Transport
M25 · 4 Nov 2026Flatbed truck cab destroyed by fire on M25 hard shoulder during morning rush hourA driver who filmed the burning truck said the heat could be felt inside their car. Which section of the motorway it happened on has not been…
Acton · 4 Nov 2026Platform packed end to end at Acton Town station during Wednesday rush hourCommuters filled the whole length of a platform at the west London station on Wednesday morning. The cause has not been confirmed.
Hounslow · 3 Nov 2026Crash closes London Road in Hounslow as police cordon off crossingThe A315 was shut in both directions on Monday evening, and eight bus routes were affected. Police have not yet said whether anyone was hurt.
Uxbridge · 3 Nov 2026Car left on its side at Park Road roundabout in UxbridgePolice blocked a lane at the roundabout on Tuesday lunchtime while officers reportedly tried to get the white car back on its wheels. The police…
Norwood Green · 2 Nov 2026Passengers leave 120 bus after collision with car in Norwood GreenThe front of a grey car was badly crumpled in the crash near Norwood Green Park in Southall on Sunday afternoon. A second car also appears to have…
London · 2 Nov 2026London bus and tram fares rise to £1.85 as three-year freeze endsThe single pay-as-you-go bus fare has gone up by 10p, and the daily cap is now £5.55. It is the first increase since March 2023, and Tube and rail…
Heathrow · 31 Oct 2026Piccadilly line shut from Heathrow and Uxbridge to Cockfosters all weekendNo Piccadilly line trains are running anywhere on Saturday 31 October or Sunday 1 November, Night Tube included, while TfL upgrades the line.…
M25 · 30 Oct 2026Car engulfed in flames at the side of the M25 on Thursday nightFootage shows a car burning at the side of the M25 on the evening of Thursday 29 October, with thick smoke rising near an overbridge as traffic…
Acton · 29 Oct 2026Packed platform at Acton Town as Piccadilly line runs only to HeathrowFootage from the evening rush hour shows the westbound platform at Acton Town crowded from end to end during a five-day Piccadilly line closure…
Barking · 29 Oct 2026Two-car crash closes A13 at Lodge Avenue flyover in BarkingDebris was left across the eastbound carriageway and queues built back towards Beckton after the collision on Wednesday 28 October. There is no…
Southall · 29 Oct 2026Telecoms works close entry to Park Avenue from South Road in SouthallTemporary traffic lights went up at one of Southall's busiest junctions, next to the former Glassy Junction pub, in the run-up to the town's…
Oxford Street · 28 Oct 2026Teenagers filmed cycling through crowds on newly traffic-free Oxford StreetThe footage was filmed on the second day of the pedestrianised scheme. Bikes are among the vehicles banned from the central stretch of the…
Acton · 28 Oct 2026Man filmed on railway tracks near Acton Main Line as Elizabeth line trains heldFootage from Tuesday 27 October appears to show a man walking along the line near the west London station. British Transport Police and Network…
Harrow · 27 Oct 2026Car owner appeals for witnesses after parked car hit in Duffield Close, HarrowCCTV from the residential cul-de-sac appears to show a driver reversing into a parked car during a three-point turn on Thursday 15 October, then…
West End · 26 Oct 2026Oxford Street goes traffic-free between Orchard Street and Great Portland StreetNearly a kilometre of London's best-known shopping street is now closed to all vehicles, bikes and scooters. Sixteen bus routes, including ones…
Northolt · 25 Oct 2026Range Rover left on its side after early-morning crash on Kingshill Avenue, NortholtA white Range Rover was found lying on its side across a residential road in Northolt in the early hours of Sunday 25 October. Police attended,…
Greenford · 25 Oct 2026Car left wedged in barrier under A40 flyover at Greenford RoundaboutA silver car was found up on the kerb and lodged nose-first in a roadside barrier under the A40 in Greenford in the early hours of Sunday 25…
High Wycombe · 24 Oct 2026Car left facing the wrong way after crash on M40 near High WycombeA badly damaged car ended up facing oncoming traffic against the central reservation on Saturday afternoon. A lane was closed and traffic queued…
Wealdstone · 23 Oct 2026Burst water main floods Wealdstone High Street and shuts roadWater burst up through the road in the early hours of Friday 23 October, flooding the town centre in Wealdstone, Harrow. It is the same stretch…
Trafalgar Square · 22 Oct 2026Golden Tours bus crashes into souvenir stand on Spring Gardens off Trafalgar SquareNo one was reported injured after the open-top sightseeing bus hit a stall selling tour tickets and souvenirs. The area stayed cordoned off for…
Perivale · 22 Oct 2026Articulated lorry ends up angled across kerb at Tesco in PerivaleThe lorry was left partly over the pavement with its cab at a sharp angle across an entrance, and a car behind it had to wait.
Langley · 22 Oct 2026Van crash brings down traffic lights at M4 Junction 5 roundabout in LangleyA white van was left badly damaged under the motorway bridge at Langley. Locals said the roundabout's traffic lights stopped working after the crash.
Uxbridge · 22 Oct 2026Driver hits car and fails to stop at M25 junction for the M40 near UxbridgeDashcam footage shows a silver hatchback cutting across lanes for the M40 exit at the last moment, hitting another car and then carrying on down…
Heathrow · 21 Oct 2026Piccadilly line shut in stages over half-term, with Heathrow and Uxbridge branches hitFrom Wednesday 28 October only the Acton Town to Heathrow section ran. The whole line then closed on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November,…
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