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You’d be forgiven for thinking that this story is some kind of twisted joke but we promise that it’s absolutely true. As thousands were hit by delays on the District line this morning TfL have said that the tubes are now running better than ever. According to the newly reinstated Mayor of London Boris Johnson the tubes are now … read more»

The District Line is struggling again this morning with severe delays as hundreds of you trying to get to work have been held up on packed trains. Severe delays are occurring between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway / Wimbledon / Richmond we are told due to a faulty track at Earl’s Court. There are also minor delays occurring … read more»

They’ve taken up residency outside St Paul’s, in a disused UBS building, in Finsbury Park and most recently on Leyton Marshes and now Occupy London have announced plans to take over the tube. The Occupy movement started over in New York and quickly trickled over into Europe with those concerned about the world’s financial … read more»

In news that will no doubt please London commuters everywhere, tube workers have voted in favour of going on strike. The workers in question work on maintaining and upgrading the tube network as well as responding to emergency repairs but it looks like Londoners tube services could be severely disrupted as they have voted to go on … read more»

Rihanna gets the tube again, this time to the 02 where she went to watch her friend Drake perform. (Here) Meet the world’s smallest dog, Beyonce, and she fits on an iPhone. (Here) Danish lottery organisers ‘accidentally’ tell 300 people they’ve won £3 billion. (Here) … read more»

With all the new lines and stations being added to the underground and over ground lately and planned into the future Londonist, using Google Earth have put together this 3D tube map. Like the usual tube map it does not go by geography and a line’s depth in the model does not indicate its depth or direction in real life. It is just a nice … read more»

As we told you a few weeks strikes on the tube during this Summer’s Olympic Games looked highly likely after tube drivers and staff were left angry about their lack of pay rise during the games. However things have got even worse for those trying to secure a deal with tube unions after an offer of £850 each for working during the … read more»

This photo was put up on Twitter today by @tube_boob and shows that our tube workers (most specifically the ones that paint the mind the gap signs) are going a little loopy. Was there not that rumour that went around that people who worked on the tube were allowed extra days off  for hang over days because obviously after a night out they … read more»

It’s something we’ve long hoped would happen and it seems we’re one step nearer to the London Underground operating later into the night according to reports. Council chiefs say that the tube could run later at weekends to make nights out safer for Londoners. If plans go ahead tubes will run later on Friday and Saturday … read more»

According to reports today Boris Johnson is planning to bring driverless trains to London’s tube network in a bid to cut down on strikes. Johnson revealed the plans during an interview with The Evening Standard when he told the paper that Automatic Train Operation will be introduced on the Northern, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith … read more»