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Two men sought by police after leaking bottles of acid left at Tube station

A rucksack with two bottles of a ‘strong acidic substance’ was abandoned

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023

Elizabeth line carries 600,000 passengers a day as people switch from Underground and other rail services

The new line is delivering an estimated 140,000 additional journeys each weekday

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

OPINION - Sadiq Khan’s ‘Say Maate’ campaign is part of an ugly war on human exchange

THERE’s been a dusty response so far to “Say Maate!”, the Mayor’s exciting new initiative to stamp out sexism in public spaces. The gist is that when a bloke catches his friend saying something off-colour to a woman, he reprimands him with a reproachful “Maate!”. The friend, abashed, sinks into…

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2023

Train strikes: London commuters face more disruption as new RMT strike hits railways

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are walking out on Thursday while drivers in Aslef continue a week-long overtime ban

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Train drivers announce overtime ban after week of rail and Tube chaos

Drivers at 15 train companies will launch a ban on overtime between July 31 and August 5

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023

Will tube strikes stop the Elizabeth line running in July?

A new wave of industrial action from the RMT union will take place in London, with an expected 20,000 workers walking out across 14 rail companies

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

The 10 London stations earmarked for new step-free access

TfL needs to secure donor funding to complete the accessibility upgrades

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

Tube passengers face week of chaos as new drivers’ strike announced

Tube passengers face a week of chaos at the end of July, including the near certain shutdown of the London Underground for at least two full days, it emerged on Monday.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2023

I’d axe 20mph speed limits on main roads if I became mayor, vows Tory hopeful Susan Hall

Action also pledged on LTNs, cycle lanes, stop and search and family homes

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2023

Matt Hancock’s harassment claims ‘laughable’, accused tells court

Geza Tarjanyi is accused of shoulder-barging the former health secretary.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023