Car production tumbles afresh amid supply and labour shortages August 26, 2021 Car production tumbled in the UK for the first time since February as the combination of global chip shortages, workers being forced to isolate, and summer shutdowns jammed up factory lines. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), just 53,438 cars were made in July, down 37.6 per cent on the year [...]
Uber UK boss to meet GMB leader after driver representation deal August 26, 2021 Uber’s UK boss is due to meet with the new leader of the GMB union in a bid to settle their differences about the ride-hailing app’s working practices. Jamie Heywood, Uber’s UK regional manager, will meet with Gary Smith, months after the firm took the decision to recognise the union, the BBC said. Under that [...]
Cazoo goes public: Will it be a hat-trick of triumphs for Alex Chesterman? August 25, 2021 For some petrolheads, how quickly a car can go from nought to 60 miles per hour is a good indication of its quality. If one were to measure Cazoo on a similar scale, the results would be somewhere off the speedometer. On Friday the used car marketplace will go public in New York in a [...]
Gatwick unveils plans for permanent second runway despite Covid hit August 25, 2021 Gatwick Airport has today unveiled its full plans to add a second permanent runway despite the current shortage of passenger numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the scheme, which was first announced back in 2018, the Crawley airport’s northern runway, which is currently used in emergencies and as a taxiway, will be modified for [...]
Man flies from John O’Groats to Land’s End on paramotor via a Somerset tree August 24, 2021 There were some “scary moments” for Daniel Jones, of Norwich, on his way from Scotland to Cornwall, including clipping a tree in Somerset and almost getting blown over a mountain and into a valley in the Cairngorms. Jones, 27, flew from John O’Groats to Land’s End on a paramotor to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research [...]
East Coast rail upgrade set for at least a year’s delay August 24, 2021 One of the biggest upgrades to the UK rail network in recent years will be delayed for at least a year due to the emergence of a number of issues. The £1.2bn East Coast upgrade, which will add nearly 40 services a day to the London-Edinburgh network, is due to open in May 2022. But [...]
Ryanair on course to hit targets after strong August August 24, 2021 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary today said that the budget airline was recovering at a faster rate than its European competitors after a surge in passenger numbers in August. The Irishman said that passenger numbers for this month were on track to hit 10.5m, up from 9.3m in July, and double the 5m the carrier flew [...]
HS2 to support 4,000 more jobs than first forecast August 24, 2021 The building of the controversial HS2 rail link will support 4,000 more jobs than previously expected, the government has today said. According to a new report from the body behind the project, HS2 will now support 34,000 jobs in total. Of the new roles, Phase 2a – linking the West Midlands to Crewe – will [...]
Channel 4 and BP cut sponsorship ties for Paralympics coverage August 24, 2021 As the Paralympic Games begin today, it has emerged that oil giant BP is no longer a sponsor of Channel 4’s prime-time coverage of the event. An initial press release issued by Channel 4 in January 2020 announced that BP and Toyota would “share sponsorship equally” but a subsequent press release published last week stated that “Channel 4’s Tokyo [...]
Business blow: UK-US travel corridor could remain closed until November August 24, 2021 The UK and US travel corridor could remain closed to Brits until late November, according to reports, in a major blow for both business and leisure. Currently, the US is only allowing American citizens, their relatives and a few exempt groups into the country. Virgin Atlantic has already postponed its restart date for its Heathrow to [...]
