UK's first urban cable car to start work in summer, but how green will it be?

Jessica Shankleman
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Mayor of London confirms construction will start this summer on £51m low-emission Thames river crossing

The mayor of London has announced work will start shortly on what is being hailed as the UK's first urban cable car. But despite claims that the system will boast green credentials, the scale of the project's...

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