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Londoners wary of Live Facial Recognition rollout as operations trialled at major transport hubs

Live facial recognition (LFR) cameras are currently being rolled out at some London Tube stations

Evening Standard · Aug 18

Probe into two train derailments to ‘look at all possible causes and factors’

A second train derailed 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Network Rail issues statement after two train derailments in two days

INVESTIGATIONS into two train derailments in two days “will look at all possible causes and factors”, a Network Rail boss said, adding the hot…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14

Two seriously injured after London train with 150 on board derails

The train, which had around 150 people on board when it derailed, has now been safely evacuated

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Two people seriously injured after train with 150 on board derails

The incident happened near Lewes railway station on Thursday afternoon and involved a Southern Rail train.

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Serial sex attacker Simon Levy jailed for whole life over murders of two women

The 40-year-old killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year.

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Woman who tried to warn police about Simon Levy says nightmare became ‘real life’

Laura was one of two women who reported being sexually assaulted by Simon Levy in 2018

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Witness appeal after attempted sexual assault on south London train

The attempted assault took place on a train between City Thameslink and London Bridge on July 28

Evening Standard · Aug 11

London Underground is trialing live face scanning from today as privacy groups say it 'treats the public like suspects' — here's how to avoid it

The British Transport Police are putting facial recognition cameras in Tube stations, but face a backlash against the tech.

TechRadar · Aug 11

Manhunt launched after woman 'punched and kicked' on London to Scotland train

Police have launched a manhunt after a woman was 'punched several times and kicked' on a train from London to Scotland

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11