London News Roundup: King's Cross Gets A New Park

By Rachel Holdsworth Last edited 127 months ago

Last Updated 09 November 2015

Rachel Holdsworth London News Roundup: King's Cross Gets A New Park

• A teenage girl has been filmed punching an 87 year old woman in the face on a bus.
• Transport for London has hired 500 staff in advance of the much-delayed Night Tube at a cost of £1.5m a month — but they're all doing other things across the network until launch.
• 13 fire engines that have been held 'in reserve' in case of strike might be axed altogether in budget cuts.
• Londoners' commute times are getting worse.
• Ajit Chambers plans to challenge TfL over the tendering process for transforming ghost stations.
• The 2012 Olympics were "more or less sabotaged" by Russian athletes who should have been banned for doping, says a report.
• A load of bones have been found in Greenwich.
• Ian Visits has crunched some numbers and come up with the best dates to buy monthly travelcards to save you money.
• Never been to Persepolis in Peckham? Shame on you.