Day: June 1, 2026

London travel news LIVE: Tube chaos as Jubilee and Bakerloo lines part suspended over morning rush hour thumbnail

London travel news LIVE: Tube chaos as Jubilee and Bakerloo lines part suspended over morning rush hour

June 1, 2026

Waterloo and City line suspended The Tube chaos continues as the entire Waterloo & City line is now suspended due to a fire alert at Bank. Meanwhile, there are still severe delays across the Victoria, DLR, Jubilee, and Bakerloo lines. The DLR is part suspended There is no service between Bank and Shadwell while staff […]

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How to beat this week's Tube strikes - as commuters urged to plan for key difference thumbnail

How to beat this week’s Tube strikes – as commuters urged to plan for key difference

June 1, 2026

Londoners are set for more travel disruption this week as strike action returns to the Tube network, with passengers warned of one key difference compared with previous walkouts. Unlike the April strikes, when industrial action began at midday, the 24-hour walkouts this time will run from midnight to 11.59pm on Tuesday, June 2, and again […]

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Arsenal trophy parade chaos: 16 arrested, 75 rescued by fire brigade and flare sparks hotel fire thumbnail

Arsenal trophy parade chaos: 16 arrested, 75 rescued by fire brigade and flare sparks hotel fire

June 1, 2026

Police made 16 arrests during Arsenal’s Premier League title celebration, while dozens of over-exuberant fans had to be rescued from rooftops and trees by the fire brigade. Fans climbed trees, rooftops and traffic lights with a hope of seeing their heroes as the team bus went by. Police officers wielding batons during the Arsenal title […]

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Two more children’s sand toys pulled over asbestos content

June 1, 2026

Two more children’s sand kits have been pulled from sale in the UK after a consumer watchdog discovered they contained asbestos, raising fresh concerns about hazardous materials in products aimed at young children. The findings by Which? follow a series of similar recalls involving numerous products, including many children’s toys, due to asbestos contamination. One […]

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Police hunt man who punched woman in face after asking her for cigarette in Peckham thumbnail

Police hunt man who punched woman in face after asking her for cigarette in Peckham

June 1, 2026

The victim, who has not been named, suffered a severe concussion along with fractures to her eye socket, cheekbone, nose and finger after being punched with such force that she was knocked to the ground on November 3, 2025 in Anstey Road.

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