Transport and Logistics Network
Scroll through for our recap of a busy Climate Week NYC
Since Monday (19 September), thousands of representatives from policy, business, science, academia, thought leadership and the third sector have been attending events virtually and in person a…
A South London family has been forced to relocate 50 miles to Stevenage in Hertfordshire by Lewisham Council. Homeless families were sent away from the south London borough last year, often hours away from Lewisham.
At least 29 homeless families were s…
The NHS has warned Brits this week about a sudden rise in a severe Victorian disease and has shared symptoms people should be looking out for. It’s reported that 1.5 million people in the country after affected by gout – a type of arthritis that causes…
LONDON (Reuters) – A British workers union said it has secured a 10% pay rise for 1,600 bus drivers at transport company London United after four days of strikes last month led to further talks with the employer.
“This was a hard fought victory. By sta…
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t was Samuel Johnson who wrote that ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’ Still, he penned those words in 1777, long before he ever could have found himself stuck between stations on the Northern Line, returned to his triple-locked bi…
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eading truck specialist Scania has revealed plans for a bright, new, zero-emission future, highlighting revolutionary electric and renewable fuel solutions that can be embraced by industry today – and tomorrow.
Scania marked the announcement with th…
“The software that exists is for vans that pick up at the beginning of the day and then do eight hours of deliveries,” says Nicolas Collignon, cofounder of Kale Collective, a startup focusing on technology for cargo bike logistics. “But a cargo bike ca…
Similarly, some police forces use the queen’s cipher on their uniforms. The traditional domed custodian helmet—or “bobby’s helmet”—used by the Metropolitan Police in London and some other forces features the cipher rather prominently, for example, at t…
Tens of thousands of people from across the country descended upon Hyde Park to watch the Queen make her final journey. Despite the vast numbers who gathered on the banks of the serpentine, the area was quiet and hushed.The crowd, not quite sombre, but…
By one estimate, as many as 4 billion people could be watching as the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II takes place on Monday, September 19 beginning at 11 a.m. BST (3 a.m. PT). As many as 750,000 people are predicted to travel to London for the …