New Year’s Eve 2017: What is the London weather forecast? December 31, 2017 With parts of the UK bracing themselves to be lashed by Storm Dylan, revellers in the capital can expect a largely dry night of festivities. Some 100,000 ticket holders packing the banks of the River Thames later today will be rewarded with almost rain-free conditions, weather forecasters say. The traditional firework display – 10,000 fireworks [...]
Softbank shareholders give Uber deal the green light December 29, 2017 A consortium led by Japan’s Softbank has agreed to buy a 17 per cent stake in Uber, after shareholders approved the purchase. A deal between the ride-hailing app and the Softbank-fronted group was first floated around two months ago, and yesterday, Softbank investors gave it the green light. The transaction values Uber at approximately $48bn [...]
London Stansted airport suspends flights due to heavy snow causing chaos across the UK as Met Office warns there’s a possiblity of flooding December 27, 2017 Heavy snow is causing transport difficulties across the UK, after the Met Office issued a series of weather warnings. The poor weather conditions led London Stansted to close one of its runways and suspend flights. The runway has since reopened, but the closure has led to ongoing delays and cancellations. The airport has advised passengers [...]
London travel, train strikes and closures: What’s closed from Boxing Day until New Year’s Day December 26, 2017 ‘Tis the season to avoid much of the public transport network, as engineering works take advantage of the holiday lull in passenger numbers. Here’s your post-Christmas run-down of what you need to know in London until New Year’s Day. The Tube The Tube will run a Sunday service on Boxing Day and on New Year’s [...]
Old Oak Common: West London could get two new London Overground stations at Old Oak Common and Hythe Road December 22, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) says it has received overwhelming support for two new London Overground stations in West London. The two new stations, at Hythe Road and Old Oak Common Lane in Park Royal, will be part of the massive regeneration of Old Oak Common, at the heart of which will be an interchange between [...]
Christmas comes early for Boris bikes (Santander cycles) as they race through annual hire record December 22, 2017 London’s Santander Cycles, more commonly known to most in the city as Boris bikes, will pedal into the new year with a new record under their seat. Statistics from from Transport for London (TfL) have revealed the communal bikes have raced through annual hire records, with more than 10.3m journeys made on them so far [...]
City Moves for 22 December 2017 – who’s switching jobs at Pladis, Cobham and Brown Rudnick? | City A.M. December 22, 2017 Today’s City Moves cover snacks, defence and legal eagles. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Pladis Pladis, the global snacking company behind the well-loved McVitie’s and Jacob’s brands, announced yesterday that Jonny Jacobs has moved into the newly created role of strategy director at Pladis UK & Ireland. Jonny, previously head of supply [...]
Brits brace for Christmas travel trouble with “Frantic Friday” on the roads ahead of series of rail strikes and station closures December 22, 2017 Brits today face the busiest date for travelling on the nation’s roads, at the start of a festive period stacked with travel troubles including rail strikes and numerous station closures. The RAC has warned drivers against travelling today where possible with last-day commuters mixing with an expected 1.25m leisure trips. It has been dubbed “Frantic [...]
Crossrail 2 faces timing crunch as government plans independent funding and financing review December 20, 2017 The planned timeline for Crossrail 2 could be pushed off track by a fresh funding hurdle as the Department for Transport (DfT) plans an independent financing review for the £31bn project. London mayor Sadiq Khan met transport secretary Chris Grayling this month for further talks regarding the railway which would serve stations throughout the south [...]
Christmas travel disruption roundup: London Tube and train stations and networks closed over Christmas December 20, 2017 With this morning’s news of a DLR strike planned for New Year’s Eve, Londoners may well be wondering what travel troubles they’ll be facing over the festive period. Well fear not, for here is a roundup of the various engineering works and walkouts planned – along with which days are set to be busiest for [...]