The Latest Breaking News from BTP

‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled

The Guardian - UK · 7h ago

Police hunt man after woman sexually assaulted outside south London Tube station

The attack occurred on the morning of Sunday August 30 outside Vauxhall station

Evening Standard · Oct 2

London police facial recognition trial scanned 500,000+ faces and produced one false alert

A six-month trial of live facial recognition at London railway stations cost British Transport Police (BTP) £320,786 and scanned more than 500,000 faces, but it produced just one alert from the police watchlist. That alert turned out to be a false identification, with no arrest resulting directly from the technology…

The Times of India · Oct 1

Victims being ‘let down’ by justice system, Met Police chief says after paedophile sentenced

Sir Mark Rowley issued a statement outside court after the sentencing of Zafer Dogan

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Thug threatened passengers on board train before attacking man at London station

The attack took place at around 10pm on August 30 at Hackney Downs station

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Police hunt man after assault at south London station

The incident took place in August after a man was reported for pushing through the barriers at Clapham Junction station

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Police launch crackdown on luxury luggage thieves at major London stations

BTP and London St Pancras Highspeed are doing more to tackle the issue after a series of prominent thefts

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Passenger fatally punched Elizabeth line worker after missing his train

TfL worker Jorge Ortega, 61, hit his head on the concrete platform at Ilford station, east London, after being struck by a single blow from Ayodele Jamgbadi

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Man given hospital order after fatal attack on Elizabeth Line worker in east London

Jorge Ortega died two days after hitting his head on the concrete platform at Ilford station following a punch from Ayodele Jamgbadi

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Pet owner to be reunited with urn of dog ashes that was left on train

British Transport Police said the owner of the urn has been in touch with them.

Evening Standard · Sep 15