Man dies after being hit by train at Walthamstow Central September 18, 2015 A man has died after being hit by a train at Walthamstow Central during rush hour this morning. British Transport Police, Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service attended the incident, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not yet been named. A British Transport Police spokesman told City A.M: “We [...]
Uber can help make London’s congestion a thing of the past – if sensible regulation allows innovation September 17, 2015 Every morning, 1m people brave London’s roads at rush hour and drive to work. And 94 per cent of them drive alone. This might be preferable to squeezing onto public transport, but the strain on London’s roads will only worsen as our economy grows. We need change. Yet there is an alternative to [...]
King’s Cross train crash: Four people taken to hospital after Cambridge train collides with buffer at London rail station September 17, 2015 Four people have been taken to hospital after a train collided with a buffer at King's Cross station this afternoon. National Rail has confirmed the incident took place just before 12:20pm. Only minor injuries have been reported so far. London Ambulance Service's tactical adviser Chris Hawkswell tweeted about the incident this afternoon, saying [...]
Transport for London secretly make a geographically accurate Tube map and it’s strangely hypnotising September 17, 2015 The London Tube map that's been in use since Harry Beck designed it in 1931 may (rightly) be lauded as a classic feat of design, but with all those 45-degree corners and straight lines, it doesn’t come particularly close to reality. Journeys that appear only a few hundred metres in length on the map sometimes [...]
TfL issues travel advice for the 2015 Rugby World Cup: Delays expected as one million spectators descend on London September 17, 2015 Transport for London has warned London's commuters to expect delays for the next six weeks as one million spectators descend on the capital for the Rugby World Cup, which starts on Friday. Between Friday 18 September and Saturday 31 October, there will be 17 matches across three London venues, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [...]
Apple iOS 9 software update for iPhone and iPad: When to download, what features you’ll get – better battery life, smarter Siri and split screen September 17, 2015 If you have an Apple device (and let's be honest, who hasn't), then get ready for your iPhone or iPad to look different and do some exciting new things by the end of the day. The iOS 9 update lands today, and you'll be able to install it from 6pm in the UK, assuming everything [...]
Happy first birthday: Contactless cards have been on the Tube for a year September 17, 2015 They may account for 20 per cent of all pay-as-you-go journeys now, but contactless payments on the Tube were introduced just one year ago today. Over 180 million journeys have been made with contactless cards, more than 625,000 a day. A whopping one in seven of all contactless card payments in the UK are made [...]
City Moves for 17 September 2015 | Who’s switching jobs September 16, 2015 STANHOPE CAPITAL The investment office has appointed Bernard Kalfon as partner to develop its private and institutional client base outside the UK. He has over 20 years’ experience and has held roles at Société Générale Asset Management, Salomon Brothers-Citibank, and Bear Sterns. In 2009, he co-founded Nexar Capital Group. INVESTEC PRIVATE OFFICE Rafe Garvin has [...]
London housing crisis: There’s a practical way to boost home-building – release surplus public sector land in the capital September 16, 2015 I congratulate Sadiq Khan on being selected as the Labour candidate for London mayor. However, Khan seems to be long on analysis of the problems Londoners face but short on practical solutions. London’s housing crisis is clearly the leading issue at the moment, but all he offers are “new teams” at City Hall without [...]
Uber taxi protest brings London to standstill (again) as black cab drivers demonstrate outside Boris Johnson’s Question Time at City Hall September 16, 2015 Mayor's Question Time was shut down after police were called to City Hall today, after a security guard was apparently knocked out in scuffle outside the building. Black cab drivers were demonstrating outside (and inside) the Southbank venue over ongoing criticism of Transport for London's handling of regulation for private hire car companies, in particular [...]