Businessman accused of trying to rip off a Muslim woman’s HIJAB on Tube has assault case thrown out

A Polish businessman who was accused of an anti-Islam hate crime had an assault case against him thrown out by a judge after the Muslim woman’s key witnesses gave conflicting stories in court. Aniso Abulkadir claimed that she and her friends Luxika Rajeswaran and Oyindamola Olatuyi were assaulted at Baker Street Tube station by Pawel Uczciwek … Read more

Oxford Circus tube station covered in graffiti by vandals who ran amok while London shops closed

Oxford Circus tube station is left covered in graffiti by ‘Diabolical Dubstars’ vandals who ran amok while London’s biggest shopping street was closed due to Tier 4 restrictions The artwork was found on Boxing Day and features a tribute to Grenfell Tower  It is alleged the graffiti artist group Diabolical Dubstars tagged the tube station  … Read more

Collectors go wild for scrap salvaged from Tube trains as parts worth £550,000 fly off the shelves

Have you ever noted the home storage potential of a London Underground luggage rack, or lusted over the interior design qualities of a right-facing Jubilee Line lift button? Is so you are not alone – collectors have gone wild for parts salvaged from decommissioned Tube trains, with goods ranging from seat fabric, station tiles and … Read more

Coronavirus China: Wuhan whistleblower ‘kept in restraints and fed by tube in detention’

A Chinese citizen journalist who was arrested after reporting about the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan is kept in restraints 24 hours a day and force-fed by tube after going on a hunger strike in prison, her lawyer has claimed.  Zhang Zhan, who criticised Wuhan government’s handling of the crisis, is facing up to five years … Read more

Man, 19, is rushed to hospital after shooting outside north west London tube station 

Man, 19, is rushed to hospital after shooting outside north west London tube station Man, 19, was shot outside Sudbury Hill tube station at 6.40pm on November 18  He has  been taken to a west London hospital suffering with gunshot wounds No arrests have been made but officers remain in area and enquiries continue By Bhvishya … Read more

Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn and queen Suthida take the Tube as they open new subway station

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Queen Suthida put on a brave face as they took the tube as part of the inauguration of a new subway station in Bangkok on Saturday.  The royal couple sat on the subway train on padded cushions for the opening of the new extension of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) … Read more

Oxford Circus tube is evacuated as police sprint into the station 

Panic at Oxford Circus as tube station is closed while police rush in to arrest man threatening station staff Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated amid an ongoing incident  Multiple police officers were seen sprinting into the station  The man was seen being escorted up the steps of the tube station by police  By … Read more

RMT moan that Banksy’s £7.5m Tube graffiti stunt proves London Underground ‘is not safe’

Rail union bosses have claimed Banksy’s £7.5million Tube graffiti stunt proves the London Underground ‘is not safe,’ as TfL refuses to share which station the artist targeted along with other details, as it fears copycats will target trains. The renowned street artist boarded a Hammersmith and City Line train dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler … Read more

Wacky tube man could keep dingoes from killing cattle in Australia, study finds

Forget about scarecrows – Australian farmers hoping to save their livestock from dingos might want to borrow a wacky tube man from their local used car dealer. A new study suggests the humorous figures’ unpredictable gyrations can scare off the legendary wild dogs. Dingoes are a major problem for Australia’s sheep industry, slaughtering thousands of … Read more

London Tube, train and bus staff are told to prepare for total SHUTDOWN

London Tube, train and bus staff are told to prepare for total shutdown of network THIS WEEKEND unless TfL gets £1bn bailout – as Sadiq Khan is blasted over deal to extend £15 congestion zone to north and south circulars Eleventh-hour talks for £1billion bailout have stalled because of Govt conditions  The Mayor is refusing … Read more