Technology

E-scooter rental trials are to be tested in Lambeth and Southwark from today, Transport for London (TfL) have announced. The expansion will mean that  the number of vehicles will increase from around 600 to 1200  across London, following the government’s decision  to legalise rental trials of e-scooters last month.

Around 20,000 street and park lights will be replaced with modern LEDs in Greenwich after the council secured an £11.5 million loan from the Mayor of London. The move will save the borough £1million a year in energy and maintenance costs and will be a more environmentally friendly option.

The TfL Go travel app has been updated to provide real-time information on how busy Tube stations are, TfL has today confirmed. The mobile phone app, available on both Android and iOS, previously only provided passengers with information on bus, rail and Tube services such as timetables and alternative routes.

High speed mobile network coverage will be rolled out on the entire Tube network by 2024, TfL has today confirmed. The first stations, including Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus and Bank, will be upgraded with 4G coverage by the end of 2022, with the remainder of the Tube network to be upgraded in the following two years.

The future of electric cars in London looks bright as the city’s roll-out of public charging points puts it at the forefront of the electric car revolution, according to new figures. Department for Transport figures revealed that Wandsworth currently boasts 596 charging points with Hammersmith and Fulham closely following with 528.

A grandmother who faced the prospect of losing an eye due to cancer has kept her vision thanks to innovative robotic surgery. For the first time in the world, surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust undertook the delicate procedure using a robot to successfully remove a tumour next to a patient’s eye.

An app which mobilised volunteers to shop for vulnerable people in Lambeth during the pandemic is among the winners in London’s top responsible business gongs. Described as an ‘Uber for volunteers’, onHand, which matches volunteers with charities in need of help, won the Lord Mayor’s Award for Innovation During COVID-19 at the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.

Green women traffic lights have been installed at 12 points in South and West London to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women to London on International Women’s Day.

Anisah Osman Britton, who founded the London-based coding school 23 Code Street, was diagnosed with a rare condition known as myasthenia gravis, which causes muscle weakness.

A newborn baby was given the gift of life, thanks to a 3D heart scan which helped diagnose his condition before he was born. Little Leo Coe is now a thriving seven-month-old who is starting to wean and loves his bouncer.