‘This is STILL how I have to travel to work’: Furious NHS nurse tweets snap of packed Tube while fury at Sadiq Khan grows as life-threatening chaos rolls into SECOND week of coronavirus lockdown Network busy again today – on day seven of lockdown – with people packed ‘like sardines’ on Tube and buses London … Read more
Sadiq Khan has today been accused of risking the lives of Londoners who were forced on to crowded trains today after services were slashed in half. Police are also ready to guard all major stations and check ID to ensure only coronavirus key workers are travelling amid chaotic scenes in the capital where ‘health hazard’ trains were rammed … Read more
Tube journeys fall 70% while trips on buses are down 40% as Britons work from home and avoid public transport during coronavirus outbreak Journeys on the Underground have fallen by 70 per cent on this time last year London commuters are also avoiding the bus, with 40 per cent fewer passengers The Government advised only … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Some of London’s biggest tourist spots have been left empty as stark aerial images reveal eerie shots of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus sparsely populated as the capital gets to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night highlighted that London was the worst-hit area of the UK, with the most cases … Read more
London Tubes and trains could start running ‘scaled down’ Saturday and Sunday services on weekdays from as early as this week amid coronavirus lockdown, warns Sadiq Khan – while thousands of commuters work from home Mayor of London says that a weekend timetable could be used during the week This would hit the Underground, DLR, … Read more
London’s Tube and Heathrow airport hit by coronavirus: Commuter numbers fall and fewer travellers head to Asia as outbreak tightens its grip Heathrow revealed a 4.8 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger numbers While Transport for London boss revealed falling passenger numbers last week The UK government is also not currently telling people to avoid … Read more