Gwyn Topham

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Gwyn Topham

Virgin Atlantic has warned of a slowdown in demand for transatlantic travel, prompting a further fall in the share price of rival British Airways’ owner IAG. Both UK long-haul carriers lean heavily on lucrative routes between London and north America to boost their profits, and analysts have warned that economic uncertainty and growing tension between the US and Europe could start to harm their business.

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Gwyn Topham

Most e-bikes will be banned across the London Underground and other Transport for London services, after growing safety concerns over igniting batteries. Only folding e-bikes, which are less likely to have been modified and are deemed less of a safety risk, will be permitted on the London Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line and DLR trains from 31 March.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Graeme Wearden |Mark Sweney |Gwyn Topham |Richard Partington

Logistics UK: industry united in backing Lower Thames Crossing. David Wells, chief executive of industry body Logistics UK, has welcomed the approval today of the Lower Thames Crossing project. Wells says the announcement to approve the £9bn tunnel, which will be Britain’s biggest single planned road building project, is “excellent news” for businesses across the country, who are “currently hamstrung by delays crossing the Thames”.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Gwyn Topham

The transport secretary has given formal approval to the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing, a road tunnel joining Essex and Kent. Heidi Alexander granted a development consent order on Tuesday morning, after the decision had been pushed back again last year by the new government. The controversial scheme has for years been Britain’s biggest single planned road building project, and delays, consultations and redesigns have already cost about £1bn.

1 month ago | msn.com | Gwyn Topham |Rowena Mason |Vikram Dodd |Jillian Ambrose

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