 2, 2022 The union RMT representing Tube and Overground workers announced the strike planned for 19 August, which was called last week, will go ahead. The announcement comes a day before the latest government funding deadline extension expires. The union confirmed that more than 10,000 workers will walk out as part of two different disputes, with Tube [...]
Junk food ads restrictions on TfL network to save NHS £200m August 2, 2022 The restrictions on junk food ads on the Transport for London (TfL) network are set to save the NHS over £200m. According to a study published today by the University of Sheffield and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the ban has prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases. In place since February 2019, the [...]
Network Rail chairman: Reconciliation is on the horizon between unions and rail bosses July 30, 2022 Reconciliation is on the horizon for British railways, Network Rail’s chairman has said, after disputes over pay between unions and bosses have trains at a halt. The RMT union last week rejected an eight per cent pay rise over the next two years, alongside 75 per cent off rail travel for family members, in what [...]
London’s ULEZ must be fair and effective or risk reversal July 29, 2022 THE CLIMATE is changing rapidly. We saw that with the heatwaves that swept the country and the fires raging in Europe. But climate action can’t steamroll over people, or make them poorer as an economic crisis sets in. Well-meaning but unfair policies will, after all, eventually be unwound. No policy is a better example than [...]
Businesses to receive boost following restoration of Night Tube services for first time since pandemic July 28, 2022 London businesses are set to receive a boost after Night Tube services have been restored in full for the first time since the pandemic. “As visitors and employees return to London, a safer and reliable mode of transport is a crucial service to help raise footfall and aid the economic recovery of our businesses,” said [...]