Posted on 29-05-2010 02:12:16 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By [email protected]Drug and sex crime on the North London rail network has risen sharply, according to British Transport Police figures. Overall crime on the city's railways had fallen but a 16% rise in sex crime North of the river compared to a 9.5% drop in South London shows glaring ...
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Posted on 25-05-2010 01:05:57 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By Travel Desk
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The RMT is calling on Mayor Johnson to clarify if in fact the tube upgrade programme for the Northern Line will be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics.
The RMT has already warned that the emergency buy out of Tube Lines ...
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Posted on 25-05-2010 11:00:10 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By News Desk
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London will once again be transformed into a cyclists' paradise as the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride, organised by the Mayor and Sky, returns promising to be the biggest mass participation cycling event ever held in the capital.
Taking place on ...
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Posted on 21-05-2010 04:21:18 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By [email protected]Mayor Boris Johnson is to examine the case for a congestion charge zone around Heathrow airport.
Speaking at the Mayor's Question Time this week, Johnson said he would talk to the new coalition Government about a "clean air zone" to tackle pollution.
Heathrow is already included ...
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Posted on 21-05-2010 01:43:30 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By [email protected]The volcanic ash fallout has seen online travel sales plummet nearly 10% from March to April, new figures reveal.
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano has continued to threaten Western Europe's airspace, last weekend Heathrow and Gatwick were forced to ground planes as a fresh ash cloud smothered Britain's skies.
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Posted on 21-05-2010 12:49:34 PM (GMT +00:00) Published By [email protected]Low cost airline Ryanair has been banned from charging customers a credit or debit card fee.
The £5 per flight per passenger fee has long been the sucker punch at the end of a seemingly cheap travel deal and the Germans have had enough of it.
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Posted on 19-05-2010 09:18:37 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By News Desk News Desk
A new survey published today by The London Daily News has shown that Londoners will not be holidaying in Greece this year because of the fear created by the riots in the Greek capital. In the survey which asked "Will you be ...
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Posted on 17-05-2010 12:40:26 PM (GMT +00:00)
Published By Travel Desk
Travel Desk
The final design of the New Bus for London, based on the much-loved Routemaster, was unveiled by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and London’s Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy.
The bus will use the latest green technology. It will ...
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Posted on 17-05-2010 08:25:19 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By Travel Desk
Travel Desk
Thouands of travellers hoping to fly out from Heathrow and Gatwick are being told to expect "severe delays" because of the volcanic ash which has emerged again over the skies of the UK.
In a statement on the BAA website at ...
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Posted on 15-05-2010 02:30:25 AM (GMT +00:00) Published By [email protected]Eurorstar services through the Channel Tunnel have ground to a haul yet again after a problem with a shuttle train. Kent police said a CO2 sensor had been triggered on a freight train, setting off an emergency procedure in which all people are evacuated after 0800 GMT this ...
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