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The Latest Breaking News from Piccadilly

Piccadilly line upgrade 'to blow £3billion budget' as passengers told not to expect new trains for a year

TfL chiefs warn of ‘major challenge’ integrating new high-tech trains with ‘extremely old infrastructure’

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Leaves on the line! Inside TfL's battle to keep the Piccadilly line running during autumn and winter

The Standard takes a ride on a ‘RAT’ train used to keep the overground sections of the London Underground free of leaves

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Shocking moment American boss mugged for his watch in Mayfair

J. Riccardo Benavides targeted on Piccadilly as Standard reveals scale of crime plaguing London’s West End

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London travel news LIVE: Piccadilly line part suspended

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Piccadilly Circus goes full sci-fi: Jared Leto and Gillian Anderson make digital history

Disney turns London’s landmark into a neon Tron: Ares playground, with the immersive experience open to the public for one day only.

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TfL chief 'hopeful and optimistic' new Piccadilly line trains will start running in a year

The 94 new trains will be the first on the ‘deep level’ London Underground to have air conditioning

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Police hunt ‘Piccadilly line’ knife-wielding phone robbery gang

Anyone who recognises them is urged to come forward after three males – including a boy, 17 – were attacked in London

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Stansted Airport fire: Flights delayed as passengers evacuated after blaze in lounge

Passengers were evacuated from Stansted Airport after a fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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Box Bar: New £4 million sports bar to launch in Piccadilly

The brand is well established in the Midlands and the North of England

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Waterstones Piccadilly event descends into 'hell on earth' as readers blast 'dangerous' overcrowding

Waterstones apologised to customers after a raft of complaints about the event at its flagship store

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Tube misery latest: Piccadilly line dubbed 'Purgatory line' after hundreds of trains suspended

Poor performance of key line to Heathrow revealed - with reliabilty worse than Victoria, Northern, Jubilee and Central lines

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Beloved London Restaurant Cicchetti Piccadilly Has a New Home — And It's as Glamorous and Decadent as It's Ever Been

With dazzling interiors by Fettle Studio, the San Carlo group eatery hasn't just moved locations: it has become a trip to the Med in restaurant form

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London Pride celebrations to have ‘significant policing presence’

The parade, which will go from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Place via Piccadilly, will see hundreds of groups taking part.

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Major fire shuts part of London Underground causing commuter chaos

Parts of the Piccadilly line remain closed on Friday morning

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Railway arches fire causes Tube chaos as Piccadilly line trains halted

Fire causes gas cylinders to explode as residents told to keep windows and doors closed

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TfL chief denies £3bn new fleet of Piccadilly line trains are delayed because they 'don't fit in tunnels'

Andy Lord admits introduction of new Tube fleet is challenging and the trains ‘require modification’

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Young man in life-threatening condition after car ploughs into fountain at London Piccadilly Circus

The area around Piccadilly Circus has been closed off after a black car crashed into the centre of the junction

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Exclusive: 78 TfL 'fat cats' pocket more than Prime Minister as number on £100,000+ soars

Passenger targets missed, new Piccadilly line trains delayed, Central line chaos - but 2,200 TfL staff earn six-figure sums

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Rollout of new Piccadilly line trains delayed by up to a year

The introduction of the modern trains has been more complex than expected, TfL bosses say

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Exclusive: Tube hammerblow as £3billion fleet of new Piccadilly line trains delayed by a year

First ‘deep-level’ air-conditioned Tube train not due to enter service until second half of 2026

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TfL announces Tube closures for Bank Holiday Monday: Full list of routes

Piccadilly Line and Elizabeth Line among those affected with replacement buses in place at several stations

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First sight of new Piccadilly line trains undergoing testing on London Underground

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: First of 94 new trains spotted during late-night testing in west London

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Singaporean magnate to open £1,000 a night luxury hotel opposite the Ritz on Piccadilly

The £110 million new hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2026

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London travel news LIVE: Liverpool Street trains disrupted after 'person hit by train'

Stay tuned for live updates and alternative travel options across London today

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Tube union threatens strike unless e-bikes are banned from London Underground after platform blaze

The fire at Rayners Lane station sent toxic fumes billowing across the station and caused temporary disruption to the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines

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