Turning back the wheel: London Eye reverses to mark end of British Summer Time October 25, 2019 A group of competition winners experienced a first this morning, as the London Eye rotated in the opposite direction for an hour to mark the end of British Summer Time. Ahead of the rotation, a light show transformed the attraction, which sits on the Southbank, into a giant clock, lighting up the London morning. Read [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Post-mortem examinations to begin on 39 dead October 25, 2019 The first post-mortem examinations are set to begin on some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex this week. Eleven of the victims were taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford on Thursday evening from the Port of Tilbury. Read more: 39 found dead in Essex lorry were Chinese nationals [...]
‘Don’t piss people off’: Sir Richard Branson’s advice for Extinction Rebellion is short and sweet October 24, 2019 When Extinction Rebellion hit the headlines this time last year, its leaders can hardly have imagined the movement would gain support from one of the best-known names in global aviation. Indeed, jet fuel is responsible for about 2.5 per cent of global CO2 emissions, and could even guzzle as much as half of the UK’s [...]
39 found dead in Essex lorry were Chinese nationals October 24, 2019 All 39 people found dead in a lorry on an industrial estate in Essex were Chinese nationals, Essex Police have confirmed. Eight of the people who died were women, police said today, amending an update yesterday that the number included one teenager to say she was a young adult. Read more: Police launches murder investigation [...]
Let’s use Tube tunnels to boost London’s broadband connections October 24, 2019 One of London’s biggest infrastructure challenges is how to spread gigabit connectivity far and wide. Today, because of the way connectivity has been managed nationally, the vast majority of Londoners still get their broadband services through a ‘last mile’ of copper connections, with full fibre only reaching around 10 per cent of households. Read more: [...]
Citymapper’s London travel card will expand to zones three and four October 23, 2019 London commuter app Citymapper is set to expand its contactless transport pass to more parts of the capital. The Citymapper Pass was introduced in February to cover travel on the Tube, buses, trains, Santander bikes and its own Citymapper Ride shared taxi service in zones one and two. Read more: Uber rival Kapten teams with [...]
Science Museum staff strike over pay October 23, 2019 Employees at London’s Science Museum have been strike today in a conflict with management over pay. Workers at the Kensington museum claim they have suffered a 10 per cent real-terms pay cut since 2011 following a series of below-inflation pay rises. Read more: Royal Mail workers vote in favour of largest strike in a decade [...]
Murder investigation launched after 39 people found dead inside lorry in Essex October 23, 2019 The bodies of 39 people, including one teenager, have been found inside a lorry on an industrial estate in Essex. Police and ambulances were called to Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays following the discovery at 1.40am today. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met Police £37m The lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, [...]
‘Unhappy’ deputy mayors look for Westminster move October 23, 2019 Two deputy mayors of London are seeking a move to parliament amidst claims the pair are unhappy with how Sadiq Khan runs City Hall. Deputy mayor for business Rajesh Agrawal and deputy mayor for housing James Murray have both been shortlisted to represent Labour in Ealing North at the next general election. Read more: Fintech boss [...]
Back to the future: London unveils first fully electric taxi since… 1897 October 23, 2019 A completely electric taxi hit London’s roads today, although the first fully electric vehicle came to the capital more than 100 years ago. The zero emissions Dynamo Taxi, made from a converted Nissan e-NV200 Evalia MPV, was unveiled as a part of the International Clean Air Conference at City Hall. Read more: Electric taxi cab [...]