A Tube driver at the centre of a dispute between London Underground and the RMT union has won his Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. The Tribunal has ruled that Arwyn Thomas was unfairly dismissed by LU because managers failed to explore other forms of action when disciplining him over what LU calls “unacceptable behaviour […]
London Assembly Member supports Uniform to Work Day
A leading London Assembly Member is joining reservists across London today (Wednesday) in marking Uniform to Work Day by ditching their usual work clothes for their military uniforms.
Memorial service marks Tooley Street fire
London’s fire commissioner and authority are marking the 150th anniversary of the Tooley Street fire which claimed the life of the James Braidwood, the capital’s first fire Superintendant. Braidwood lost his life on 22 June 1861 while tackling a fire at Cottons Wharf on Tooley Street. The fire took two weeks to put out and […]
IWM announces new HMS Belfast ‘sea battle’ experience
The Imperial War Museum has announced a new permanent exhibition aboard HMS Belfast. From this summer a new Gun Turret Experience will use lights, imagery, sound, smoke effects, movement and smells to allow visitors to experience what it would be like to fight at sea. The experience, housed within one of the original Triple Gun […]
New poll puts Boris ahead
Ken Livingstone’s hopes of winning back City Hall suffered a set-back today after a YouGov poll put incumbent Mayor Boris Johnson 7 points ahead.
