Showers, haircuts and GP appointments to be offered on revamped London buses October 7, 2021 Haircuts, doctors’ appointments, showers and financial advice will be offered on a number on revamped London buses. Two buses have been repurposed with the aim of providing direct support for more than 3,000 people a year sleeping rough in the capital. The project, by the not-for-profit company Change Please, will provide access to virtual GP [...]
Brits rush to book holiday breaks abroad as restrictions ease October 6, 2021 As travel restrictions are eased and the UK Government has effectively scrapped the traffic light’s system, Brits didn’t hold back when planning holidays abroad again. By analysing some of the most-search destinations, online travel giant Booking.com has revealed Spain, New York and Dubai coming out top in the most-searched holiday spots. Data also revealed that [...]
Qantas coughs up $9bn to renew its entire domestic fleet October 6, 2021 Australian carrier Qantas is renewing its domestic fleet for a total spending of more than $9bn. The airline has entered the final stages of a tender process with aircraft and engine manufacturers that will see more than 100 new aircraft become operational by 2034, according to a Bloomberg report. The renewal will reportedly mainly affect [...]
Biggest shipping companies navigate plan for net-zero by 2050 October 6, 2021 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represent the world’s biggest shipping companies, has recently set out its plan to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, doubling the current pledge of getting to 50 per cent less CO2 emissions. ICS members have also stated that the industry cannot reach such ambitious targets by itself but [...]
Thousands of Brits stuck at Heathrow as e-gates fail again October 6, 2021 Thousands of people were stuck queuing today at Heathrow airport after the e-gate system encountered issues for the second time in two weeks. The Times reported that bottlenecks lasted up to four hours, with passengers saying that more than 3,000 people were queuing, because e-gates were not functioning properly and there were insufficient members of [...]
Emirates boss: Covid will be ‘history’ by end of next year and aviation will recover October 6, 2021 Emirates president Sir Tim Clark has said that the aviation sector is months away from going back to normal and will not suffer a long recovery, which was initially predicted by industry stakeholders during the peak of the pandemic. Clark, who has run the Dubai-based airline since 2003, told the Telegraph the aviation sector will [...]
Uber strike over ‘racist’ facial recognition algorithm as case heads to tribunal October 6, 2021 A union is taking legal action against Uber for what it claims is indirect racial discrimination. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWUGB) is taking Uber to court on behalf of one of its members who says their account was terminated because of a facial recognition algorithm used to identify drivers incorrectly mis-identified drivers [...]
Travel giant Tui plans £936m cash call to cut debts as bookings pick up October 6, 2021 Travel giant Tui said this morning it is planning a £936m cash call to cut debts as it said bookings were bouncing back thanks to the relaxation of travel restrictions. The group said the fundraising will help boost its balance sheet and allow it to repay emergency Government loans. In an update alongside the cash raise, Tui [...]
First Royal Mail drones take off for remote Orkney Islands to deliver letters and parcels October 6, 2021 Royal Mail has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands with Windracers to help better connect remote island communities. The mail giant is using drones to deliver the post. The mail is being carried by a large, twin-engine, UK-built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named Ultra [...]
Biden administration reveals the US has 3,750 nuclear weapons October 6, 2021 The number of US nuclear weapons, including those in active status as well as those in long-term storage, stood at 3,750 as of September last year, the State Department has revealed. That is down from 3,805 a year earlier and 3,785 in 2018. The Biden administration decided to disclose the number of nuclear weapons in [...]