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Transport Editor and City Hall Editor, The London Standard Email: [email protected]
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Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Moorgate Tube disaster www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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A memorial service was held this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube disaster

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London mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social wants to take control of Oxford Street - and all these neighbouring streets too

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Sadiq wants to seize control of Oxford St but the Labour-controlled council says the power grab is “not necessary” www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Why London’s newest bus isn’t painted red… www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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The branding for the Silvertown "bike bus" has been revealed...

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A commemoration will be held tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube crash, in which 43 people died.

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London taxi fares to rise 7.5% www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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TfL strike chaos poster Top Trumps: not quite up there with a combined RMT/ Aslef walkout on the Tube but still going to cause a lot of disruption on the Lizzie line

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Lizzie line strikes - warning about mass disruption on Thursday and Saturday www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Children’s nanny receives 123 Ulez penalty notices and visits from bailiffs www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Westminster council has published figures on the number of fines issued by Lime and Forest to cyclists who fail to park their e-bikes in a designated bay - first time I've seen such data

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Credit to @carolinerussell.bsky.social for calling the mayor to account for the stewarding of London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks. It feels like the needs of many passengers trying to get home before midnight were ignored. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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When London goes wrong on New Year’s Eve… www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Looking for a bargain three-storey home in Walthamstow? Look no further… 👀 www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...

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Walthamstow, we have a problem: no London Overground Weaver line due to signalling problems at Hackney Downs

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As London's unemployment rate rises to 6.1% (the highest in the UK), here are the parliamentary constituencies with the highest and lowest number of unemployment benefit claimants

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Mum calls for LTN after three-year-old on balance bike hit by fail-to-stop driver www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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TfL plans to “build out” some station platforms to stop passengers falling down the gap www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Extraordinary how much chaos can be caused by a railway trespasser… www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Council tax latest: two-thirds of London boroughs will charge in excess of £2k a year www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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London council tax from April 2025: league table now includes Lambeth and Wandsworth (£ band D)

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No wonder Sadiq’s smiling - he’ll pay the lowest council tax in the country www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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Parking fines in London set to increase in 15 years - hopefully will tackle epidemic of pavement parking www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Secret recordings show how parking wardens are under pressure to issue tickets www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Favourite transport story of the week… www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Lizzie line drivers reject pay offer that would have taken their salaries to £75,700 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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London council tax: the most expensive and least expensive boroughs from April. Colour-coded by political control.

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Two-thirds of London boroughs have now published their proposed council tax hikes from April. Here are the (painstaking) details: www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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High Court told how public meeting on proposed LTN descended into acrimony… www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Tube crime: stations and lines where most offences occur www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Another London LTN battle heads for the High Court www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Huge increase in reported crime on Elizabeth line www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Hammersmith bridge: read this and weep… www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

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TfL wants to double the number of Lizzie line trains to Heathrow T5 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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The City corporation seized more than 100 Lime and Forest e-bikes during a crackdown on badly-parked dockless bikes - and charged the firms £235 per bike to get them back. Yes, they can be a nuisance... but I can't wait for the crackdown on badly parked cars...

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Eurostar restarts direct trains between St Pancras and Amsterdam www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Equivalent in transport terms of sending a letter to Santa… 🎅 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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TfL promises to end Cutty Sark DLR station broken escalators fiasco www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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TfL commissioner struggles to talk about killing of Elizabeth line worker www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Safety concerns raised by @londoncycling.bsky.social about London’s cycleways www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Fascinating article from @kirkkorner.bsky.social on Lucy Letby and why, regardless of growing publicity around a “miscarriage of justice” claimed by her supporters, the law as it stands “presents a significant obstacle for Letby and her lawyers to overcome”. www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/l...

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Latest London cyclist death revealed as ghost bike is erected in memory of first victim of 2025 www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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Disappearing London: a tiny kiosk on a Tube station platform. This one is at Bank station, between the arrival / departure platforms for the Waterloo and City line (aka “The Drain”).

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Bakerloop consultation opens today… route could be operational by autumn. Bus pic “posed by model” - the route may not use Chinese BYD buses. Depends which firm wins the TfL tender www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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