London’s Uber app taxi protests: Here’s what you need to know June 11, 2014 Thousands of London's iconic black cabs are today staging a mass protest against innovative taxi app service Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available. Organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), the protest could wreak traffic chaos across large swathes of the capital. [...]
Uber protests: RMT union backs taxi cab strike June 9, 2014 The RMT transport union has lent its support to a planned day of protest by licensed taxi drivers, who aim to clog central London streets tomorrow in protest at car hire apps such as Uber. The union said it will fly a “Cabbies against Boris” banner during the protests, due to start in Trafalgar Square [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 03 June 2014 June 2, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Pay rises for senior bankers hit 10pc Banking chief executives received an average pay rise of 10 per cent last year as US banks handed their heads much more generous packages than their European rivals, highlighting the widening remuneration gap on either side of the Atlantic. The analysis of total pay awarded to [...]
Tube strike disruption starts this morning after talks with union failed April 28, 2014 LONDONERS are this morning facing the first full day of disruption on the Tube, following the RMT union’s decision to strike for 48 hours. London Underground workers began walkouts at 9pm last night, and Transport for London said services will not get back to normal until Thursday morning. A second wave of strike action is [...]
Irish eyes were smiling at the Stock Exchange’s Ireland Day April 10, 2014 ANY ENGLISH rugby fans passing through 10 Paternoster Square yesterday might have got the hump for a moment. A green ribbon-adorned Six Nations Cup was sat proudly on stage, next to the Irish tricolour for the Stock Exchange’s Ireland Day celebrations. The man behind the day, CEO of Ireland INC, Ian Hyland, had no idea [...]
London’s 13 favourite skyscrapers ranked March 27, 2014 A report out two weeks ago documented over 236 skyscrapers coming to the city – over double what it’s got now. London's long been thought of as a low-rise city – compare it with New York and Hong Kong – but it looks like its skyline's in for a shift – upwards. How do Londoners [...]
West calls for order in Kiev as violent clashes continue February 18, 2014 VIOLENT protests in Ukraine continued throughout the night as politicians failed to reach an agreement and put an end to the bloodshed in the capital city Kiev. Clashes between authorities and protesters began after riot police stormed an anti-government camp in Kiev yesterday. Reports suggest around 25,000 people were in the camp at the time. [...]
Teachers unions go head to head with Gove as strike set for 26 March February 7, 2014 Teachers in England and Wales are set to strike on 26 March in a dispute over pay, pensions and conditions. Teachers' unions are indignant at the introduction of performance-related pay and a more restrained pension package. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have accused the education secretary, Michael Gove, of "persistently refusing" to [...]
London faces second day of strike misery February 5, 2014 A SECOND day of strike action on the Tube is set to bring further travel woe to commuters today, as part of a union dispute with Transport for London that business groups have slammed. Around a third of all Tube services ran yesterday, with eight of the 11 lines operating for most of the day. [...]
Crossrail Paddington plan gets go-ahead February 5, 2014 CROSSRAIL’S plans for a major development over Paddington station were given the go-ahead by Westminster Council on Tuesday night. The 320,000 square feet scheme at the junction of Bishop’s Bridge Road and the Grand Union Canal will have 15 storeys of offices and shops on the ground floor. Crossrail plans to appoint a development partner [...]