For commuters heading to work on the morning of 7 July 2005, the day had begun unremarkably. It was lightly raining, a Thursday and London had just hours before been named as the host city for the 2012 Olympics.
Newspapers carried rare good news, celebrating Britain’s victory. “London’s Triumph,” proclaimed one headline. “Gold Rush,” declared another. Yet, within hours, those jubilant announcements would become little more than a footnote in the memories of those caught up in the tragedy that followed.
