The family of a ‘drunk’ wedding guest who fell to his death at a Tube station and lay undiscovered for more than six hours are suing London Underground for more than £300,000 for negligence. Bernard Ovu, 35, was trapped in a stairwell at Canning Town station for nearly an hour before tripping down concrete steps leading … Read more
Nine Chinese gold miners trapped 2,000 feet underground are rescued two weeks after explosion blocked tunnel entrance Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners trapped underground to safety today Footage showed the first miner to be rescued with a blindfold across his eyes The rescued miner was extremely weak, state broadcaster CCTV said By Sophie Tanno … Read more
He should be ASH-amed! Moment Tube passenger casually puffs on a CIGARETTE in the carriage leaving fellow travellers fuming Video footage showed the man brazenly smoking on the Piccadilly Line Smoking has been banned on the London Underground since 1984 Another passenger filmed the man as he puffed on a cigarette in London By Emer … Read more
Homes were evacuated in a Devon market town this afternoon following a suspected gas leak or electrical shortage that caused multiple explosions underground. Police declared a major incident with 25 people from properties in Kingsbridge told to leave and one person taken to hospital following the incident at 11.50am. Temporary shelter was being arranged for those … Read more
Commuters were pictured travelling through London during rush hour this morning without wearing face masks hours after the Home Secretary backed a tougher police approach to lockdown rules. Priti Patel said a minority of the public are ‘putting the health of the nation at risk’, adding that officers are moving more quickly to issuing fines … Read more
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location today, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States. ‘The base is one of several bases housing the Guards’ Navy’s strategic missiles,’ the state media quoted the head of the Guards, Major General … Read more
Commuters continued to head into work today after regulations enforcing England’s national lockdown as the stringent restrictions entered into force overnight amid spiralling coronavirus cases. Transport for London and Network Rail are now urging people to only travel by train for ‘legally permitted reasons’ such as work or education, in a toughening of language that previously … Read more
Londoners looking to get their foot on the property ladder will be able to find a bargain home along the Metropolitan line where prices can reach as low as £290,000, a new property survey has found. Properties along the line, which serves 34 stations and has the cheapest average house price of any tube line, have … Read more
Britons defied Covid rules to party at a 2,500-strong underground rave in France where revellers attacked police trying to shut it down. The partygoers had set up the illegal rave in Lieuron, Brittany, on New Year’s Eve after skirmishes with officers, said a statement from the local prefecture. Many people were still on the site … Read more
Travellers invade north London underground station car park: At least eight caravans set up camp on suburban site as the New Year dawns The group of travellers descended on car park outside Finchley Central station, on site operated by NCP The caravans arrived on Thursday and remain on the Transport for London land this evening … Read more