accident

TfL has launched an investigation after the doors of a Victoria line train apparently opened while it was travelling between stations.

The flying piece of plastic that injured three women at Mile End tube station last November has bounced back into the news. One of the injured women has sued London Underground (LU) for damages; she suffered a 5cm cut on her forehead when a plastic …

As SE1 reported a very nasty collision between a lorry and a cyclist near London Bridge, the Mayor was launching a new initiative to improve cycling safety. Encouraging uptake of cycle training is one aspect, but there’s also a new campaign to raise awareness of …

Is it just the cooler weather, or are Evening Standard readers normally this cold-hearted? The story of 41-year old Claphamite Lee Roberts, who nearly came a cropper when his bag got caught in the doors of a Northern line train at Clapham North, has received …

96. The Ghost Bus The belief that vehicles can appear as apparitions has long been confirmed by sightings across the capital, and the rest of the country of ghostly carriages. But to consider phantoms of modern day modes of transport seems absurd, and yet one …

Here’s what we’ve learned this weekend while the rest of you have been up t’pub: A truly ghoulish painting of Blair is unveiled. Londonist will have nightmares. Things are almost back to normal at Heathrow. Whatever that is. Londonist doesn’t really understand why people have …