Legal challenges against Heathrow third runway given green light for full hearing next year October 4, 2018 Five separate legal challenges against the government strategy for the third runway at Heathrow have been given the green light for a full hearing, most likely to be heard next year. This summer MPs rubber-stamped the £14bn third runway after MPS voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Department for Transport's (DfT) national policy statement (NPS). The decision proved [...]
RMT rail union to stage 48-hour strike on embattled South Western Railway tomorrow October 4, 2018 A 48-hour strike by the RMT rail union hit the embattled South Western Railway (SWR) line tomorrow amid the long-running dispute over the role of guards. SWR operates services out of Waterloo and Clapham Junction to places in the south such as Southampton, Reading, Bournemouth and Portsmouth. The operator said it plans to run nearly two thirds [...]
Uber Eats riders and restaurant workers to strike over gig economy pay October 4, 2018 Uber Eats workers are to stage a strike later today with a small number of workers from JD Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays over gig economy pay and conditions. Some McDonalds and Deliveroo workers were also set to take part in the rally in Leicester Square at 11am this morning, while Uber Eats drivers are preparing their own separate strike outside its [...]
UK car sales plunge 20 per cent in September amid confusion over tax and emissions standards October 4, 2018 Demand for new cars in the UK plunged more than 20 per cent last month as tougher regulations around emissions started to bite. Read more: 'A step in the right direction': SMMT lends support to May's Chequers plan The Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said nearly 339,000 cars were registered in September, down [...]
‘A step in the right direction’: SMMT lends support to Theresa’s May Chequers plan October 4, 2018 Car industry chief Mike Hawes has said Theresa May's much maligned proposal for Brexit is a "step in the right direction" for the troubled industry. Hawes, the chief executive of the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), told the BBC that while the prime minister's Brexit strategy wasn't a "panacea" for the industry, remaining [...]
TfL to roll out first 24-hour ‘eco laundry vending machines’ for time-pressed commuters October 4, 2018 For many Londoners, the commute into work is one of the most stressful parts of the day – perhaps behind doing the laundry. Now both are being made stress-free with new eco-laundry vending machines that are being rolled out across various Tube stations. Transport for London (TfL) is today launching VClean Life's first 24 hour machines to allow time-constrained commuters [...]
Sadiq Khan accused of misleading public over nine-month Crossrail delay October 3, 2018 Members of the London Assembly have accused Sadiq Khan of misleading the public over what he knew about a nine-month Crossrail delay that infuriated commuters when it was revealed this summer. The Assembly's transport committee, which has been investigating the delay, has sent a damning letter to London mayor Khan. The letter, seen by City PM, [...]
The world’s first hyperloop train has been revealed and is due to launch next year October 3, 2018 The world’s first hyperloop capsule which promises to zip passengers around at airplane speeds has been revealed in Spain. The capsule, produced by HyperloopTT, will hold up to 40 passengers when it becomes operational in 2019. The system uses a system of frictionless magnetic cushions to propel capsules along underground low-pressure tubes at speeds of [...]
RMT union calls on Sadiq Khan to halt possible ticket office closures on London Overground October 3, 2018 The RMT rail union has called on the mayor of London Sadiq Khan to halt the planned closures for ticket offices on the London Overground. Last September the operator of the London Overground, Arriva Rail London (ARL), announced a review into how people pay for their tube travel, following the boom in people paying for travel via contactless [...]
Theresa May will freeze fuel duty as Conservatives look to limit cost of living increases on working families October 3, 2018 Fuel duty will be frozen for the ninth year in a row, Prime Minister Theresa May will say in her speech to Conservative party conference in Birmingham today, in a populist pitch to working families. May's speech, in which she'll hope to steal back the lime-light from former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, will also set [...]
