Sadiq Khan launches £50m ‘green new deal’ fund in pitch to Green Party voters February 17, 2020 Sadiq Khan has created a £50m fund for green energy projects in a direct appeal to Green Party voters in the lead up to the mayoral election. The mayor of London today announced the fund as a part of his “green new deal for London”, with the funds set to be allocated to programmes to [...]
Transport to Europe crippled as French national strikes take hold December 5, 2019 Travellers trying to get the Eurostar to the continent have been thwarted today, after 78 trains linking London to Paris, Belgium and the Netherlands were cancelled amid ongoing strikes in France. Most affected routes are for trains from St Pancras to Paris, with the cancellations taking place between 5-8 December. Read more: Eurostar warns customers [...]
British Airways pilots threaten further strikes unless stalemate is broken September 10, 2019 British Airways pilots are threatening further strike action if the current pay row with the airline is not resolved. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) union has called on BA to engage in further talks to avert the planned strike on 27 September. Read more: Shares in British Airways owner IAG bounce as strike enters [...]
1,700 jobs at risk as Ford may pull plug on plant June 5, 2019 Workers fear “disaster” as carmaker Ford prepares for talks tomorrow over the future of its engine plant in Bridgend. Unions will descend on the company’s Essex headquarters to discuss the future of the Welsh factory which employs 1,700. “If our worst fears are confirmed it will mean disaster for both our members in Bridgend and [...]
British Airways strikes: No 10 tells BA and pilots to ‘sort out’ dispute September 6, 2019 Downing Street has urged British Airways and its pilots to “sort out” the pay dispute behind a planned series of strikes starting next week. “The unions and BA need to get round the table and sort this out. The public would expect nothing less,” said Number 10. Read more: British Airways strikes and IT glitches [...]
British Airways tells passengers to stay away from airport on day of strikes September 8, 2019 UK flag carrier British Airways has told passengers not to head to the airport today if their flights were caught up in one of the biggest pilot strikes in its history. Members of the Balpa pilots union working for BA will walk out tomorrow and Tuesday, with planned strike action – grounding 1700 flights – [...]
TfL bans Uber from London after ‘pattern of failure’ leaves passengers at risk November 25, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) today effectively banned Uber from the capital, saying the company was not a “fit and proper” operator. TfL said safety breaches had “left passengers at risk” and that Uber did not have “a robust system for protecting passenger safety”. It added that a “pattern of failure” was behind its decision to [...]
Black Friday spending has beaten 2018’s outlay, says Barclaycard November 29, 2019 Black Friday spending has risen 12.5 per cent on 2018’s total, Barclaycard said today. Spending was higher as of 10am this morning and “sustained” that high level throughout the day. The bank said the number of transactions then reached a “new peak” between 1pm and 2pm on Black Friday. Read more: Black Friday outages: Natwest [...]
Ford gears up to close Bridgend plant in September 2020, in ‘hammer blow’ for 1,700 workers June 6, 2019 Ford is preparing to close its factory in south Wales next year, in another blow for Britain’s car manufacturing industry. The move comes as a disaster for the 1,700 workers at the Bridgend plant, which makes petrol engines. Read more: Ford announces 7,000 job cuts across the globe Ford confirmed this afternoon it was consulting [...]
Shares in British Airways owner IAG bounce as strike enters second day September 10, 2019 Shares in British Airways’ parent company IAG are up by more than five per cent this morning as the airline suffers its second day of strike action. Pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) are into their second day of industrial action in an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions. [...]