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British Transport Police begins Live Facial Recognition trial at London stations

The operation began at London Bridge train station on Wednesday and will run for six months at various stations

Evening Standard

Moment serial train pervert who masturbates in front of women arrested by police

James Gathercole, 40, committed ‘sickening acts that have no place in society’ after being released on licence

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London university students among four stabbed in ‘incredibly serious’ station knife attack

Royal Holloway students among victims after violence erupts between two groups at Surrey station

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Fare dodger left victim with a bleed on brain after being told off for ‘bumping’ London Tube barrier

Rikki Holmes, 33, attempted to exit without paying but was scolded by furious commuter Ian McQueen

Evening Standard

'It's a real win for everyone' – British police force U-turns on policy that effectively decriminalised bike theft

The short-lived strategy was reversed following pressure from Cycling UK and others

Cycling Weekly

Police in CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted on Elizabeth Line train in broad daylight

The shocking incident took place at around 8am on an Elizabeth Line train in August 2025

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Asylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life

Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times

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Asylum seeker who stabbed hotel worker 23 times jailed for 29 years for murder

Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before launching a frenzied attack on Rhiannon Whyte.

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Prolific shoplifter jailed for £3,800 raids on same All Saints branch at London St Pancras station

Zenith Lawrence, 24, was caught by plain-clothes officers and jailed within just two days

Evening Standard

CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted on escalators at major London train station

The attack took place at St Pancras on the morning of November 22, 2025

Evening Standard

Moment leader of ‘cowardly’ phone snatching gang arrested for 11-day crime spree on London Tube

Algerian national Adel Kerari, 27, fled the UK after woman punched in face at Holborn station, central London

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Pervert who revealed his pants to woman Tube passenger is hunted by police

Detectives appealed for the victim to come forward following reports of sexual harassment on a train from Holborn to King’s Cross

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Police hunt man who upskirted woman on Tube

The shocking incident took place on December 13 on the Victoria Line

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Shocking moment thug tried to kill stranger in train bottle attack - as he is jailed for 12 years

Thomas Craig attacked two people on a train between Glasgow and Dundee

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Moment brazen bag thief prowling St Pancras arrested by undercover police

Hossein Rabah, 34, was jailed within 24 hours of swiping £600 worth of possessions at the central London station

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Rail passengers facing ‘epidemic of violence’ as police admit staff cuts mean emergency response is too slow

British Transport Police have fewer frontline officers to deal with crime – despite a rise in the number of offences

Evening Standard

Hunt for man who sexually assaulted and spat at woman on London Tube platform

British Transport Police say victim approached by stranger who attacked her at Finsbury Park station

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Police appeal after man touches himself inappropriately in front of woman on Tube

The incident happened on the District Line on a Wednesday evening in November

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Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows

Anti-racism groups warn some people are avoiding public transport or limiting their use of it for fear of abuse

Evening Standard

Revealed: Cable thieves cost £12.1million as they bring chaos to London’s train network

Exclusive: British Transport Police and rail bosses launch crackdown after estimated 202,476 hours of delays in three years

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Two young children kicked to floor at London Tube station

The suspect walked away and boarded an eastbound Central line train, British Transport Police said

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Police appeal for vital witness following death of woman on railway tracks in north London

The woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene in Kilburn on July 17

Evening Standard

Woman sexually assaulted on Tube during rush hour

The woman was travelling east on the District line from West Ham

The Independent UK

Bondi Beach shooting latest: Gunmen’s trip to Philippines just six weeks before attack under investigation

Ten-year-old girl was among those killed in attack at Hanukkah celebration

Evening Standard

Police release footage of ‘relentless’ bottle attack on train

Thomas Craig, 48, was found guilty of attempted murder and serious assault last month over the incident on a ScotRail train in February 2024.

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