Day: July 4, 2025
‘Severe’ delays on Piccadilly line after huge fire breaks out near tracks in South Harrow
July 4, 2025Sam Corbishley Published July 4, 2025 7:16am Updated July 4, 2025 7:31am Commuters using the Piccadilly line face severe delays this morning after a fire close to the tracks. The underground line is expected to be ‘severely impacted’ by the fire, which engulfed railway arches in South Harrow last night, Transport for London warned. Around […]
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TfL faces legal action over licence delays for Uber and other private hire drivers
July 4, 2025Transport for London is facing an “unprecedented” legal challenge from the union representing Uber and other minicab drivers over claims that delays in issuing licences have damaged their livelihoods. TfL has previously apologised for delays in licensing but drivers and their union, the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), say they are launching the […]
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Weatherwatch: Why plane trees are cooler than you think
July 4, 2025Plane trees were originally planted in cities because of their resistance to pollution, disease, compacted soils and the harsh environment. Now researchers have discovered they have another quality: keeping people cool in heatwaves. Swiss scientists found that plane trees do not, as previously believed, close their leaf pores and “shut down” when the temperature reaches […]
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Bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban to be heard at High Court
July 4, 2025Four people – Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 36, and Lewis Chiaramello, 22 – have all been charged in connection with the incident.
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Migrant policies ‘creating more barriers to child safety’, says charity
July 4, 2025Conditions at the UK-France border are becoming “more dangerous” for young people, a charity has warned, after it was revealed that at least 15 children died trying to cross the Channel last year. Young children hide under tables when they think they hear the sound of sirens because they are commonly scared of the police, […]
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