Liverpool Street station's controversial overhaul including rooftop pool in the sky revealed in new plans Conservationists are up in arms over plans to transform and update the Victorian station Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023
Poor students ‘likelier to opt for universities close to home’ data reveals Experts from the world of education gathered at the Evening Standard’s Liverpool Street headquarters Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023
Mystery of three young girls who fled Nazis is FINALLY solved after 84 years Taken at London’s Liverpool Street station and first published in The News Chronicle in 1939, it captures the Jewish youngsters on a life-changing journey as they fled Nazi Germany Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023
London’s Liverpool Street station redevelopment: on the wrong track? A Herzog & de Meuron-designed £1.5bn proposal to redevelop the listed Victorian railway terminus seems ill-conceived, whichever way you look at it The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023
Stephen Fry joins campaign against Liverpool Street station development Public figures and conservationists described proposals to build offices, shops and a hotel above the London station as ‘grossly opportunistic’ Evening Standard · May 9, 2023
Trains to Stansted Airport disrupted by signal failure Services between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge and Stansted were among those affected by signal failure at Tottenham Hale Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023
Hobart man charged with murder after incident in Liverpool Street property leaves 51yo dead A man has been charged with murder after another man was found in a Hobart property yesterday with blunt-force injuries to the head. ABC News · Feb 15, 2023
Roses for £385? Only a fool would be buying them in the first place Yep. You read that correctly. Elsewhere in this paper we report that a florist in Liverpool Street station is selling a bunch of red roses for £385. (Or a bargain bunch for £200.) Look, for that, the two of you can eat at Le Gavroche. And I know which I’d… Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2023
Griff Rhys Jones calls for ‘massive public outcry’ over Liverpool Street redevelopment plans Eight conservation groups said they were uniting in opposition to the £1.5bn scheme Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023
Griff Rhys Jones rails against plans to ‘smother’ Liverpool Street station Comedian leads coalition against ‘exploitative’ proposal for 16-storey buildings over listed station The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
Architectural vision for London station is little more than smoke and mirrors Dazzling computer-generated images of a newly revamped Liverpool Street do little to establish its merits or flaws The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023
New images released of 16-storey office and hotel block on top of Liverpool Street station New images have been released of the 16-storey development being proposed to sit on top of a transformed Liverpool Street station. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023
London Overground disruption after lorry wedged under bridge causes services to be suspended A lorry damaged a bridge at Bruce Grove on Friday morning, causing all routes between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, Cheshunt and Chingford to be suspended Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023
Elizabeth Line strike: Commuters brace for more travel misery as first walkout on new line to go ahead Central section of £20billion line to close on Thursday with reduced services on other parts Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023 Watch: RMT’s Mick Lynch slams government over minimal service level plan Rail passengers are facing a fourth consecutive day of travel disruption on Friday as RMT union members launch a fresh 48-hour walkout. The strike at Network Rail and 14 train operators means only around 20% of normal services will run with trains starting later and finishing earlier. The walkout is…
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022 I’ve got PCPD* (*perpetual Christmas party dread) Last night, wandering around Liverpool Street to various Christmas work events, an awful thought began to dampen my normally fizzy festive spirit until my mood was as flat as a five-day-old warm glass of prosecco. Am I enjoying all this, I thought to myself, trudging from party to party making…
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 Tube disruption: Will TfL services run during the train strikes? As the RMT launches the first in its next series of winter walk-outs, how is London’s transport network affected?
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Is there a Tube strike this week? As the RMT launches the first in its next series of winter walk-outs, how is London’s transport network affected?
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022 Betjeman’s Liverpool Street campaign revived in face of new development Conservationists hope spirit of late poet laureate’s 1970s protest will protect the Victorian station from ‘serious harm’
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022 Shard developer: our £1.5bn Liverpool Street scheme ‘will not harm historic station’ Developers seeking to build a 16-storey tower block on top of Liverpool Street station have insisted their plans will not harm the historic mainline station.
Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2022 Elizabeth line linkup from Sunday with direct trains to Heathrow The first direct Elizabeth line trains between Canary Wharf, the Square Mile and Heathrow airport have started running. This will mean journeys between the capital’s two key business districts and London’s main airport will take just 40 to 50 minutes – and bring the West End within 30 minutes of…
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022 Actor leads backlash against Liverpool Street station scheme that could ‘harm views of St Paul’s Cathedral’ Heritage watchdog says 21-storey high tower block would “trample” over Victorian station
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022 Bishopsgate: Police still on the hunt for two suspects after horror stabbing Two suspects still on the run after stabbing three people in front of horrified commuters
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Bishopsgate stabbing: Three victims knifed ‘trying to stop phone thieves on electric bikes’ Witnesses say things ‘escalated quickly’ in attack near Liverpool Street station in London
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Bishopsgate stabbing: Three people injured in broad daylight attack near train statiion Attack involves suspected robbery, City of London police say