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00:00Dockless e-bike operators that allow their bikes to be parked outside of designated places
00:05may have action taken against them, Transport for London has announced.
00:09The transport organisation's new policy aims to tackle poorly parked e-bikes causing
00:14access or safety issues.
00:16TfL said a proportionate and pragmatic approach would be taken to any enforcement activity.
00:23It said it had written to operators to ask them to collaborate on its new enforcement
00:28policy.
00:29Union members who work on the Elizabeth line will walk out on New Year's Eve over a pay
00:35dispute.
00:36The Rail, Maritime and Transport RMT staff based in the control room will take industrial
00:42action for 24 hours from 9 o'clock on New Year's Eve, the union has said.
00:47The RMT added that members had rejected Transport for London's pay offer and were seeking
00:52improvements to holiday entitlement and a reduction in working hours.
00:58TfL said that if the strike goes ahead, Elizabeth line services would still be available but
01:03they may be busier than normal.
01:07Euston and Euston Square underground stations need to be urgently upgraded or will both
01:12cease to function as reliable stations in peak hours due to overcrowding, according
01:17to a leaked report.
01:19It went on to say that the gate lines, the rows of ticket turnstiles at both stations
01:24regularly need to close to remain safe.
01:28Transport for London has said it would never allow a situation where TfL stations were
01:32unsafe.
01:33After the UK spent most of the weekend being battered by Storm Burt, well over 200 flights
01:40were cancelled as a result.
01:42According to data from aviation analytics firm CIRCUM, Saturday saw 126 flights due
01:48to leave the UK airports cancelled as a result of the storm, while a further 118 flights
01:54to arrive in the UK were cancelled.
01:57For more on this, head to londonworld.com