FirstGroup bosses back on full salaries after taking pandemic pay cut despite collapse in train passenger numbers and Government’s bailout of industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 Bosses at rail operator FirstGroup have returned to full salaries after taking a … Read more
The Welsh Government will nationalise its railways after last ditch talks with its current operator failed, it has been announced today. Welsh political leaders had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout due to a fall in passenger numbers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the negations have now fallen through. … Read more
The Welsh Government is today poised to nationalise its railways after last ditch talks with its current operator failed, according to reports. Welsh political leaders had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout due to a fall in passenger numbers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the negations have now reportedly … Read more
Pub operator Marston’s will axe up to 2,150 jobs as pub operator blasts ‘hugely disappointing’ 10pm curfew and Tier 3 closures after suffering 30% drop in annual sales Marston’s hit out at the new lockdown measures as being ‘hugely disappointing’ The pub operator has announced that it will be now axing up to 2,150 jobs … Read more
Fresh Covid clampdown derails plan at Go-Ahead: Government’s work from home U-turn set hits bus and train operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 24 September 2020 Plans to restore rail and bus services to normality have been ditched by one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
Is this the last stop for troubled Firstgroup? Bus and train operator warns it may not survive the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 First Group warned it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic as it racked up a third … Read more
Britain’s satellite race: Boris Johnson bids to secure £400m stake of US operator OneWeb as UK loses access to EU’s Galileo space system post-Brexit PM and chancellor Rishi Sunak signed off purchase of 20% stake in American operator last night OneWeb could deliver same civil/military tracking services as EU’s rival system UK-licensed OneWeb filed for … Read more
Travel lockdown triggers another 18,000 job cuts: Aircraft maker Airbus and tour operator Tui reveal plans to axe staff By Tom Witherow and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Airbus and Tui are set to slash thousands of jobs as planes around … Read more
Major casino operator says Las Vegas should open by Memorial Day with temperature checks, reduced occupancy, social distancing and no large gatherings Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox called on Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May Maddox urged the governor to reopen the thoroughfare with extensive … Read more
Julie Ding (pictured, right, as a child with her mother Roberta and late sister Susan) fears she will not be able to be at her dying mother’s bedside because she was banned from visiting her nursing home Britain’s official coronavirus death toll is missing 10 per cent of victims because they died in care homes … Read more