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Loughborough Junction: 3 people killed when hit by train in London

The three bodies were found close to Loughborough Junction near Brixton shortly after 7.30am today and sources claim paint canisters were found nearby.




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Southgate station explosion: At least five people injured in blast

Terrified commuters fled Southgate Tube station in panic after an electronic device overheated and a 23-year-old from Enfield has been arrested and released under investigation.




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Ex-TfL Tube announcer told he'd be deported in Home Office blunder

Franklin Azolukwam, 36, from north London, lost his job with bookmaker Betfred when he was seized by immigration officials last July and told the Home Office had no record record of him




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Charing Cross station evacuated after man 'claims to have a bomb'

Armed police swooped on the Underground station at Charing Cross in central London after a man, 38, later detained under the Mental Health Act, made a bomb threat as he ran onto Northern Line tracks.




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London Underground drivers to strike on day of Donald Trump's visit

The US president's time in the capital on July 13 is set to cause chaos above ground because of security fears.




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Uber wins stay of execution as judge grants a 15-month licence 

Uber has won a partial victory at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in getting its London operating licence renewed following safety concerns, with a judge granting a 15-month permit.




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'Heavily pregnant' woman forced to ask for a seat on the London tube

Blogger Anna Whitehouse - aka Mother Pukka - took to London's Underground network wearing a fake bump as part of a social experiment on Brits' attitudes towards pregnant women.




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TfL tube strike: All you need to know about the Piccadilly Line closures 

London’s Piccadilly line will be suspended in a TfL strike, slated to coincide with Donald Trump’s visit and could affect England fans heading home after watching the World Cup semi-final match.




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London Tube commuters bake as temperatures hit 97F during rush hour

Commuters cooked in 97F heat inside crammed Tube carriages tonight on their way home from work. They wiped sweat from their brows and undone their shirts ahead of the sticky, stuffy journey.




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Tube workers warn temperatures could hit 103F on London Underground

Incredible thermal images captured today show the tropical heat commuters are braving on the London underground. London Underground staff said temperatures could soar past 104F.




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UK heatwave: Which London Underground lines are air conditioned?

As the heatwave in the UK looks like it's just about to hit another gear, many London commuters taking the tube are worried about the like of air-conditioning on trains. However, some lines do feature aircon.




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Furious London commuters slam 12-YEAR wait to get air conditioning

Commuters have been suffering in recent weeks as the capital battles through a heatwave that has seen temperatures approach 104F (40C) on the Underground.




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Poor puppy named George left on London Tube in soaring temperature

A tiny dog abandoned on the tube in soaring heatwave temperatures is now looking for a loving new home. The poor Chihuahua cross - now named George Michael - was scared and confused.




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London Tube ad for cremation service leaves Twitter users in stitches

The rather morbid cremation advert was spotted on what appeared to be the Circle Line by Spanish comedian Ignacio Lopez, who lives in Wales, whose tweet about it quickly went viral.




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Malia Obama snuggles up to Rory Farquharson in London Tube station

Seemingly unfazed by the busy hustle and bustle of passengers around them, the couple were pictured sharing a tender moment as Malia closed her eyes, while Rory planted a kiss on her forehead.




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Bank holiday London tube chaos ahead as RMT announces strike action

Tube maintenance workers will carry out a 48-hour strike from the morning of August 22, followed by another two-day walk out from the evening of August 24.




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Police hunt London Tube passenger 'who threatened mother and baby'

Police are hunting a woman who allegedly launched a verbal attack on a mother with a pram and threatened her - because her young child accidentally kicked her on the Central Line.




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Tube passenger hunted over knife threat to mother and baby revealed

Millicent Barnes, from South London, was said to have launched a furious verbal attack on a family, including a one-year-old child, before implying she had a weapon on a Central Line train.




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Two men are gunned down in broad daylight outside London Tube station

Police officers were called to Rayners Lane, in Harrow, northwest London this afternoon. Two people have been rushed to a major trauma centre 'as a priority'.




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Tube map that shows London Underground trains moving in real time

It has been created by web developer Matthew Somerville, who came up with the idea after Transport for London (TfL) removed restrictions on commercial use of its travel data.




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Transport For London worker 'sexually assaulted colleague'

Damian Fichardo, 42, of Bexley, south east London, followed the victim into a women's toilet, pinned her against the washbasins and told her he wanted to ‘lick her’ intimately, a court heard.




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Baby-on-board badge- when is too early? Mum-to-be sparks lively debate

A mother-to-be from London has sparked a lively debate on Mumsnet after asking whether it is too early to wear Transport For London's 'baby on board' badge at six weeks pregnant.




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Person dies after being hit by Tube train sparking Oxford Street chaos

A person has reportedly been killed by a train a Victoria Line train at Oxford Circus sparking panic and causing commuters to evacuate the station.




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London Crossrail's £15bn Elizabeth line will NOT open by December

The colossal £14.8 billion Crossrail project had been expected to open this year bringing significantly reduced journey times to the capital - but now only a vague date next year has been given.




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London Victoria station evacuated as commuters get 'trapped on platforms'

Thousands of commuters were left angry and stranded amid chaotic scenes in London this morning, as travellers complained of being trapped in Victoria station.




