London Underground

Humans on Tubes

Chanel de Yong | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Chanel de Yong

The London underground! It looks like a transportation link merely used by humans for a journey from one place to another, but it's actually a circus of entertainment and embarrassment for you and everyone else!

Watch: Shocking Footage Of Collapsed Man Ignored By Commuters

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK

This unbelievable footage shows commuters and London Underground staff ignoring a man as he collapses on a packed tube on Wednesday. As he falls, f...

Tube Drivers Who Hit Suicide Victims 'Will Not Get Compensation'

PA | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK

A train driver who has been unable to return to work after the trauma of her train hitting a suicide victim would not have received any money under co...

Last Days of Disco

John Giacobbi | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK Tech
John Giacobbi

As with The-Last-Days-of-Disco, the glitterball that was analogue TV has stopped spinning and, in the very worst form of collateral-damage, the music stopped for Ceefax too - RIP British Technology.

Dimensional Vortex Near Victoria Tube Station Revealed By Video Game

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK Tech

A video game version of the London Underground has revealed a hole into another dimension beyond space and time. A gamer playing World of Subways V...

Stage Your Own Derren Brown's Apocalypse

Toby Earle | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Toby Earle

Commuting; it's disgusting. Aboard a morning rush hour train you become more acquainted with a neighbour's elbow than its owner, are forced to listen to shrill one-sided perspectives of personal crises, and are forced into positions yogis only achieve after years of spine-worrying atop a mountain.

Rush Hour Crush

Amy Whitear | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK
Amy Whitear

If there's one thing London thing I'm not completely sold on, it's commuters. Living south of the river, I've managed to live in blissful ignorance when it comes to the underground; my nearest tube stations are both over a half an hour's walk away.

London Underground Gets Plastered

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK

As you thunder through London, hundreds of feet below the ground, perusing a map, you may have noticed the White City is now adjacent to Shepherd’s ...

Third Child Risks Death On Tube Tracks

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK

A 12-year-old boy became the third child to come close to death on the Tube this week after he jumped from a London Underground carriage on Monday. ...

A Tube Trip Down Memory Lane (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.09.2012 | Home

A selection of vintage London Underground posters are going under the hammer at Christie’s. The 300 posters are from the archives of the London ...

PICS: London Tube Circuit Board

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK Tech

London Transport nerds already know that the iconic Tube map looks like an electrical diagram - and is commonly (though mistakenly) thought to be base...

Meet The Spectators Who Would Welcome A Few Empty Seats

PA | Posted 29.07.2012 | UK

Passengers faced crowded and uncomfortable journeys today after a service taking hundreds of fans to the Olympic football was so busy they could not g...

One Of London's Busiest Stations Closed To Departing Passengers On Monday

PA | Posted 28.07.2012 | UK

One of the busiest railway stations in London will be closed to many departing passengers on Monday evening due to the Olympics. A potential clash ...

Transport Delays As Olympic Traffic Surges

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK

People travelling towards east London on the opening day of the Olympics have suffered main line and Tube delays as public transport battled to hold i...

Use The Tube! Heathrow Express Suspended On Busiest Day Of Airport's History

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

The Heathrow Express was suspended on the busiest day in the London airport's history - after a fire close to the train track. Tens of thousands of...

Make the Most of London 2012

Natasha Lipman | Posted 14.09.2012 | UK
Natasha Lipman

With less than two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic games, the international media, sports fans and a larger than usual cohort of tourists are starting to make their descent on our fair capital.

The Human Reading Beings of London and New York

Steve Wasserman | Posted 09.09.2012 | Home
Steve Wasserman

Yes, only in New York do long-haired hipsters balance fat volumes of Borges on boxes of Raisin Bran. Only in New York might you see a woman on the underground with a copy of William Burroughs' Naked Lunch in front of a public health poster promoting breastfeeding.

Remembering Amy: Famous Portrait Goes On Display In Underground

Posted 08.09.2012 | Home

It doesn’t feel like a whole year since the world heard the sad news of Amy Winehouse’s death, but this month it will be. In order to pay tribu...

Enjoy the Silence While You Can

Alistair Niederer | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Tech
Alistair Niederer

There are two areas where British mobile phone customers are silenced, the London Underground 'tube' network and on planes. The London Underground has many tunnels that are far too deep for a signal at ground level to penetrate and though the Mayor of London wanted to try getting a signal on the network before the London Olympic games, this plan was found to be too ambitious.

Murder and Mayhem in London - My Father, the Tourist Who Cannot Hear

Sorab Shroff | Posted 15.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Sorab Shroff

My father has never left the tiny corner of Mumbai in which he lives. He was born deaf, at a time when being disabled meant you were condemned to a limited formal education. His trip, stressful and unforgettable, helped me see London - and my father - differently. With Father's Day coming up, it helped us look at my dad through clear, unsentimental eyes of grown up adults.

PHOTO: Amazing Picture Of Flooding On Central Line

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.06.2012 | UK Comedy

A big tip of the (gondolier's) hat to Julian Burgess for the picture....

80 London Tube Stations To Get Free WiFi By July

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Tech

The first 80 Tube stations to receive free WiFi access have been announced. Virgin Media will enable the free wireless access by the end of July. ...

Tube Etiquette for Tourists During the Jubilee and Olympics

Alison E. Wise | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Alison E. Wise

We know that the London Underground can be intimidating and confusing, what with all those people rushing around, so here are some helpful tips for you to try and follow.

Tracey Emin Designs New Olympic Tube Map

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 16.07.2012 | Home

Londoners are already contemplating using the Tube during the Olympics with the all the trepidation of gymnast attempting a quadruple backwards ...

Heathrow: You're 'Aving a Larf

Andy Hayes | Posted 15.07.2012 | UK
Andy Hayes

I used to think it was advisable, before entering marketing, to leave reality behind. Now I've realised it's essential.