Archive: London Underground

David Kelly inquest ruled out

David Kelly died near his Oxfordshire home in 2003

A further inquest will not be held into the death of weapons inspector David Kelly, the attorney-general has announced.

Statement on David Kelly in full

Experts demand David Kelly inquest

Johnson reverses Metronet failure

Londoners face travel chaos as six-day strike looms

Industrial action will disrupt London's transport network for two weeks if it goes ahead

Londoners are braced for travel chaos next month as a row over the sacking of two tube drivers threatened to prompt a six day strike.

Tube strike causes mass disruption

Tube strikes meant many Londoners spent hours getting to work this morning

The tube strike has hit Londoners hard, with millions of journeys rocked by the industrial action.

Chaos in London: Tube strike hits

The tube strike begins at 15:00 BST.

Commuters in London are enduring chaotic journeys home from work, after a tube strike began at 17:00 BST today.

Ministers 'naive' before Metronet failure

A £410 million gap, in fact

Ministers' promises to meet 95% of Tube upgrade firm Metronet's financial liability helped drive the company towards failure, MPs have suggested.

London transport faces £1.7 billion funding gap

Tube fare will be going up again, according to the report

The London transport network is facing one of its biggest financial challenges yet, with a potential £1.7billion funding gap by 2018, the London Assembly has warned.

Revealed: Boris 'responsible for scuppering strike deal'

The Tube strike hit London at 19:00 BST yesterday

The Mayor of London ordered London Underground to scupper an 11-th hour deal to avert today's Tube strike, sources have indicated.

Tube strike goes ahead after talks fail

Here we go again: trains stop at 19:00 tonight

London has been hit by a system-wide tube strike today, after 11th hour talks collapsed.

Johnson calls for "more pleasant" transport

Boris Johnson wants more 'common sense' ideas

Boris Johnson has said he will work with Transport for London (TfL) to make travelling on the capital's transport system a "more pleasant" experience.

Tube party ends with arrests

Tube party to mark alcohol ban on London transport ends with 17 arrests

A party on the Tube to mark the ban on alcoholic drinks on London transport has led to 17 arrests and the closure of six stations.

Johnson reverses Metronet failure

All change on the London Underground

New London mayor Boris Johnson has taken over direct control of failed public-private partnership (PPP) firm Metronet from today.

MPs flag Metronet failure

Metronet was supposed to upgrade nine of the underground's 12 lines

Future public-private partnerships (PPP) should always bear in mind the "spectacular failure" of Metronet, MPs have warned.

'Major communications problems' in July 7th response

Report finds communications a major problem in July 7th emergency response

The emergency services' response to the July 7th bombings in London last year was hampered by "major communications problems", a new report finds.

Transport terror threat 'very high'

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The threat of terrorist attacks on Britain's transport system "remains grave" and should be countered by every means possible, MPs warn today.

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