Bus and tube fares in London are set to rise by up to 20p a journey – in yet another cost of living blow for those living in the capital. With Londoners already facing spiraling gas bills and rising inflation, today Sadiq Khan heaped on more misery by raising prices by almost 5 per cent … Read more
Rail companies forced to cut services as pingdemic hits public transport with large numbers of staff self-isolating and TFL forced to close Circle and Hammersmith and City lines over the weekend Workers in the transport sector are among vast number of those being pinged Reduced timetables have been introduced on railways across England recently Passengers … Read more
Marks & Spencer has beaten rum juggernaut Barcardi to be named the best pre-mixed mojito maker in the UK. The upmarket supermarket’s £2.10 version of the popular Cuban cocktail was awarded the top prize in a Which? taste test when it was tried against versions made by Barcardi, Asda, Aldi, and Tesco. A hugely popular … Read more
TfL resumes normal Bakerloo Line service to Wembley after previously telling England fans to get to the stadium by 5.30pm because of staff shortages By Shari Miller For Mailonline Published: 11:32 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 14:14 BST, 11 July 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has resumed normal service on the Bakerloo Line after … Read more
England fans travelling on the Bakerloo line are told to get to Wembley by 5.30pm due to shortage of staff who are self-isolating – and trains will stop altogether at 7pm By Shari Miller For Mailonline Published: 11:32 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 11:44 BST, 11 July 2021 Fans travelling to the Euro 2020 … Read more
Pedestrian crossing signals will be left on green man at 18 sets of lights in London unless traffic is approaching under plans to make capital a ‘walkable city’ 18 crossings in London will be altered with ‘green person authority’ technology Forms part of Transport for London’s bid to make the capital a ‘walkable city’ The … Read more
Oyster card fraudster who swindled £24,000 by creating bogus travel cards using faces of elderly Turkish actors and politicians before selling them on is facing jail Efecan Gokce, 20, from Hendon, London, sold fake Oyster cards via social media Potential loss to TfL ranged from £647,000 to £2,500,000, Gokce taking £24k Found to be using four … Read more
Oyster card fraudster who swindled £24,000 by creating bogus travel cards using faces of elderly Turkish actors and politicians before selling them on is facing jail Efecan Gokce, 20, from Hendon, London, sold fake Oyster cards via social media Potential loss to TfL ranged from £647,000 to £2,500,000, Gokce taking £24k Found to be using four … Read more
Enforcing an earlier lockdown would have saved the lives of London‘s bus drivers who died from Covid-19, an independent review has concluded. The study, carried out by University College London (UCL), found that some of the deaths of workers in March 2020 ‘would not have happened’ if restrictions had been implemented sooner. The report, which was commissioned … Read more
The Hammersmith Bridge TOLL! London council reveals ‘radical plans’ to pay off £100m repairs to 134-year-old crossing by charging drivers £3 to travel the 232 yards to the other side Hammersmith and Fulham Council has drawn up the ‘radical plans’ A timetable has scheduled it to reopen to pedestrians and cyclists next summer 134-year-old west … Read more