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Police bluntly put mask rule flouters on a final warning tonight as they said people caught without a face covering on public transport will face tough fines. National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman Martin Hewitt said officers would no longer ‘waste time’ trying to reason with people as deaths from the latest deadly wave of coronavirus … Read more
Transport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus and one in 10 workers is absent due to sickness or self-isolation. The news comes after RMT – National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers – announced that at least three TfL workers died with Covid in recent days. Some 42 bus … Read more
Transport For London reveals 57 staff have been killed by Covid including 42 bus workers and eight Tube and rail staff By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 10:07 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 10:11 GMT, 11 January 2021 Transport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus including 42 … Read more
To say I love the Christmas season at our home in the South of France is an understatement. I get such a kick out of preparing the house for the arrival of family; seeing our scruffy old villa bursting at the seams with loved ones. Christmas in the Caribbean, after a tiring flight, may sweep … Read more
Public transport ban for anti-vaxxers: Passengers will need to prove they are not infected or had a jab under proposed French rules Could need jab to ‘access transport or some locations, and certain activities’ According to opinion polls, 55 percent of French people say they will not get jab Opposition politicians have condemned the draft … Read more
Sadiq Khan is blasted over Transport for London’s £25million pension fund with Chinese firm linked to Beijing’s oppression of minorities The pension fund operated by TfL has placed more than £25 million with Tencent Tencent is Chinese technology company that UN accused of covert surveillance Its said to be spying on persecuted Uighur Muslim minority in … Read more
Sweden will make face masks mandatory on public transport, the country’s Prime Minister has announced, in a major policy U-turn that defies advice from virus expert Anders Tegnell who has argued that they don’t work. Stefan Lofven announced the move in a press conference on Friday as he tightened Sweden’s virus restrictions over the Chirstmas … Read more
‘Stay local and book early’: transport tsar says he does not expect ‘terrible scenes’ on Christmas trains because of shop closures and car journeys but urges people to ‘be careful’ Sir Peter Hendy suggested people should ‘stay local’ during the festive period Stressed train network is not expecting ‘terrible scenes’ during the getaway Ex-TfL chief … Read more
Electric cars can officially display special green number plates from today that could see owners benefit from cheaper parking, unrestricted access to low emission zones and permission to use bus lanes in the future. Among the first EV owner to get their hands on one of the special plates is Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who … Read more
Electric cars can officially display special green number plates from today that could see owners benefit from cheaper parking, unrestricted access to low emission zones and permission to use bus lanes in the future. Among the first EV owners to get their hands on one of the special plates is Transport Secretary Grant Shapps who … Read more