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Tube strike: Piccadilly Line drivers prepare to strike again next month

Drivers on the Piccadilly Line will walk out for 24 hours on November 7 following industrial action last month. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said the union was 'frustrated' with management.




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Limited edition £80 Adidas x TFL trainers which came with free oyster of same value go on eBay

The trainers were the first of three limited edition Adidas designs being released in collaboration with Transport for London to mark 15 years of the Oyster travel card in the capital.




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London Tube passenger sparks outrage in blackface for Halloween

The man, said to have been from Bulgaria, on the Central Line in London appeared to have dressed up as Samuel L Jackson’s character Jules Winnfield from the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.




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Planned 24-hour Tube strike on the Piccadilly Line is called off

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on the Piccadilly Line, which links central London to Heathrow Airport, were due to strike from noon tomorrow - but this has been suspended.




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Tube Strikes: How November Central Line strikes could affect you

On Wednesday, November 6, commuters travelling on the London Underground won't be able to use the Central and the Waterloo and City Lines due to a Tube strike. Here is all you need to know




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Central Line tube strike on London Underground just before Christmas

Workers on London Underground’s Central Line are to go on strike on the weekend before Christmas in a dispute over industrial relations, the RMT union announced.




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15 fascinating little known London Underground facts revealed 

We put 15 questions about the Tube to its Head of Network Delivery, Richard Jones. Here we reveal his answers – the inside track on the London Underground from a top insider.




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Vintage images show construction of 55 Broadway London Underground HQ

Astounding black and white images from 1928 show 'human flies' hanging off the construction site for 55 Broadway - the London Underground headquarters near St James's Park.




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Person dies at London Archway station after being hit by train

A person has died after being hit by train at Archway tube station near Finsbury Park in north London.The collision took place shortly after 4.20pm today.




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Ads claiming Michael Jackson is innocent are launched on London buses

The adverts which appeared on the side of London's buses this week state: ‘Facts don’t lie. People do.’ They are accompanied by a photo of Jackson, who died at the age of 50 in 2009.




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London bus chugs out horrific cloud of exhaust fumes

Commuters and young children on the No 42 bus were left gagging as clouds of diesel fumes poured in from outside through the doors shortly after 8am today in south east London.




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Anti-social mess including vomit, urine and blood soils nearly 15,000 London buses in just a year

Buses in London were strewn with anti-social mess including vomit, urine and blood thousands of times last year. Several bus routes had vehicles soiled on average more than twice per week.




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Sadiq Khan's bike bridge branded a 'vanity project' as estimated cost 'doubles to £400 million'

Transport for London has already spent £11.6million on Sadiq Khan's proposed bridge linking Canary Wharf with Rotherhithe in East London, but there are fears too few people would use it.




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Dramatic blaze tears through warehouse and forces closure of London's North Circular 

London's North Circular was closed in both directions early this morning, following a fire at a commercial building (pictured). The westbound route has now reopened with traffic remaining slow.




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Epileptic father-of-four killed by a London Underground train and lay undiscovered for five hours

Alfonso Sinclair, 29, had just suffered a seizure before he wandered on to the tracks at Warren Street station. A coroner's report found that TfL missed 'potential opportunities to prevent death'.




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Weather: Temperature in London: Thermal imaging photos show extreme heat on Tube

The pictures show temperatures as high as 100F (38.2C) on the 220 bus from Willesden to Wandsworth and 97F (36C) on the Northern Line today.




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TfL forced to apologise after woman fined for not paying congestion charge after miscarriage

Cairis Hickey told Transport for London she would pay the £11.50 fee for travelling through the city centre the following day as she got home late. But she suffered a miscarriage and forgot.




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Suspected fare dodger slaps London Tube worker in the face 'forcing his way through the barriers'

British Transport Police have released shocking CCTV footage of an attack that took place on a member of TFL in Bounds Green station after he challenged a man dodging the fare..




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Uber is given a two-month licence extension to continue operating in London

Transport for London (TfL) said the app-based ride-hailing firm must meet new conditions to 'ensure passenger safety'. It could have granted Uber a new five-year licence.




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More homeless migrants arrive at Park Lane campsite and leave Hyde Park littered with rubbish

A dozen tents housing around 20 rough sleepers have been set up on Park Lane, across the road from the London Hilton hotel and the area is strewn with litter, empty food cartons and drug paraphernalia.




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Bus passenger hit with TFL fine and criminal record after iPhone died

Jemima Kelly tapped in on a London bus in October using Apple Pay on her phone to pay for the £1.50 ticket between zone one and two. Her phone died and she was charged £476.




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Chaos for London commuters for the second day running as the Jubilee Line is shut down

London commuters faced more chaos today as the Jubilee Line was shut down due to 'temporary unavailability of trains' - a day after Extinction Rebellion protesters




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East London fare-dodger flees from police after being spotted carrying a Samurai sword

New Channel 5 series 'Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law' shows a man, from the UK, fleeing from police after he's spotted by London Bus revenue inspectors carrying a Samurai sword.




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Christmas travel chaos for thousands as rail bosses announce major works

Network Rail has announced 386 projects across the UK, with the worst-hit areas being London, the south-east of England and Liverpool during the festive period.




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Rush hour chaos for thousands of commuters after person is hit by a train

Passengers endured disruption between London Paddington and Slough this evening after the victim was struck by a service at Hayes and Harlington station in West London.