Young Londoners turn to apprenticeships amid university fee concerns Transport for London (TfL) said it had received over 5,000 applications for just 157 apprenticeships placements this year Evening Standard · Feb 13
London cabbies go to war with driverless cars over electric charging bays Taxi groups say driverless vehicles have been plugging into electric points reserved for black cabs, prompting complaints to Transport for London Evening Standard · Feb 13
'One in three' crashes between cyclists and pedestrians involve hired e-bikes, reveals TfL At least 335 pedestrians injured in collisions with cyclists in London in 2024, with two suffering fatal injuries and 99 serious injuries Evening Standard · Feb 12
Controversial Liverpool Street station 19-storey tower block plans get green light Campaigners ‘prepare for the long haul’ as £1.2bn scheme passes to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and the Government for final approval Evening Standard · Feb 10
All the TfL upgrades planned for 2026 Transport for London has confirmed that hordes of works will take place this year to upgrade the system and keep it running Evening Standard · Feb 10
Tube stations get temporary Guinness makeover as TfL continues to drink in the profits Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road stations rebranded for a week to promote new Guinness brewery Evening Standard · Feb 10
Revealed: E-bike crashes account for almost 1 in 5 serious injuries to cyclists in London as casualties soar 1,200 cyclists likely to have been seriously injured in the capital in 2025 as risk of being badly hurt or killed increases Evening Standard · Feb 10
Give London cyclists priority at lights, says Lime boss Lime policy director argues priority system already used for buses should be extended to bike riders Evening Standard · Feb 8
Strike threat alert on London Underground as RMT union ballots Tube drivers over four-day week Passengers could face major disruption in March if walkout is authorised Evening Standard · Feb 6
Tube crime on the rise: more violence, public disorder and a 150% increase in graffiti vandalism TfL says 120 people work full-time cleaning graffiti off train carriages Evening Standard · Feb 5
London bus passenger numbers hit new low as more firms ask TfL to ditch loss-making routes 62 million fewer bus journeys since April - as Tube passenger numbers also decline Evening Standard · Feb 5
Motorists face inflation-busting London tunnel tolls and C-charge rises until 2030 TfL finance chief says road charges will increase in line with Tube fares Evening Standard · Feb 4
Drivers and bus passengers face gridlock as A40 Westway is closed for five weeks for repairs Flyover will be closed between Westway roundabout and Marylebone Road from March 20 - and part-closed each weekend before and after the work Evening Standard · Feb 2
Revealed: Staggering amount owed by diplomats in unpaid London congestion charges American embassy tops list with £15.9m debt while insisting levy is a tax from which missions are exempt Evening Standard · Jan 30
Evening Standard · Jan 30 Revealed: Sadiq Khan's 6% London fares hike will cost passengers a staggering £168million a year Two months after mayor announced the changes, City Hall publishes details of the full impact of the Government-imposed increases on Londoners
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Liverpool Street redevelopment will cause 'decade of chaos' - as officials recommend approval City Corporation sets February date for planning decision as campaigners warn UK’s busiest train station will be construction site for seven years
Evening Standard · Jan 28 Exclusive: Sadiq Khan spends £1.2billion a year propping up London buses as passengers desert the network Passenger numbers down 20% since pandemic - as TfL admits defeat in making bus fleet ‘zero emission’ by 2030
Evening Standard · Jan 28 Transformation of one of London's busiest Tube stations takes major step forward South Kensington Tube Station will get step-free access to the District and Circle line platforms and the Piccadilly line
Evening Standard · Jan 28 London Overground: TfL wants to run trains to Stevenage by seizing control of Hertford branch line Hugely-popular Overground currently has six branches but TfL wants to expand rail network further into Home Counties
The Conversation · Jan 27 Why Heineken’s zero-alcohol London Underground campaign fell flat Brewing giant Heineken’s advertising campaign promoting its zero-alcohol beer on the London Underground forced its way into the public conversation. By temporarily altering signs and renaming stops to things like Oxf0.0rd Circus and Waterl0.0, the 0.0 brand placed itself inside one of the UK’s most recognisable public institutions.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Traffic lights rephased and utility firms charged £2,500 a day as TfL tackles chronic bus delays Buses get green light at 1,500 sets of traffic lights across London
Evening Standard · Jan 24 £1million redesign of junctions by Putney Bridge branded a 'disaster' Residents claim expensive project has wreaked havoc on their lives
Evening Standard · Jan 23 Labour tax hike has made some London bus routes unsustainable, says company boss But TfL reassures passengers there is no threat to the future of bus routes 80, 93, 151, 154, 155, 163, 164 and 470
Evening Standard · Jan 23 E-scooter rider dies in collision with bus in Peckham There have been no arrests after the man in his 20s died at the scene
Evening Standard · Jan 23 'I was sexually assaulted on a London train — women-only carriages on the Tube are the only answer' Model Amber Dowling-Doyle opens up about horrific attack as part of campaign to make public transport safer