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20 years behind bars for youngest ever hitman, aged 15

24.05.11
Britain's youngest hitman will spend at least 20 years behind bars for the 'ruthless and clinical execution' of a young mother on her doorstep when he was only 15... more

Youngest hitman, 15, shot woman dead on doorstep

23.05.11
A schoolboy who killed a woman with a sawn-off shotgun has become Britain's youngest contract killer after being convicted of murder at the Old Bailey... more

Actress Brooke Kinsella backs David Cameron's knife crusade

27.04.10
London’s knife crime scourge took centre stage in the general election today as actress Brooke Kinsella endorsed David Cameron’s plan for a Big Society... more

Tube plan to shut 144 ticket offices is ‘risk to passengers’

09.12.09
London Underground is planning to close 144 station ticket offices, putting passenger safety and 1,200 jobs at risk, union bosses claim... more

Minister outlines his targets for travel networks

24.06.09
All rail firms will be forced to invest in safer stations when their franchises come up for renewal, Lord Adonis pledged... more

Go-Ahead retains Southern deal and makes safety pledge

09.06.09
Southern Railway is to be dragged into the 21st century under a new franchise which will increase the length of trains from the stockbroker belt into Victoria and will see all south London stations manned around the clock... more

‘Our project helped hundreds find jobs but now we face axe’

21.04.09
A charity that helps hundreds of people a year find work is facing closure after a funding crisis... more

Stations can be frightening late at night, admits minister

18.02.09
A transport minister admitted that waiting for a train late at night in London in a poorly lit and unmanned stations can be a "frightening experience"... more

Ticket office hours cut as rail firm struggles to pay £1.4bn franchise

16.02.09
National Express is to reduce ticket office opening hours on the East Coast Main Line to save cash... more

Ticket office cuts 'break the rules'

10.02.09
Passengers fighting plans by First Capital Connect to axe opening hours at 47 ticket offices along busy commuter routes have received a boost from the rail watchdog... more

Battle lines drawn to keep ticket offices open closure

28.01.09
Politicians and union leaders have urged rail commuters to back the Evening Standard’s campaign for safer stations... more

Railway staff threatened with sack over ticket office protest

22.01.09
Staff working for a commuter rail company were warned they could be sacked if they tell commuters about plans to close ticket offices... more

First Capital to cut ticket office staff at 28 stations

12.01.09
One of London's biggest commuter rail companies is planning to cut ticket office staff in the evenings and weekends to save money... more

Unions attack plan to leave stations unstaffed for longer

29.12.08
Main line rail stations serving London could be left unstaffed for longer periods during the day, and late at night... more

PM's police helpline could show you the safe way to go home

08.12.08
London commuters could soon be able to phone the police to ask directions for a safe way home, the Prime Minister claims... more

30 new police teams to patrol Tube and trains

01.08.08
Record numbers of police will patrol Tube stations and trains, Boris Johnson has said... more

Train ticket offices set to close over weekends

15.07.08
London's biggest rail operator is planning to cut the opening hours of scores of ticket offices, it has emerged... more

Passengers fear lack of staff on trains, says poll

08.07.08
London's mainline rail passengers are more worried about lack of visible staff on trains than they are about escalating fares... more

Mayor scraps Ken plan to axe 40 Tube ticket offices

02.07.08
The Mayor has scrapped plans to close dozens of Tube ticket offices in a decision welcomed by campaigners as a "victory for common sense"... more

Tube crime plummets with knife scanners at stations

28.05.08
The number of violent crimes and robberies on London Underground have been cut after police deployed knife scanners at stations... more

Good Samaritan is beaten unconscious by train teenagers

07.04.08
Police are hunting a violent teenage gang after a commuter was kicked unconscious when he came to the aid of a woman being assaulted... more

I'll run marathon to keep memory of Tom alive

26.03.08
The fiancée of a City lawyer murdered outside his home has told of her determination to keep his memory alive by running the London Marathon... more

Gang on cocaine rampage nearly killed PR man

03.03.08
A man was stabbed by a drug-fuelled gang as he told his wife on the phone that he was almost home... more

Police make 3,000 requests for data from Oyster cards

21.02.08
Oyster cards are becoming a key weapon in the fight against crime... more

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