The London Daily News

Travel Desk – update 4:20pm

Transport for London are claiming that the proposed cuts in the budget to fund London's underground system will lead to more efficiency.

London's Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy said:

"The next four years will be among the busiest and most exciting in ...

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A man threatening to blow himself up inside Heathrow Terminal 5 led to a partial closure of the terminal building, the incident has now been resolved according to BAA owners of Heathrow.

BAA in a statement said:
"The police incident that caused the partial ...

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The government is under increased pressure today to review its policy on airports, following a report by the Transport Select committee looking at Transport and the Economy which has called for transport investment to be "backed up by a pro-active and a fully integrated ...

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The slogan used by many car manufacturers that electrical cars do not emit emissions has been disputed by consumer watchdog Which?, in a recent study comparing carbon dioxide by charging electric cars, and that emitted by the most efficient diesel models, and found that ...

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The RMT boss Bob Crow may have been a phone hack victim according to letter sent by RMT lawyers to Sue Akers, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who refused to rule out suspicions that the telephone of RMT General Secretary Bob Crow ...

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The Joint Intelligence Committee has added its voice amid growing concerns that China's offer to "help build" a £50 million mobile phone network on London’s underground, may in fact undermine London’s security apparatus.

With continual cyber attacks from China, who has been seeking military ...

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London travellers will have a "nightmare" when main line tube stations Bond Street are upgraded; Oxford Street will be closed eastbound between Duke Street and Vere Street for utility works from 14 February for nine months.

Over 5 million Londoners use the London Underground ...

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The RMT have today described conditions on the London underground this past week as the "worst week of chaos" in 2011, with repeated failures on the Jubilee, Metropolitan, Central and Victoria Line’s, all down to according to the RMT a "combination of cuts, infrastructure ...

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Commuters using the Docklands Light Railway, Jubilee and Overground services are severely delayed causing thousands to find alternative forms of transport, and the Thames clipper services running at "full capacity" today.

Twitter has put "DLR" as a trend reflecting the number of angry commuters ...