‘Prolonged disruption’ expected on GWR and LNER as cracks found on trains May 8, 2021 Hitachi trains have been taken off the network for companies like Great Western Railway (GWR) and the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), with significant disruptions now expected. The Department for Transport said in a statement today that cracks had been found in the chassis of some of the trains during routine safety checks. The department [...]
NHS to deliver vaccines to low-uptake communities in a Ford van May 7, 2021 Ford and the NHS in Essex have joined forces with local health leaders to roll out a vaccine drive using a tailored Transit van to deliver jabs. Despite the UK’s successful vaccine rollout, vaccine uptake is lower among some communities facing access challenges, which the vaccine drive seeks to tackle. “Our goal of giving everyone [...]
Has Covid changed the shape of London forever? May 6, 2021 After a rollercoaster year and a half, our economy is preparing to burst back to life. Fuelled by the joint success of the vaccine rollout and our effort in the third lockdown, we are now fighting back against our invisible foe that has, and continues, to wreak havoc around the world. Yet, life as we know [...]
Mayor of London election: Candidates cast their votes across the capital May 6, 2021 Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey and Luisa Porritt have been seen out at polling stations casting their vote this morning for today’s mayor of London election. Khan, Labour’s incumbent mayor, was seen at a Tooting polling station this morning with his wife Saadiya and their dog Luna. The mayor had already voted by post, but Saadiya [...]
City Corporation releases new CGI images of the future City skyline May 6, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (6 May) released updated images visualising how the Square Mile’s skyline will look by the mid 2020’s. The new images capture all major developments which have been resolved to approve by the City Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee over the past 12 months including 50 Fenchurch Street, 55 Gracechurch [...]
Mayor of London election: What did the candidates say about the City of London? May 6, 2021 Londoners are heading to the polls today to decide who their next mayor will be. The pandemic has been particularly hard for the City, with workers, tourists and other visitors vanishing as lockdowns were imposed. Shops, restaurants, and pubs all had to pull their shutters down and offices emptied. Let’s take a look at what [...]
Crunch time for Mayor of London candidates as polls across the capital open May 6, 2021 Today is the day that Londoners will visit polling stations across the capital to vote for the next Mayor of London. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm and if you are in the queue at 10pm, you will still be able to vote. The count will begin tomorrow at 9am and continue throughout [...]
To taper or not to taper, that is today’s question for the Bank of England May 6, 2021 The two most important days of the week are here; tomorrow, we have the US NFP data, and today, we have the monetary policy decision by the Bank of England. No firework is really expected at this event as it is widely believed that the BOE will leave the interest rate as it is, commented [...]
BA pilots hail ‘incredible and emotional’ medical aid flight to India May 5, 2021 The British Airways pilots flying an aircraft packed with 27 tonnes of medical aid to India have hailed the hard work that has gone into getting the flight off the ground. The airline said the load included hundreds of oxygen cylinders, plus respirators, blood oxygen saturation monitors and care packages. A total of 1,349 items [...]
Mayor of London election: Where do the major candidates stand on the Covid recovery? May 5, 2021 With the 6 May mayor of London election just one day away, City A.M. is producing a four-piece series on where the four leading candidates stand on different issues. Today, we look at Covid recovery policies from the candidates from Labour, the Conservatives, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats. Sadiq Khan The incumbent mayor [...]