Yu Group leaks a year after accounting scandal September 18, 2019 Business utility supplier Yu Group sprung a leak in the first six months of the year as the company was forced to “reset” after discovering accounting errors cost the company £10m last year. Loss before tax more than tripled over the period to £3.25m from £895,000, even as revenues grew strongly by 70 per cent [...]
Engineer killed working on travelator at Waterloo station September 18, 2019 An engineer has been killed while working on a moving walkway at Waterloo station. A police investigation is currently underway into the incident, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Read more: Parcel bombs found at Waterloo linked to devices sent to British Army A one-way system has been put in place, with [...]
Car dealer Pendragon swings to loss as it gives gloomy outlook for rest of year September 18, 2019 Car dealership firm Pendragon has posted a pre-tax loss of more than £32m as it cited “very challenging” market conditions that it did not expect would improve for the rest of the year. The figures Pendragon posted a pre-tax loss of £32.2m, down from a profit of £28.4m the previous year. Read more: Pendragon called [...]
Tube delays: Commuters face rush hour chaos on four lines after Baker Street signal failure September 18, 2019 Severe delays hit commuters in rush hour today as a signal failure at Baker Street caused disruption across several lines in a tough morning for Londoners. The fault led to severe delays on the Circle Line while the Hammersmith & City Line also suffered severe delays. Transport for London (TfL) urged commuters to use local [...]
Virgin Atlantic ups IAG war with teaser for new routes at Heathrow September 18, 2019 Virgin Atlantic has upped the stakes in its face-off with British Airways owner IAG, unveiling a raft of new routes it will launch if it wins more slots at Heathrow airport. Virgin has said it intends to add 84 destinations to its map in the UK, Europe and internationally when the third runway is complete [...]
Ousted Stobart Group boss ‘preparing bid for Eddie Stobart’ September 17, 2019 The ousted former chief of Stobart Group, Andrew Tinkler, is said to be gearing up for a raid on struggling haulage firm Eddie Stobart Logistics. Tinkler has reportedly told advisers to the firm that he is interested in taking part in a refinancing of the firm, which could include making an offer for it. The [...]
Sadiq Khan’s Ulez charge cuts polluting vehicles by over a third and bags TfL £51m September 17, 2019 Sadiq Khan’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez), has raked in £51m in its first four months while also reducing the number of polluting vehicles in central London by a third. The policy, which charges polluting vehicles £12.50 a day for entering into the zone, was launched in April by the London mayor. Since then, the number [...]
HS2 officially signs £1bn Old Oak Common contract with Balfour Beatty group September 17, 2019 High Speed Two (HS2) has formally signed a £1bn contract for Old Oak Common station despite an ongoing review which could see the entire scheme scrapped. A Balfour Beatty, Vinci and Systra joint venture will now go ahead and build the station, which HS2 says will create 65,000 jobs and 25,500 new homes in west [...]
Thomas Cook delays crunch bondholder meeting over rescue deal September 17, 2019 Troubled travel firm Thomas Cook has secured more time for bondholders to agree to a £1.1bn rescue deal, with a crunch meeting now scheduled for next Friday. But shares fell further today after yesterday’s update to investors, dropping 3.6 per cent to just 4.5p. In the update, Thomas Cook said: “As part of the process [...]
Mike Brown hits out at ‘bonkers’ TfL borrowing limits September 16, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) boss Mike Brown has criticised the government for imposing “bonkers” limits on its borrowing and for failing to provide it with long-term certainty over its funding. The TfL commissioner told Morning Wire that the organisation’s borrowing caps, which are set by government, were based on “no logic other than discussions within [...]