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London Travel News, read aloud
London Travel News · 60 episodes · Updated daily
A bulletin every morning covering the day before: the main London stories, in the order they matter, in about five minutes. Written to be listened to rather than read, and spoken by a synthetic voice.
Latest episode · Saturday, 31 October 2026
Saturday 31 October: Paddington and Birmingham stations close for Christmas works
2:27 · Read by a synthetic voice
London Travel News reports a busy Saturday with major rail closures at Paddington and Birmingham New Street for Christmas engineering works, alongside a signalling fault at Euston and several road incidents across the city. Funding boosts for the British Transport Police and a historic protest arrest also feature among the day's transport stories.
In this episode
- Paddington and Birmingham stations to close for Christmas engineering works
- Signalling Fault Halts Trains at London Euston
- Father Christmas arrested protesting Oxford Street traffic in 1971
- BTP gets £63m boost for 200 new officers
- A406 Wembley Lane Blocked by Emergency Incident
- M11 Stansted Airport: All lanes stopped after crash
- Multi-vehicle crash in east London
- M23 Reopens After Gatwick Delays
- Avanti West Coast paid £20m in refunds this summer
Earlier episodes
Daily bulletin · Friday, 30 October 2026
Friday 30 October: TfL installs temporary toilets for bus drivers
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 29 October 2026
Thursday 29 October: City Thameslink station to close for eight months
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Wednesday 28 October: cyclists face £160 fines on Oxford Street
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Tuesday 27 October: Piccadilly line to close for five days
Daily bulletin · Monday, 26 October 2026
Monday 26 October: Elizabeth line faces Christmas closures
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Sunday 25 October: tree kills driver in Mill Hill
Weekly review · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Week to 25 October: Oxford Street transforms and transport faces disruption
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 24 October 2026
Saturday 24 October: Oxford Street pedestrianisation powers move to mayoral body
Daily bulletin · Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday 23 October: SWR offers free taxis after Waterloo shutdown
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 22 October 2026
Thursday 22 October: London minicabs must go electric by 2030
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Wednesday 21 October: Angel station faces year-long closure
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Tuesday 20 October: Charlton residents still displaced
Daily bulletin · Monday, 19 October 2026
Wednesday 19 October: Oxford Street pedestrianisation begins
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 18 October 2026
Sunday 18 October: Five London Rail Operators Now Publicly Owned
Weekly review · Sunday, 18 October 2026
Week to 18 October: Robotaxis loom as Tube safety and infrastructure face scrutiny
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 17 October 2026
Saturday 17 October: Albert Bridge closure could last until 2027
Daily bulletin · Friday, 16 October 2026
Friday 16 October: driverless taxis could harm London
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 15 October 2026
Thursday 15 October: London mobile data speeds lag behind global cities
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Wednesday 14 October: Heathrow faces 'ghost town' risk over runway cost
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Tuesday 13 October: Tube inspector faces action
Daily bulletin · Monday, 12 October 2026
Monday 12 October: TfL uses VR to tackle transport hate crimes
Weekly review · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Week to 11 October: transport turbulence and big‑scale planning
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 10 October 2026
Saturday 10 October: Euston line disruption
Daily bulletin · Friday, 9 October 2026
Friday 9 October: Westminster seizes over 1,000 dockless bikes
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 8 October 2026
Thursday 8 October: Northern Line severe delays
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Wednesday 7 October: police incident blocks all railway lines
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Tuesday 6 October: Liverpool Street platforms 56 times brighter
Daily bulletin · Monday, 5 October 2026
Monday 5 October: Waterloo trains disrupted by half-term works
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Sunday 4 October: Heathrow runway debate heats up
Weekly review · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Week to 4 October: bridges, lines, and a street reborn
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 3 October 2026
Saturday 3 October: Waterloo Bridge faces closure risk
Daily bulletin · Friday, 2 October 2026
Friday 2 October: mayor urges e‑bike regulation
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 1 October 2026
Thursday 1 October: driver accelerated past red signal before fatal train crash
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Wednesday 30 September: Tube lines suspended after fire alert
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Tuesday 29 September: Brent Cross flyover lane reductions begin
Daily bulletin · Monday, 28 September 2026
Monday 28 September: Waterloo Bridge faces closure risk
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 27 September 2026
Sunday 27 September: PM Burnham refuses Heathrow runway
Weekly review · Sunday, 27 September 2026
Week to 27 September: accessibility upgrades, new rail proposals and rising safety concerns
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 26 September 2026
Saturday 26 September: Tube crime rises as Heathrow runway delayed
Daily bulletin · Friday, 25 September 2026
Friday 25 September: TfL launches its own bus company
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 24 September 2026
Thursday 24 September: Overground route consultation launched
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Wednesday 23 September: West London Orbital consultation launched
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Tuesday 22 September: Costain to lead South Kensington Tube upgrade
Daily bulletin · Monday, 21 September 2026
Monday 21 September: South Kensington step‑free access announced
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Sunday 20 September: Fitzrovia residents endure dangerously loud Tube noise
Weekly review · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Week to 20 September: TfL's funding woes and Heathrow's climate challenge
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 19 September 2026
Saturday 19 September: St John's station to unveil 1957 rail disaster memorial
Daily bulletin · Friday, 18 September 2026
Friday 18 September: Elizabeth Line fares beat Heathrow Express
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 17 September 2026
Thursday 17 September: half of Tube track in very poor condition
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Wednesday 16 September: Heathrow third runway needs climate policy change
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Tuesday 15 September: TfL plans publicly owned bus company
Daily bulletin · Monday, 14 September 2026
Monday 14 September: Gatwick strikes suspended
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Sunday 13 September: Mayor seeks more transport funding powers
Weekly review · Sunday, 13 September 2026
Week to 13 September: Air traffic chaos and Tube safety concerns dominate
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 12 September 2026
Saturday 12 September: London Underground staff exposed to asbestos
Daily bulletin · Friday, 11 September 2026
Friday 11 September: Brent Cross Flyover works begin
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Thursday 10 September: TfL unveils over seventy climate measures
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Wednesday 9 September: Nats system failure sparks 1,300 flight cancellations
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September: air traffic control failure stalls flights