Confirmed: Tube strike on Central and Victoria lines going ahead tonight January 7, 2022 Union RMT has confirmed that a planned tube strike is going ahead this evening. Its members on the Central and Victoria lines will halt work tonight from 8.30pm until 8am on Saturday. They plan to do the same on Saturday evening, from 8.30pm to Sunday morning 8am. In fact, as announced late last year, they [...]
Sadiq Khan hits out at rail union over planned six-month Tube strike January 6, 2022 Sadiq Khan has hit out at the UK’s largest rail union for its planned Tube strike tomorrow, saying that the long-term industrial action will “cause further devastation” for London’s economy. London Underground staff from the The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will walk off the job on Friday and Saturday evenings [...]
Maersk dethroned by MSC as world’s largest shipper January 6, 2022 Swiss container giant MSC has steamed past Danish rival Maersk as the world’s largest shipper, after holding the title for several decades. MSC’s shipping capacity, the equivalent of 4,284m 20ft containers, inched past Maersk’s 4,282m. Maersk CEO Soren Skou said in May that, while he wanted to be boss of the “world’s largest” shipping company, [...]
Combination of Covid, Brexit and transition towards net-zero economy to end decades of declining ‘job churn’ in UK January 6, 2022 Decades of declining “job churn”, which has meant fewer risks and opportunities for workers, is likely to be upended in the decade ahead as the combination of Covid-19, Brexit and the transition towards a net-zero economy brings about major changes in the UK economy, according to a new report. In fact, the view that robots [...]
Gatwick Airport diverts flights after control tower hit by IT problems January 6, 2022 Gatwick Airport has diverted a number of flights after IT issues in its air traffic control tower earlier today. A spokesperson for the Surrey-based airport said IT issues this morning had resulted in three diverted flights. “We continue to experience delays with both arrivals and departures, and are working to fully resolve this as soon [...]
Best year ever for plug-in cars: Tesla becomes UK’s second best-selling car as electric vehicle take-up accelerates January 6, 2022 Tesla’s Model 3 became the UK’s second best-selling new car last year, signalling the appetite for electric vehicles. In fact, it was the best year on record for plug-in cars, both battery electrics and plug-in hybrids, with 305,000 registered, accounting for around one in six of all new cars bought. But overall demand for new [...]
Commuter cuts: London’s suburbs out in the cold amid reduced rail services January 6, 2022 London’s commuters are in for a colder winter, as cuts to rail services curb the New Year march back to work. The latest wave of Covid-19 has pushed a spike in staff absences – with one in 15 people testing positive with the virus last week, the Office for National Statistics found – a landslide [...]
Self-isolation, pre-departure tests scrapped for inbound arrivals to England January 5, 2022 People arriving in England from overseas will no longer need to take a PCR test before their flight or be forced into self-isolation on arrival in a move that will provide sorely needed help to the UK’s travel sector. Boris Johnson today said the measures were no longer needed due to the widespread prevalence of [...]
Hong Kong to ground flights from UK in two-week Covid-19 circuit breaker January 5, 2022 Hong Kong is set to ground flights from several countries including the UK for two weeks as it attempts to stamp out a spike in Covid-19 cases. Other countries that will see tightened restrictions between January 8 and January 21 are the US, Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan and the Philippines. The city-state recorded 38 [...]
Boost for Global Britain as UK exporters enjoy £620m surge in post-Brexit trade with South Korea January 5, 2022 A “huge” demand for British products and services in South Korea is boosting UK companies exports to the east Asian country, according to the government. International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said that British firms saw a £620m surge in exports to South Korea last year, a jump of nine per cent. Trade between the UK [...]
