The Latest Breaking News from British Transport Police

Foreign pickpocket jailed for Tube crime spree first to be caught with ‘ghost tapping’ contactless card reader

Chilean thief Daniel Maldonado Paulson preyed on commuters at South Kensington Underground station

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Manhunt after teenager robbed at knifepoint on Piccadilly line

Anyone who recognises man seen in CCTV image should call police

Evening Standard · Feb 16

CCTV appeal after £4,500 suitcase stolen inside London Paddington train

The suitcase containing jewellery was stolen on board a train from Paddington to Kimble

Evening Standard · Feb 16

Fare dodger left victim with a bleed on brain after being told off for ‘bumping’ London Tube barrier

Rikki Holmes, 33, attempted to exit without paying but was scolded by furious commuter Ian McQueen

Evening Standard · Feb 4

'It's a real win for everyone' – British police force U-turns on policy that effectively decriminalised bike theft

The short-lived strategy was reversed following pressure from Cycling UK and others

Cycling Weekly · Jan 30

Police in CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted on Elizabeth Line train in broad daylight

The shocking incident took place at around 8am on an Elizabeth Line train in August 2025

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Asylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life

Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Asylum seeker who stabbed hotel worker 23 times jailed for 29 years for murder

Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before launching a frenzied attack on Rhiannon Whyte.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Prolific shoplifter jailed for £3,800 raids on same All Saints branch at London St Pancras station

Zenith Lawrence, 24, was caught by plain-clothes officers and jailed within just two days

Evening Standard · Jan 28

CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted on escalators at major London train station

The attack took place at St Pancras on the morning of November 22, 2025

Evening Standard · Jan 23