The UK should ban domestic flights, says advocacy group – CityAM : CityAM October 11, 2021 British advocacy group Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the government to ban some domestic flights to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions produced domestically by aviation. If introduced, the ban would end several short-haul routes such as London to Manchester, London to Edinburgh and Birmingham to Glasgow. Travellers would be offered train tickets [...]
Heathrow calls on government to decarbonise aviation ahead of COP26 October 11, 2021 Heathrow has called on the government to “show real leadership” and commit to decarbonising aviation amid a fall in passenger numbers. The London-based airport was the busiest in Europe prior to the Covid-19 pandemic but has seen a sharp decline in passengers as a result of Covid related travel restrictions. The travel hub today revealed [...]
530 sexual misconduct allegations against London’s Met Police in last five years October 11, 2021 At least 750 accusations of sexual misconduct were made against police officers across the UK between 2016 and 2020, according to figures from 31 police forces, which included around 530 allegations in London alone. Most complaints related to historic allegations and most, where the gender was recorded, were against male officers, based on a Freedom [...]
IPO: Pantheon Infrastructure looks to raise £300m for shopping spree October 11, 2021 Investment trust Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) is seeking to float on the London Stock Exchange at an issue price of 100p per share. Looking to raise £300m from institutional and retail investors, the trust will use the cash injection to invest in different industries, from digital infrastructure such as data centres and fibre-optic networks to utility [...]
‘Shocking’ transport gap revealed between north and south of UK October 8, 2021 UK think-tank Onward has revealed a staggering gap between the north and south of the UK when it comes to the number of jobs that are easily reachable by car and public transport. Mapping those jobs that can be reached within an hour’s drive or a 90-minute commute, researchers found that some parts of England [...]
‘Shocking’ transport gap revealed between north and south of UK – CityAM : CityAM October 8, 2021 UK think-tank Onward has revealed a staggering gap between the north and south of the UK when it comes to the number of jobs that are easily reachable by car and public transport. Mapping those jobs that can be reached within an hour’s drive or a 90-minute commute, researchers found that some parts of England [...]
Worker shortages threaten to derail London recovery October 8, 2021 LONDON is among the worst areas in the country being plagued by worker shortages. The volume of part-time workers available for work across the capital plunged at its quickest pace since records began, according to research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG. A paucity of overseas talent and workers who were previously in [...]
Office commuters boost TfL’s cycle hire numbers for September October 7, 2021 Workers returning to the office after the UK Government eased restrictions helped Transport for London’s (TfL) bicycle hire scheme jump to more than a million total hires, registering the highest September in the scheme’s 11 year history. Data from TfL showed that more than 40,000 people used the service every day, with an average of [...]
Shapps scraps South Africa and 46 other destinations off red list October 7, 2021 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has just announced that from Monday 11 October, 47 destinations – including South Africa – will be scrapped from the UK Government’s travel red list. Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will remain on it. The secretary also added that rules for those visiting the UK from [...]
Night Tube decision to be made ‘within weeks’ as pressure to re-launch mounts October 7, 2021 London mayor Sadiq Khan said during his “Speak to Sadiq” segment on British radio LBC that an announcement regarding the reopening of the night Tube will be made soon. Khan, replying to host James O’Brien’s question, said: “I will have an announcement in the next couple of weeks. We’ve been working incredibly hard to bring [...]