London commuter run over by two Tube trains pays £17,000 for prosthetic leg after NHS delay Sarah de Lagarde had an arm and leg amputated after falling onto Tube tracks at High Barnet Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2023
Pregnant woman 'threatened on Tube by racist group who tried to trip her up and blew smoke in her face' The trio also reportedly terrorised other London Underground passengers Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023
OPINION - Tube strikes will see 2024 start in the worst way — could they remember who pays their wages? On the twelfth day of Christmas, 5th and 6th of January, the RMT is giving London a little something to round off the season: 24 hours of Tube strike action, starting at 6pm on the Friday, by operations and maintenance staff. Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023
Week of strike chaos on the Tube in New Year as RMT announces details of London Underground walkout Seven days of rolling strikes planned for early January are set to bring misery to commuters Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
‘Nightmare’ Hyde Park Corner overcrowding & Tube strike service pledge - The Standard Podcast ‘Staggering levels of antisocial behaviour’, says station worker Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
Sadiq Khan 'should use new laws to reduce impact of London Underground strike' Transport Secretary Mark Harper calls on mayor to use 'minimum service levels' legislation - as TfL opens new talks with RMT to avert walkout Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
Tube worker tells of Hyde Park Corner 'nightmare' as crowds return from Winter Wonderland 'What I witnessed during December 9 and particularly December 10 has been nothing short of appalling' Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
Do Tubes run on Boxing Day? How to get around London Public transport around the capital will be limited over Christmas so what are your options? Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023
Four Elizabeth line stations become latest in London to gain mobile coverage Around 20% of London stations with underground platforms now have coverage, TfL says Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023
Tube strikes: RMT members meet to decide walkout dates after rejecting 5% pay offer RMT union members voted 90.5% in favour of taking strike action in bid to win better deal from TfL Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
TfL considers Taylor Swift-style 'dynamic pricing' for Tube journeys A Government announcement on rail fare rises is due imminently Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
Men shout antisemitic abuse at Bakerloo line Tube passenger and punch him in head Police believe the attack is connected to a pro-Palestine demonstration Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
Paddington station to shut for four days over Christmas due to HS2 engineering work Victoria station will also be closed to passengers using Southeastern services King’s Cross will be closed on Christmas Eve Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
Sadiq Khan's transport plans face rethink after Government approves only half of mayor's £500m 'wish list' One-year deal safeguards Piccadilly line upgrade but raises questions about Bakerloo line Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023 Sadiq Khan targets Tory rival Susan Hall with pickpocketing gag at Christmas bash Mayor sees first CCTV cameras on Central line as he insists Tube is 'low crime environment'
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Love Actually's Richard Curtis on scripting nightmares and awkward dates: the best quotes from our interview The legendary filmmaker is the star of this week's episode of our new podcast, London Love Stories. Host Katie Strick picks out his most surprising soundbites
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'Love is London's superpower — kindness is the ultimate romantic gesture' The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Bystanders to sexual assault on the Tube who do nothing are failing Londoners In less than a week, two stories of brazen sexual assaults on the Tube have hit the headlines. The first involved an arrest for alleged “sexual touching” of fellow passengers when the lights went out on a stranded Elizabeth Line train last Thursday. Now, a man has been jailed for…
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 South Kensington Tube station development to go ahead after council overrruled A new station entrance will be built as well as step-free access for some Underground lines
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 Is transport in London disrupted at Christmas? From tube to bus, how to get around Bank holidays, strikes and engineering works are having an impact on all modes of public transport in the capital
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 London Underground ridership surges as capital gears up for Christmas Christmas at Kew, Battersea Park's fireworks and the West End's Black Friday sales have all led to spikes in Tube travel
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023 OPINION - Britain faces a literacy crisis that could make us fatter, less employable and depressed Reading can be for solitary pleasure or it can be a quotidian task. Some people avoid books in favour of other forms of recreation; others read everywhere from bathrooms to Tube carriages. Some people love reading so much they even study English till the very end of school.
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023 Embrace rejection, lean into romance and get off the bus: what I've learnt as the host of London Love Stories Host Katie Strick unpacks the (surprising) lessons London Love Stories has taught her
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023 Tube crime: Young Londoners robbed of Canada Goose and North Face winter coats, AirPods and smartphones TfL reveals new details of 'really concerning' increase in crime on London Underground
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023 Susan Hall: Tory mayoral candidate accused of 'weaponising' Tube 'pickpocketing' incident to attack Sadiq Khan Tory mayoral candidate told LBC: 'I was very lucky. I got my property back. But thousands of people don’t'