With the UK travel red list reduced, here is where you can go on holiday this winter October 11, 2021 With 47 countries taken off the travel red list at 4am this morning, including Thailand, South Africa and Mexico, it is now possible to travel relatively unhindered between the UK and several long-haul destinations. Basically, the Government reduced the number of countries it advises British nationals to avoid non-essential travel to, and the red list [...]
Airbus airplane that flies higher than planes and lower than satellites completes 18-day flight October 11, 2021 A solar-powered airplane that should soon bring the internet to some of the most rural areas in the world has been tested by Airbus, the aerospace giant said this afternoon. Its Zephyr model, which resembles an unmanned glider but with two small propellers, could soon be spending around six months in the air at a [...]
TfL unveils designs for Covid-19 transport victims’ memorial October 11, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled designs for a memorial to honour London’s transport workers who died from Covid-19. Set in Aldgate’s Braham Street, the memorial will feature a plaque paying tribute to the pandemic’s transport victims and will be surrounded by several benches and a cherry tree. TfL is expected to submit a planning [...]
The UK should ban domestic flights, says advocacy group October 11, 2021 British advocacy group Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the government to ban some domestic flights to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions produced domestically by aviation. If introduced, the ban would end several short-haul routes such as London to Manchester, London to Edinburgh and Birmingham to Glasgow. Travellers would be offered train tickets [...]
Better connectivity will remove 750,000 lorries off Britain’s roads October 11, 2021 Improving transport connectivity in the UK could save up to 27.8 megatonnes of CO2 emissions by 2035, the equivalent of taking 750,000 lorries off the country’s roads. In a report published today, communications industry analyst Assembly showed that connectivity will play a huge part in the UK’s transition to carbon neutrality. Directly enhancing the connectivity [...]
Tony Blair: The UK must accept vaccinated people from everywhere October 11, 2021 The UK must open its borders to all vaccinated people, regardless of country of origin, said the Tony Blair Institute. In a paper entitled “Keeping Travel Open: A Vaccine Anywhere, A Vaccine Everywhere”, the NGO funded by the former Prime Minister outlined several key recommendations the government should follow if it wants to help travel [...]
47 countries removed from UK red list at 4am, including South Africa and Thailand October 11, 2021 Forty-seven countries were removed from the red list at 4am this morning, meaning arrivals from those locations will no longer need to spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel. This includes South Africa, Mexico and Thailand. The changes make it easier for people to obtain travel insurance for trips to those destinations. In addition, the [...]
IPO: Pantheon Infrastructure looks to raise £300m for shopping spree October 11, 2021 Investment trust Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) is seeking to float on the London Stock Exchange at an issue price of 100p per share. Looking to raise £300m from institutional and retail investors, the trust will use the cash injection to invest in different industries, from digital infrastructure such as data centres and fibre-optic networks to utility [...]
Exclusive: Charging firm EO signs deal to power-up Tesco’s EV fleet October 10, 2021 Electric vehicle (EV) solutions provider EO Charging has secured a deal to power Tesco’s fleet of electric vans, EO told City PM EO Charging, founded in 2014 in Suffolk, will provide the supermarket giant with more than 200 AC fast chargers as well as 5 DC rapid ones across five depots – including Oxford, Glasgow, [...]
Ex BA boss accuses Heathrow of “no commercial nous” over increased costs October 10, 2021 Former British Airways (BA) boss Willie Walsh, who is now the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) director general, has accused Heathrow of having “zero commercial nous” in regards to the airport’s plans to increase charges by over 90 per cent in 2022. “What gets me about Heathrow is that they make all these fancy statements [...]
