These are all the Tube stations closed under London coronavirus measures March 19, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) took the unprecedented step of closing down 40 Tube stations today and has also shut down the Waterloo & City line. It is also cutting services on lines such as the DLR, London Overground, trams and TfL Rail, as well as operating a Saturday-style bus service. The drastic measure came in [...]
Coronavirus: Death toll in the UK rises to 137 March 19, 2020 The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has risen from 103 to 137. It comes after NHS England confirmed a further 29 people who tested positive for coronavirus in England had died. The patients were aged between 47 and 96 years old and had underlying health conditions. [...]
TfL commissioner Mike Brown to stay on during coronavirus pandemic March 19, 2020 Transport for London’s (TfL) commissioner Mike Brown will put off his plans to resign and will stay on during the coronavirus crisis. Brown, who was due to quit in May, sent an email to TfL staff today to say he would stay on to “help lead us through the coming months”. “It has been a [...]
Coronavirus: ‘Zero prospect’ of ban on travel in and out of London, says Downing Street March 19, 2020 Downing Street has said there is “zero prospect” of a ban on travel in and out of London, as part of efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus. This morning Transport for London confirmed it was shutting 40 Tube stations. It will also stop Night Tube operations and close the Waterloo & City Line from [...]
Sadiq Khan and Boris Johnson to discuss London coronavirus measures March 19, 2020 Sadiq Khan will meet with Boris Johnson this afternoon to discuss London’s next stage of quarantine measures as the government’s response to coronavirus intensifies. Speculation was rife yesterday that the government would soon implement a London lockdown, keeping only essential health services, supermarkets and pharmacies open. City A.M. reported today that this could include a [...]
Coronavirus: National Express slashes costs as passenger numbers slide March 19, 2020 National Express will cut costs and stop all acquisition and capital expenditure programmes as coronavirus travel restrictions severely hurt passenger numbers. Among other measures, executives across the group will take a pay deferral for the duration of the coronavirus outbreak. National Express is particularly exposed to the recent travel restrictions imposed in Spain and Morocco. [...]
Give it the green light: Helsinki wants eco ideas for its energy revolution March 19, 2020 By their nature, cities are in a unique position to develop solutions to global problems. Partnerships between cities, where we can draw from a diversity of approaches to common problems, provide valuable insights and that’s why Helsinki is today sharing with London our common experience of tackling climate change. Cities have a key role to [...]
TfL to shut 40 Tube stations as Londoners told ‘don’t travel’ over coronavirus March 19, 2020 As many as 40 Tube stations are set to close today as London attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus across the capital. Transport for London (TfL) announced the partial shutdown of the Tube late last night, warning passengers it will come into effect from this morning. “Up to 40 London Underground stations that do [...]
National Express plunges by third as transport stocks hammered by coronavirus home working March 18, 2020 Shares in National Express crashed by a third this morning as investors fled transport stocks over concerns the coronavirus-inspired shift to home working could hit their businesses. National Express shares fell 34 per cent to 86p today. On 28 February its shares were valued at 423p. Go Ahead and First Group have also been hit [...]
The Tories risk becoming an irrelevant party in the capital March 18, 2020 The decision to postpone May’s London mayoral election a full year due to the coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity for parties to reflect on a to-date lacklustre campaign. For the current mayor Sadiq Khan, generally good poll ratings have sat uneasily alongside persistent questions about seemingly out-of-control knife crime, the long-delayed completion of the new [...]