Oyster card hits the 15 year mark: Five things you didn’t know about the London smartcard June 30, 2018 As the Oyster card celebrates its fifteenth birthday, we've built a list of five things you might not know about Transport for London's smartcard. By 2041, Transport for London predicts that there will be a staggering 32 million trips will be made on the Tube each day. You may already know some more common facts [...]
Virgin Atlantic has said it will no longer carry out forced deportation flights for the Home Office June 30, 2018 Virgin Atlantic has said it will no longer carry out involuntary deportation flights for people deemed to be illegal immigrants. A spokesperson for the airline said it had already informed the Home Office of its decision, which was made “in the best interest of our customers and people”. The decision follows months of controversy following [...]
Last Week in the City: Amazon buys a pharmacy June 29, 2018 Garry White, chief investment commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped the UK equity markets this week (25 to 29 June 2018). The FTSE 100 traded little over the week, despite a rally in oil prices. There was more bad news from the retail sector after The John Lewis Partnership warned on profits [...]
Food for Thought in Kerala: On holiday with Das Sreedharan, the Indian restaurant mogul turned eco-hotelier June 29, 2018 I’ve eaten at Rasa W1 on Dering Street at least a dozen times, and on every occasion the subtle smells and flavours of the South Indian cooking have transported me far from central London. With each spoonful of rice I see an ox, knee deep in the paddy fields. The first crunch of a dosa [...]
Crossrail ditches the purple for these yellow Elizabeth Line trains June 29, 2018 You may have seen the rather striking new addition to the Tube map as previewed by Transport for London (TfL) in December to show the addition of the purple Elizabeth Line ahead of its December launch. And that royal purple colour has already been featured across the brand new Elizabeth Line trains revealed back in [...]
Waterloo to reach ‘choke point’ says Transport for London boss June 29, 2018 Waterloo’s £800m capacity-boosting programme will only keep the station on the tracks until the mid-2020s before reaching a “choke point”, a Transport for London director has admitted. David McNeill, director of public affairs and external relations, told City A.M. the terminus would reach the point of no return within less than 10 years and warned [...]
RAF reveals aircraft line-up for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ centenary July flypast over central London June 27, 2018 The aircraft line-up for a "once-in-a-lifetime" flypast taking centre stage for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) 100th anniversary celebrations has been revealed. On 10 July, up to 100 RAF aircraft will perform a flypast over central London with Spitfires alongside some of the RAF's most state-of-the-art aircraft. The occasion will mark the largest concentration of [...]
Full steam ahead for Royal Docks regeneration plan June 27, 2018 A £300m plan to transform London’s Royal Docks has been given the green light today, in a move that will boost east London's business ambitions. The investment will go towards bolstering Newham’s Royal Docks, which has fallen behind London’s other waterside projects due in large part to its relative remoteness. Read more: The Royal Docks [...]
Tube strike on the Piccadilly Line announced for July coinciding with Trump’s London visit June 26, 2018 A London Underground strike on the Piccadilly Line has been announced for Wednesday 11 July to Saturday 14 July due to a row over working conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said the dispute was over a failure by the Underground to employ enough drivers and ongoing problems with the ageing Piccadilly Line [...]
Bumper Bank station upgrade is running over budget with final costs rising to £655m June 26, 2018 Costs are rising on the bumper Bank station upgrade to boost capacity at the busy City hub, according to new Transport for London (TfL) papers. In its latest investment programme report, the capital's transport body said the final cost of the Bank station capacity and systems integration upgrade was now expected to come in over [...]