Between 25 July and 31 August on weekends, the hour limit price will extend to all day. The offer extends the existing Hopper fare, introduced in 2016, which allows unlimited bus and tram transfers within one hour for a single payment. Transport for London (TfL) has said more than a billion Hopper journeys have been made since its launch.
The Bakerloo line is currently part-suspended, with no service operating between Piccadilly Circus tube station and Elephant & Castle Tube station due to a signal failure at Lambeth North tube station. Transport for London says severe delays are affecting the rest of the line while engineers work to resolve the issue.
Art on the Underground was launched in 2000, with site-specific works exploring themes of community, space and place. David Gentleman's 'Cross for Queen Eleanor', for example, is synonymous with Charing Cross, while Eric Aumonier's sculpture 'The Archer' looks imperiously over East Finchley station, linking the site to its historic surroundings as an ancient hunting area.
Zipcar, a US-based company which is owned by car rental giant Avis Budget, said it had informed its UK members of the closure and had begun a formal consultation. "As part of this proposal, new bookings in the UK will be suspended beyond 31 December 2025, subject to the outcome of the consultation," Zipcar said. "Zipcar UK will continue to operate as usual during this period," a spokesperson said, adding it recognised the impact the proposal would have on its members, employees and partners.
EPA Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report. Data published in the Transport for London (TfL) annual Travel in London report showed daily bike journeys increased from 1.05 million in 2019 and 1.33 million in 2024. The report, published on Tuesday, found only 40% of cyclists travelling on roads without cycle paths felt safe, in contrast with the 76% who said they felt safe on designated bike routes.
Ready to get into the festive spirit this weekend? There's plenty in London to help you do just that. You could go and see Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland on its opening night, see a T-rex in a Christmas jumper at the Natural History Museum, or head to the Southbank Centre winter market to browse handmade goodies with a hot chocolate in hand. If it's still a bit early for festive stuff, what about a trip to the theatre ( Othello is currently on if you're a Shakespeare nut, otherwise we recommend indie musical 'Gwenda's Garage')? Whatever you're up to in the capital this weekend, the likelihood is you'll need to use public transport to get there.
The renewal also marks the beginning of increased investment into the scheme, which will see improvements to the fleet, on-street infrastructure, and an improved Santander Cycles app. New cycle docking stations will be installed in Agar Grove, Camden; Brockwell Lido, Brixton; City Island, Canning Town; and in Hackney. Future plans include creating new docking stations on Harrow Road in Westminster and Queen Street in the City of London.
"This investment marks a turning point, not just for Sherbet, but for the future of the black cab industry," said Moses. "The black cab is a globally recognised symbol of London - trusted, iconic and deeply woven into the city's identity. Yet for too long, it has lacked a dedicated guardian committed to modernisation."
There is no doubt they are very popular but is a city any place for a sport utility vehicle (SUV)? The vehicles tend to be heavier, larger and more polluting than other cars, and researchers say they are more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists. According to the campaign group Clean Cities, the number of SUVs has increased tenfold in London in 20 years from about 80,000 SUVs in 2002 to 800,000 SUVs in 2023.
With everything going on across the city, Londoners will be glad to know that planned train disruption this weekend is fairly minimal (though there may be some unpredictable disruptions). While a number of stations around Notting Hill will be partly closed for the carnival (more on that below), there are no cancellations or reduced services scheduled along any of the London Underground lines - just a few on the Overground lines.
According to Mr Hostan's data, over the 15-day period, 41 of the 525 scheduled departures were no shows. Of these, 33 were during the morning rush hour and the longest gap between tubes was on Friday 2nd, when the 8.12am and 8.26am trains were both cancelled, leaving people waiting 41 minutes for the next train.
Judge Benedict Kelleher sentenced Miles to eight years imprisonment with an extended licence period of five years, although he will serve less than five-and-a-half years before parole.
