Londoners will receive two free rides on Lime’s e-scooters as part of local election push April 28, 2022 Londoners will be entitled to two free rides on Lime’s e-scooters as part of the company’s push to encourage voting in the UK local elections. By using a promotional code, voters in London, Milton Keynes and Salford could ride for free to and from polling stations. “Lime is proud to be providing voters with a [...]
Crew aboard P&O ferry didn’t know how to use survival craft, coastguard says April 28, 2022 Cheaper agency crews brought in after P&O dismissed 800 seafarers didn’t know how to use survival craft, according to a report published today. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) found 23 failures on the Spirit of Britain ferry, including not properly maintained fast rescue boats, broken oil filtering equipment and inadequate fire safety systems. The [...]
French firm handling passport application phone lines is called in by UK government over backlog chaos April 28, 2022 The head of a French firm tasked with handling help lines for passport applications has been called in by the UK government over its handling of the backlog chaos. Teleperformance is being urged to answer questions about lengthy delays on the phones and a failure to process applications, after millions of Brits were left in [...]
China’s lockdowns exacerbate supply chain issues, says Airbus boss April 28, 2022 China’s recent lockdowns have exacerbated ongoing supply chain issues, according to Airbus’s chief executive Guillaume Faury. “The whole worldwide supply chain is complicated at the moment,” he told journalists today. Faury said that, even though lockdown-induced problems with raw materials continue to increase market pressures, the company will remain committed to raise production of A320 aircraft [...]
Volvo beats analysts’ expectations due to strong demand April 28, 2022 Volvo has beaten analysts’ predictions as a result of strong demand and supply chain issues improving, the automotive maker announced today. In the first quarter of 2022, Volvo’s profits slumped by 40 per cent, going down to 6bn Swedish crowns (£488.9m) from 8.4bn a year earlier. Nevertheless, earnings beat the 4.13bn expected by analysts polled [...]
Coastguard clears P&O vessel two days after Irish Sea accident April 28, 2022 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today it has cleared a P&O vessel two days after it ran out of power off the coast of Northern Ireland. “Our surveyors have carried out a full inspection of the European Causeway and are satisfied that it is safe to sail again,” said an MCA spokesperson. Running [...]
Revealed: Russia pockets £53bn in oil and gas cash since start of Ukraine war with £7.6bn from Germany April 28, 2022 It has been revealed that Germany was the biggest buyer of Russian energy during the first two months of the war in Ukraine A study published by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) calculated that Russia has earned £53bn from fossil fuel exports since February 24, the date Russian troops attacked [...]
Disruption on M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters block service stations April 28, 2022 Motorists need to brace for disruption on the M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked services and graffiti sprayed on the pumps. The action has taken place since 7am this morning at two service stations, Surrey’s Cobham Services and Clacket Lane Services in Kent. Climate activists, who blocked the entrance by staging a sit-in, [...]
Almost 100,000 Londoners carry TfL’s disability badge as Priority Seating Week ends tomorrow April 28, 2022 Almost 100,000 Londoners received a disability badge from Transport for London (TfL) over the last five years. The data was revealed by the body during this week’s Priority Seating Week to encourage Londoners to be more mindful of other people and give their seat up if they see someone who needs it more. “It is [...]
UK automotive output down by 100,000 cars as supply chain issues continue to bite April 28, 2022 The UK automotive production was down by 100,000 cars in the first quarter of 2022 as a combination of pandemic-induced supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine continued to bite. According to data by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), output declined by 32.4 per cent on 2021 levels, going from 306,558 [...]