For now, though – here’s a brief history of the entire London Underground told through ten maps. Opened in 1863, the initial Metropolitan Railway route ran between Paddington and Farringdon, but was ...

A decision to end free book exchanges at London Underground stations on safety grounds has been branded "ridiculous" by a former fire chief. The benefits of these mini-libraries, which have ...

London Underground stations have been forced to remove their much-loved book exchange libraries - because officials say they pose a fire risk. Signs in London Tube stations state the libraries ...

One of them is Carn Euny in Cornwall, which dates back 1,500 years and contains a secret 65ft underground tunnel ... For unknown reasons, Carn Euny was abandoned around AD 400, towards the end ...

At 8.46am on Friday February 28 1975, a packed rush-hour tube train crashed into a dead-end tunnel. The driver, Les Newson, was killed instantly and 42 passengers also lost their lives.

The London Tube stations where staff have suffered the most attacks have been named. Transport for London (TfL) data has revealed that more than 600 have been affected in the past four years.

An increasing number of TfL staff are being attacked while they work at London stations, alarming figures have revealed. More than 600 workers, who keep the London Underground and Overground ...

The Metropolitan Police said the 16-year-old was killed on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube Station. Officers were called to the scene around 3.20pm on Tuesday to reports of a shooting.