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Transport chaos looms as rail unions widen strikes over driver-only trains

Carefully planned walkouts will cause commuter misery next month, as the government and train operators try to save moneyPity British commuters this autumn. In southern England, Merseyside, East Anglia and the east coast main line they will face a wave of disruption after strikes were announced for Tuesday 3 October and Thursday 5 October. London Underground will also face disruption on the later date.Privately, the rail workers’ union, the RMT, and drivers’ union Aslef believe they can win improved pay and conditions for their members and ensure the safety of the travelling public as rail fir...

M3 shutdown causes chaos [Subscription]

A bomb disposal unit shut part of the M3 for almost 12 hours yesterday, trapping thousands of travellers in tailbacks up to 15 miles long.

Sadiq Khan tells Londoners 'direct your anger at Uber' as 500k back calls for ban to be reversed

Sadiq Khan has urged 500k people who signed a petition calling on Transport for London to reverse a ban on Uber in the capital to direct their anger at the firm.

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  • M3 closed for 12 hours as bomb disposal team inspects packagesThousands of motorists left stranded after Hampshire police close motorway because of potential hazardous materials incidentThousands of motorists were left stranded on the M3 for hours after police closed a section of the motorway and called in a bomb disposal team.Hampshire police said the road was closed on Saturday because of a potential hazardous material incident, and the bomb disposal team was trying to establish exactly what the material was. No one had been hurt. Continue reading...
  • More than 600,000 Londoners sign petition to save UberSadiq Khan defends TfL’s decision to revoke licence over security concernsMore than 600,000 people have signed a petition calling for Transport for London to reverse its decision to strip Uber of its licence in the capital, which the company’s chief executive suggested could delay the rollout of electric vehicles and wheelchair-accessible transport.The Observer also understands that 20,000 Uber drivers have emailed the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who defended TfL’s decision on Saturday amid a growing backlash. “I know that Uber has become a popular service for many Londoners – but it would be...
  • Transport chaos looms as rail unions widen strikes over driver-only trainsCarefully planned walkouts will cause commuter misery next month, as the government and train operators try to save moneyPity British commuters this autumn. In southern England, Merseyside, East Anglia and the east coast main line they will face a wave of disruption after strikes were announced for Tuesday 3 October and Thursday 5 October. London Underground will also face disruption on the later date.Privately, the rail workers’ union, the RMT, and drivers’ union Aslef believe they can win improved pay and conditions for their members and ensure the safety of the travelling public as rail fir...
  • London’s Uber ban is a message to a reckless tech ethos | Arun SundararajanThe company’s business model is not the problem, but its failures of responsibilityIt was an extraordinary decision for Transport for London (TfL) to announce on Friday that it would not be renewing Uber’s private hire operator licence, effectively banning the service after 30 September. But the ruling was an indictment of Uber the company rather than the broader ride-hailing concept or labour model, and judges the embattled platform on a tumultuous past rather than its promise of new beginnings.It is a decision that hurts Londoners more than it protects them. However, convincing London that U...

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  • Revealed: Amazon Workers Tell Of 'Unaffordable' Travel Costs Staff at a flagship Amazon site have explained the financial and emotional toll of taking home less than the minimum wage, after it was revealed they are effectively forced to pay a third-party for an unaffordable special bus service. People working for the online retailer in Rugeley, Staffs, have said the situation sees them forking out well over a hundred pounds a month to private bus firms - and that they pay even more for taxis when the buses fail to turn up. All the sacrifices and hard work and nobody cares, one worker said. Some staff at the war...
  • 'Save Uber' Petition Reaches Half A Million Signatures In A Day function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Nearly half a million people have signed a petition calling for Transport for London t...
  • M3 Winchester Closed Due To 'Potential Hazardous Material' Bomb ScareLATEST: The M3 has reopened in both directions. Thousands of drivers have been stranded on a section of the M3 due to reports of a potential hazardous material. Police were alerted in the early hours of Saturday morning and a bomb disposal team is on the scene currently. The M3 is partially closed between junctions nine and 11 at Winchester and people have been advised to find alternative routes. The eastbound carriageway was opened at around 1.40pm. Pictures from the scene show a robot attending what appears to be a package. So this is why the #M3 closed this morning. This tak...

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  • Cyclist deaths dropped by a fifth The number of cyclists killed or seriously hurt on the region’s roads has dropped by a fifth since police launched an operation protecting them from ‘close pass’ drivers, it has been revealed.

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