All the changes set for London buses in 2026

Big changes are on the way for London’s bus network in the year ahead. Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed a series of updates and improvements for 2026, including fare freezes, timetable ...

Robotaxis are coming to London. The city’s famed black-cab drivers are skeptical

There’s also skepticism from London’s famed black cab drivers, who must pass a grueling training course known as “The Knowledge,” which requires memorizing hundreds of routes and takes years to ...

The timetable changes set for London buses this weekend

Bus timetables across the capital are changing from this weekend, with updates set to affect routes across London. Transport for London (TfL) will introduce temporary and permanent changes on multiple ...
Time Out

First look: TfL is trialling a brand new bus stop design across London

You know what they say about buses. You wait ages for a bus, and it’s raining, and windy, and there is nowhere to sit down apart from the weird plastic ledge thing, and then three buses come along at ...
London Evening Standard

London bus passenger numbers hit new low as more firms ask TfL to ditch loss-making routes

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The chronic decline in the number of London bus journeys has fallen to post-pandemic low, ...
BBC

Apologise to sacked bus driver - London Assembly

A bus driver who was sacked after knocking a thief unconscious should receive an apology and be reinstated or receive compensation, according to a motion passed by the London Assembly. Mark Hehir, 62, ...
The Irish Times

Irish bus driver sacked after chasing London thief didn’t tell family in case they worried

The Limerick man who was sacked by a London bus company after he assisted a customer who had been robbed, has revealed that he did not tell his family in Ireland what had happened in the summer of ...
London Free Press

Proposed $840K free bus program for students clears hurdle

A program to provide free bus passes to some students at an east London high school was endorsed by city councillors Tuesday, despite a chorus of concern it will not collect enough data to prove ...
The Independent

‘Hero’ bus driver sacked after chasing down thief who stole passenger’s necklace

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Mirror

'Hero' London bus driver sacked after chasing man who snatched woman's necklace

A London bus driver hailed as a "hero" was dismissed from his job after he pursued and knocked out a man who had stolen a passenger's necklace. Mark Hehir had been employed as a bus driver for ...
Metro

London bus driver sacked after chasing and punching thief who stole from passenger

A ‘hero’ London bus driver who ‘instinctively’ caught and restrained a thief who stole from one of his passengers has been sacked. Mark Hehir was driving the 206 bus between Wembley and Maida Vale in ...