Logistics sector ups its recruitment and training effort but big obstacles lie aheadFor an insight into the hottest spot in Britain’s jobs market, an industrial estate on the outskirts of Bristol is a good place to start.There, at a logistics depot on …
Hospital calls for action to stop cyclist deaths at notorious London junction
Colleagues of Dr Marta Krawiec, who was killed while riding to work, say urgent safety work is neededA leading hospital has called for immediate safety works at a notoriously dangerous junction in central London where one of its doctors was killed last…
We can’t build our way out of the environmental crisis | George Monbiot
New infrastructure projects are all the rage, post-pandemic. But who benefits from a rising tide of concrete?Dig for victory: this, repurposed from the second world war, could be the slogan of our times. All over the world, governments are using the pa…
Woman and two children killed in Yorkshire motorhome crash
Woman, 44, nine-year-old girl and boy, five, die in collision with HGV on A64 near York, police sayA woman and two children have died in a crash involving a motorhome and a lorry.North Yorkshire police said the 44-year-old woman, a nine-year-old girl a…
Woman killed as buses collide at Victoria station in London
Three other people treated for non-life-threatening injuries after collision, say emergency servicesA woman has been killed and three other people injured when two buses crashed in central London, police have said.The Metropolitan police were called to…
Cargo bikes deliver faster and cleaner than vans, study finds
Home deliveries are soaring and cargo bikes cut congestion and pollution in cities, researchers sayElectric cargo bikes deliver about 60% faster than vans in city centres, according to a study. It found that bikes had a higher average speed and dropped…
Stonehenge tunnel plans continue despite high court ruling
Highways England says it is proceeding with £1.7bn scheme after judge declared it unlawfulHighways England has said it is proceeding with plans to dig a tunnel near Stonehenge, despite the £1.7bn scheme being declared unlawful by the high court.The gov…