Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines to be axed as Transport for London focuses on boosted capacity from Elizabeth Line October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers’ union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is “temporarily pausing” plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
Upgrades for Northern and Jubilee Lines have been brought to a halt by Transport for London October 10, 2017 Planned upgrades for the Northern and Jubilee Lines have been paused by Transport for London (TfL), though train drivers' union Aslef says they will be cancelled entirely. TfL confirmed today that it is "temporarily pausing" plans to buy more trains for the two lines, but Aslef said that senior managers admitted in private that the [...]
How your recycling habits can affect the way you invest October 5, 2017 Most of us are living cleaner and more sustainable lives. We recycle more, get more of our energy from renewable sources, and some of us even drive electric cars. But does it affect how we invest? A major new study of 22,100 people in 30 countries found a link between how sustainably people behave and [...]
Uber talks with Transport for London over licence called “constructive “ October 3, 2017 London’s transport regulator has hailed talks with Uber over its licence to operate in the capital as “constructive”. Transport for London’s top boss Mike Brown today met with the top boss of the ride-hailing startup Dara Khosrowshahi who flew in from San Francisco for crunch talks. Further meetings are expected to take place, though are [...]
Paper train tickets will be a thing of the past by the end of 2018 as UK rolls out £80m Oyster-style smart card plans October 3, 2017 The orange train ticket familiar to anyone who travels by rail across the UK will be a thing of the past by the end of next year. Ambitious plans to introduce a smart ticketing system that lets travellers use a mobile phone or Oyster-style smartcard to “almost all of the rail network by the end [...]
Paper train tickets will be a thing of the past by the end of 2018 as UK rolls out £80m Oyster-style smart card plans October 3, 2017 The orange train ticket familiar to anyone who travels by rail across the UK will be a thing of the past by the end of next year. Ambitious plans to introduce a smart ticketing system that lets travellers use a mobile phone or Oyster-style smartcard to "almost all of the rail network by the end [...]
Uber’s top boss in northern Europe Jo Bertram exits amid London licence trouble October 2, 2017 Jo Bertram, Uber’s top boss in northern Europe, is leaving the beleaguered company for a new, but not yet disclosed, role at another company as the ride-hailing app fights for its licence to operate in London, . Bertram has overseen Uber’s operations in London, the UK and across the rest of Europe since 2013. The [...]
As Uber’s new boss Dara Khosrowshahi jets to London for licence talks with TfL, he faces a board battle with Travis Kalanick too October 1, 2017 Uber’s newly installed boss Dara Khosrowshahi is facing fresh trouble on home turf as he prepares to jet to London for crunch talks over its licence to operate in the capital. Having taken the driving seat at the top tech firm just weeks ago, Khosrowshahi is already facing multiple battles in a hangover from his [...]
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils plans to send humans to the moon and Mars by 2024 at the International Astronautical Congress September 29, 2017 It’s official: not content with pioneering reusable rockets and re-stocking the International Space Agency, Elon Musk now wants to use SpaceX to let people travel to the moon and start colonising Mars. During a 40-minute presentation at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide this morning, it was revealed that SpaceX will start making smaller rockets [...]
Addison Lee is on the hunt for hundreds more drivers in London after Uber’s licence loss September 29, 2017 With Uber battling to secure a change of mind from Transport for London over the loss of its London licence, other taxi rivals have been quick to report rising app downloads and increased interest. And today, Addison Lee announced it is on the hunt for 1,000 extra drivers due to a rise in demand. The [...]