Japanese firms ‘very concerned’ about prospect of no-deal Brexit, warns foreign minister June 27, 2019 Japan’s foreign minister has urged the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, admitting that Japanese firms are “very concerned” by the possibility. Taro Kono has warned the Tory leadership hopefuls, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, that a failure to agree on a withdrawal bill will have “very negative” implications for the 1,000 Japanese companies operating [...]
Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines June 27, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has offered Tube drivers ear defenders to protect them against high levels of noise from new sections of track, after their union threatened a strike. Drivers on the Victoria, Jubilee, Central, Piccadilly, Bakerloo and Northern Lines will receive the mufflers to cope with noise levels that reportedly reach up to 109.5 [...]
UK passes law to slash greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050 June 27, 2019 The UK has enshrined in law a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050, becoming the first major economy to legislate to curb its global warming contribution. That compares with a previous target to slash greenhouse emissions by 80 per cent from 1990 levels. Read more: Is there any merit to [...]
Self-driving cars get first London test routes June 27, 2019 Self-driving cars have been granted their first ever London test routes in a major step forward for real-world driverless vehicle trials The testbed, which is a UK industry first, will consist of 26km of public road in Greenwich and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. Read more: Uber’s self-driving unit raises $1bn ahead of [...]
Eurostar chair set to take the reins at Go-Ahead Group June 27, 2019 Transport giant Go-Ahead today said it has appointed Eurostar boss Clare Hollingsworth as its new chair following the retirement of Andrew Allner. The rail and bus operator today announced that Allner will step down as non-executive chairman and retire from the board after the company’s annual general meeting in October. Read more: Go-Ahead sees revenue [...]
Boeing 737 Max jet hits fresh setback before test flights June 27, 2019 Boeing’s plan to return its 737 Max jet to the skies has hit a fresh obstacle, with regulators discovering a “potential risk” to the aircraft model. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it discovered the issue during simulator tests, and warned Boeing must solve the potential problem before test flights can commence. Read more: British [...]
Dog Fight: Why competition must be at the heart of the Heathrow expansion project June 27, 2019 In 1968, the Roskill Commission recommended the expansion of Heathrow. Last week, the airport’s owner, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL), said that it would finish increasing its size and capacity by 2050 – 31 years from now and 88 since the original findings. We need a bigger Heathrow sooner than that, one that can cater for [...]
RPS shares crash 40 per cent on profit warning June 26, 2019 Energy firm RPS saw it share price collapse by 40 per cent today as it issued a major profit warning for its current financial year. Australia bites RPS down under Poor trading in RPS’s Australia Asia Pacific division will leave full-year results “materially below” profit before tax expectations of £50m, the firm admitted. Read more: [...]
Stagecoach profits rise despite UK rail franchise loss June 26, 2019 Stagecoach has ruled out future bids for UK rail franchises today once its current operations finish in November. The transport giant also revealed higher profits for the year to the end of April despite its train business facing an uncertain future. The figures Stagecoach’s profit before tax rose 23 per cent year on year to [...]
Tube delays: Severe delays hit commuters on two Tube lines June 26, 2019 Commuters faced a morning of disruption today as Tube delays struck two key Underground lines. Read more: Tube delays strike Northern Line amid rail flooding cancellations Severe delays hit the Circle Line clockwise route after a faulty train at Latimer Road earlier this morning. The Circle Line is running a good service anti-clockwise, however, But [...]
