Ian Mansfield

HS2 has completed digging the first of two five-mile tunnels under west London, with the Tunnel Boring Machine completing its dig by arriving inside a giant foam-filled can. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Sushila, set off from West Ruislip in October 2022 and arrived at a deep shaft dug near Greenford station yesterday (19th Dec 2024).

A set of Shakespeare-themed artworks have appeared in Shoreditch, at the site of the forthcoming Shakespeare Museum.

Because of engineering works closing Paddington station over Christmas, there will be a chance to see some GWR trains on diversion to Euston station.

The head of an Iguanodon dinosaur has appeared inside Crystal Palace station, mounted on the wall as if it were a hunter's trophy.

The glittering place of Versaille, famous for court intrigue and its wealth, was also a hotbed of science. The Science Museum has brought together some of the glittering and the grim to tell the little-told tale of French science in the dying centuries of the French monarchy.

Normally recorded in Buckingham Palace, this year's King's Speech will come from the glittering interior of the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London.

Following the latest expansion of coverage on the Underground, more of the bottom of the Northern line is getting mobile phone coverage in the tunnels.

The future of the Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish markets look brighter after it was confirmed that they are close to securing alternative sites when their existing markets close.

Over the past few days, the London Underground regained two of its tube stations as Colindale and Kentish Town stations reopened following rebuilding works.

An investigation is underway after a passenger's hand got stuck in the doors of an Elizabeth line train as it was departing a station, causing the passenger to have to run along the platform until they were released.