First in 40 years: Investigation underway after polio detected in London sewage system June 22, 2022 The country has been placed on alert after polio was detected in London sewage despite the country having been free of it since 2003. The UK Health and Security Agency said it is investigating after poliovirus samples were found at London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. It is working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory [...]
TfL to impose fines for driving on cycling lanes June 22, 2022 Londoners will need to brace themselves as Transport for London (TfL) has announced it will begin fining motorists for driving in cycle lanes. From 27 June the public body will have powers over lanes and tracks across its wider road network, in the same way it legislates over bus lanes and yellow box junctions. Introduced [...]
Google searches for ‘remote jobs’ explode by more than 260 per cent as UK crippled by train strikes June 22, 2022 There has been an explosion in searches for ‘remote jobs’ in wake of recent train strikes by more than 260 per cent. New analysis of Google search engine figures show the term has been searched at the highest level in UK internet history. This is despite politicians such as Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg and host of [...]
Supply chain issues will last throughout 2023 according to Boeing June 22, 2022 Supply chain issues will last throughout 2023, according to Boeing’s chief executive David Calhoun. The plane manufacturer said woes were exacerbated by a faster-than-expected return of demand. “The shift from demand to now supply issues … is remarkable, the speed with which it happened,” the chief executive said during Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum today. “It’s [...]
World’s first EV ‘dark hub’ opens in Leicester Square to help delivery industry go green June 22, 2022 The world’s first “dark hub” for small electric vehicles (EVs) has opened today in London to help the delivery industry reduce its carbon footprint. Launched as a partnership between technology company Port and parking operator Q-Park, the Leicester Square hub will allow delivery firms to rent electric vehicles – including e-bikes, mopeds and scooters – [...]
Another day, another record: Price of a litre of petrol hits new high of 189.3p June 22, 2022 The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 189.3p last night, according to data firm Experian. The average price of diesel was 197.1p per litre. The announcement comes only hours after the rate of inflation rose again in May, remaining at 40-year highs, the Office for National [...]
After trains, it’s a bus strike: Hundreds of Stagecoach drivers to walk out on 30 June and 4 July June 22, 2022 Hundreds of bus drivers are to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Unite union employed by Stagecoach will walk out on June 30 and again on July 4. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Stagecoach is a highly profitable company – it can easily afford to pay its workers a [...]
Rail misery deepens for millions of Brits as Britain locks down for second day June 22, 2022 Millions of Brits will again be hit by severe transport disruption across the country today by rail strikes as talks resume in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Fewer than one in five trains ran yesterday after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on Network Rail [...]
Uber drivers add to travel chaos after union calls for strike June 22, 2022 Uber drivers have joined the wave of industrial action bringing the country to a standstill today after the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) called for a 24-hour national strike until midnight tonight.
Rail strikes expected to spill into Wednesday June 21, 2022 Following a day of extreme disruption caused by rail and tube strikes, passengers should brace themselves for travel chaos to spill into Wednesday. Around 60 per cent of train will run tomorrow due to a delay to the start of services as signallers and and control room staff are not doing overnight shifts. Londoners were [...]
