A tube worker accused of 'celebrating colonialism' by singer Lily Allen after a controversial notice board post defended his actions, describing the Rourke's Drift as 'an important day in military history'.

Ant McPartlin, 42, was seen keeping his costs down as he enjoyed a budget friendly tube journey to head to the Britain's Got Talent photocall in London on Sunday.

University College London researchers have mapped the 10 loudest journeys on the network in zones one and two, with the Victoria line shown to be the worst offender.

The altercation is believed to have broken out after two people got into an argument on a train, before it spilled out onto the platform at London Bridge.

Amit Patel, 37, who suddenly lost his sight five years ago from a haemorrhage behind his eyes, was confronted by an irate commuter on an escalator at London Bridge on Tuesday (pictured).

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There is currently no service between South Kensington and Ealing Broadway / Richmond/ Wimbledon and between Earl's Court and Edgware Road.

The incident happened on the Tube at Mansion House station at 7.30am. Passengers were ordered off the westbound train and it has sparked major delays on the Circle and District line. File photo.

A couple, believed to be Asian, were chatting amongst themselves in a foreign language on a train from Stratford to Romford, east London. The man flipped out at them because he 'felt paranoid'.

Dog lovers and owners across London have taken to Instagram to record the lives of the canine commuters who brighten up their journeys under the hashtags #mindthedogs and #dogsonthetube

Patrick Ofori-Sampong, 50, said he was gay to take over his alleged partner's property in London then tried to take possession of a man's home while claiming to be his adopted son.

Gemma Broxup, from London, took to social media on Tuesday after 5-year-old Sophia lost her favourite stuffed rabbit on London's underground system, and her plea quickly went viral.

Security minister Ben Wallace confirmed there was an ongoing purge to rid the system of would-be extremists who 'pose a risk to London and its transport network'.

The District Line driver had been qualified for 18 weeks but only drove for 11 of them, due to sickness, retraining and a compulsory removal from duty, London Underground said.

The 24 hour walkout on the District Line, one of the busiest London Underground lines, was organised by the Aslef Union, and is causing severe delays across the capital.

The 24-year-old was attacked after speaking to friends in Spanish on a Central Line train from Liverpool Street to Stratford last week, leaving her with an injured scalp and cuts to her face.

The offensive message was written on a whiteboard at Blackhorse Road tube station in North London on Saturday. Baker Michael Hawkes spotted it and shared it on Twitter.

The body of the man, who is believed to have been 47, was 'run over up to 300 times' after staff who went to investigate the tunnel between Holborn and Russel Square 'mistook it for a fox'.

A leading industrialist cheated death after he was allegedly pushed in front of a train by another man. Sir Robert Malpas, 90, was left lying on the tracks after the apparently unprovoked attack.

Shocking footage shows the Transport for London worker (pictured) threatening the other man, who is sat in a van, as they shout at each other on a busy main road in the capital.

Travellers posted photographs today purporting to show a 35-minute wait for trains to Walthamstow as services went down in London due to a signal failure at Seven Sisters.

Many commuters could travel faster by donkey than if they take the number 15H bus that runs between Tower Hill and Trafalgar Square via Fleet Street in London.

The shocking clip was recorded by a commuter earlier this month, outside a tube station in south London.

London Tube driver Harvey Mitchell, 58, captured the hearts of the nation when he was spotted emerging from his carriage and waving a green flag in solidarity with victims on Wednesday.

The three bodies were found close to Loughborough Junction near Brixton shortly after 7.30am today and sources claim paint canisters were found nearby.

The US president's time in the capital on July 13 is set to cause chaos above ground because of security fears.

Blogger Anna Whitehouse - aka Mother Pukka - took to London's Underground network wearing a fake bump as part of a social experiment on Brits' attitudes towards pregnant women.

Commuters cooked in 97F heat inside crammed Tube carriages tonight on their way home from work. They wiped sweat from their brows and undone their shirts ahead of the sticky, stuffy journey.

Incredible thermal images captured today show the tropical heat commuters are braving on the London underground. London Underground staff said temperatures could soar past 104F.

As the heatwave in the UK looks like it's just about to hit another gear, many London commuters taking the tube are worried about the like of air-conditioning on trains. However, some lines do feature aircon.

Commuters have been suffering in recent weeks as the capital battles through a heatwave that has seen temperatures approach 104F (40C) on the Underground.

A tiny dog abandoned on the tube in soaring heatwave temperatures is now looking for a loving new home. The poor Chihuahua cross - now named George Michael - was scared and confused.

The rather morbid cremation advert was spotted on what appeared to be the Circle Line by Spanish comedian Ignacio Lopez, who lives in Wales, whose tweet about it quickly went viral.

Seemingly unfazed by the busy hustle and bustle of passengers around them, the couple were pictured sharing a tender moment as Malia closed her eyes, while Rory planted a kiss on her forehead.

Tube maintenance workers will carry out a 48-hour strike from the morning of August 22, followed by another two-day walk out from the evening of August 24.

Police are hunting a woman who allegedly launched a verbal attack on a mother with a pram and threatened her - because her young child accidentally kicked her on the Central Line.

Police officers were called to Rayners Lane, in Harrow, northwest London this afternoon. Two people have been rushed to a major trauma centre 'as a priority'.

It has been created by web developer Matthew Somerville, who came up with the idea after Transport for London (TfL) removed restrictions on commercial use of its travel data.

Damian Fichardo, 42, of Bexley, south east London, followed the victim into a women's toilet, pinned her against the washbasins and told her he wanted to ‘lick her’ intimately, a court heard.

The colossal £14.8 billion Crossrail project had been expected to open this year bringing significantly reduced journey times to the capital - but now only a vague date next year has been given.

Thousands of commuters were left angry and stranded amid chaotic scenes in London this morning, as travellers complained of being trapped in Victoria station.

The man, said to have been from Bulgaria, on the Central Line in London appeared to have dressed up as Samuel L Jackson’s character Jules Winnfield from the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

Workers on London Underground’s Central Line are to go on strike on the weekend before Christmas in a dispute over industrial relations, the RMT union announced.

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Astounding black and white images from 1928 show 'human flies' hanging off the construction site for 55 Broadway - the London Underground headquarters near St James's Park.

A person has died after being hit by train at Archway tube station near Finsbury Park in north London.The collision took place shortly after 4.20pm today.

The adverts which appeared on the side of London's buses this week state: ‘Facts don’t lie. People do.’ They are accompanied by a photo of Jackson, who died at the age of 50 in 2009.

Commuters and young children on the No 42 bus were left gagging as clouds of diesel fumes poured in from outside through the doors shortly after 8am today in south east London.

Buses in London were strewn with anti-social mess including vomit, urine and blood thousands of times last year. Several bus routes had vehicles soiled on average more than twice per week.

London's North Circular was closed in both directions early this morning, following a fire at a commercial building (pictured). The westbound route has now reopened with traffic remaining slow.