THE BODY OF an eighth victim of the London Bridge terror attack was found in the river Thames on Tuesday evening, 6th June. The body was retrieved from the river by specialist officers from the Marine Police Unit from a ...
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Death and injury at Manchester incident
NINETEEN PEOPLE have been killed and scores of others injured after an incident at an Ariana Grande concert in the 18,000 seater Manchester Arena. The incident is being treated as a possible terrorist attack. There is still a great deal ...
Read More »Election expenses: Tory double standards
THERESA MAY has responded to the news that no Tory candidates will be charged with a criminal offence as a result of the “battle bus” incident by declaring “We did nothing wrong.” She is wrong to do so: the Election ...
Read More »Have a walk with TfL
MOST OF US IN London use the wheeled transport which Transport for London (TfL) provides: buses, Tubes and trains. However, Tfl is now reminding us that on 20th and 21st May they will be running a number of recreational walks which ...
Read More »Charity predicts 2017 will see more deaths
THE CHARITY Human Appeal has predicted that 2017 will be another year of death in the Middle East and Mediterranean. The gloomy assessment came after the bodies of 28 refugees were discovered off the coast of Libya in mid-April. Four innocent ...
Read More »New crossing could make us cross!
CRITICISM HAS RAINED down on Tory Transport Secretary Chris Grayling MP, who has announced the route of a new Lower Thames crossing. The Government will be going ahead with “Option C”: a new tunnel going under Green Belt land and crossing ...
Read More »Tube admits a closure a day
A FREEDOM OF Information request from BBC London has uncovered figures which show that London Underground (LU) is responsible for 360 station closures in 2016 – that’s just under one a day throughout the year. LU bosses are quick to ...
Read More »Keep on track over Easter
LONDONERS ARE looking forward to a break over the Easter weekend – and fortunately most of the public transport network will be available to take you round the capital. However, there are a few exceptions where services will be closed ...
Read More »They’re driving us crazy!
A NEW REPORT from the London Assembly Transport Committee has suggested radical new measures be taken to curb traffic in London. The report’s been welcomed by London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross. She wants to see City Hall being “smarter ...
Read More »Mayor Khan refuses to back unions’ safety calls
TALKS ARE BEING held at ACAS today, Saturday, in an attempt to halt a 24 hour strike on London Underground (LU), due to begin on Sunday evening. The strike would involve members of the RMT union and members of the Transport ...
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