April Tube strike: TfL travel advice for this week’s London Tube strike with District Line running a reduced service on Ealing Broadway branch April 13, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has issued advice for today’s 24-hour strike by Tube drivers, aiming to provide service across the District Line though there will be disruption. The strike will be a 24-hour one on Friday 13 April and has been called by the train drivers’ union Aslef, with members at Acton Town striking for [...]
European stocks jump after Chinese President Xi Jinping soothes fears of US-China trade war April 10, 2018 European markets opened strongly this morning after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised a “new phase of opening up” for China in his keynote address early this morning to the Boao Forum for Asia. The Chinese leader’s speech also allayed fears of a looming US-China trade confrontation. The FTSE opened 44 points up at the start [...]
Vast majority say they would travel in driverless cars but fear having to talk to each other in shared journeys April 10, 2018 The vast majority of people would be willing to travel in a driverless car but remain hesitant over the prospect of autonomous car shares, research has revealed. Fears known only too well by Tube commuters, such as an unwelcome need to talk to others and not being able to sit far away enough from troublesome [...]
Uber appoints two new non-executive directors in board shakeup April 6, 2018 Uber has appointed former travel head of Acromas Susan Hooper and media entrepreneur Roger Parry as non-executive directors to its UK boards. Hooper, who currently holds a number of non-executive roles on the boards of Wizz Air, the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Rank Group and Affinity Water, was previously the chief executive [...]
April London strike: Date, time and what lines are affected during four-day DLR strike clashing with London Marathon April 6, 2018 Another batch of strike action is set to disrupt the DLR later this month, with the four-day walkout also coinciding with the London Marathon. So here’s what you need to know about what’s likely to be affected and when. Read more: A four-day DLR strike will go ahead – clashing with the London Marathon When [...]
South east London has seen “significant” increase in concentration of flights since 2011 April 5, 2018 Areas of south east London are “heavily overflown” by Heathrow aircraft and have seen significant increases in the concentration of flights since 2011, a Heathrow pressure group has found. Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (Hacan) has released a new report which covered the boroughs of Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark and found [...]
April DLR strike 2018: Date, time and what lines are affected during DLR strike hitting London Marathon April 5, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has warned of disruption to thousands of people, after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union confirmed strike action coinciding with the London marathon will go ahead later this month. A four-day batch of strike action is set to hit the DLR later this month, after talks failed to resolve a [...]
London Underground strike April 2018: Date, time and what lines are affected as Tube drivers plan 24-hour walkout April 3, 2018 You may have heard the capital’s next Tube strike is on the cards, and it is now going to be held next week. Here’s the detail on what’s occurring when, and what parts of the London Underground are likely to be affected – along with any chance of it being called off… Read more: A [...]
Social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and Microsoft Stores’ head named UK change-makers by London Tech Week April 3, 2018 Some of the most influential names on London’s tech scene have named their people to watch for 2018, in sectors spanning from autonomous vehicles to healthtech. The ambassadors of London Tech Week – who include Eileen Burbidge, a partner at Monzo backer Passion Capital and member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group, Sarah Wood, [...]
March London strike: Date, time and what lines are affected during 48-hour DLR strike with Bank and Canary Wharf to be exceptionally busy March 26, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has warned a 48-hour DLR strike this week is set to cause wider disruption for London travel with a number of Tube lines and stations expected to be affected as a result of the walkout. Here’s what you need to know about what’s affected and when. Read more: TfL warns of [...]