5 articles
• via Metro
A 16-year-old's fatal fall at Loughton station exposes persistent gaps in platform safety and youth mental health support. Cross-party delays leave tracks lethal despite decades of warnings.
• via The Standard
TfL removes one graffiti tag every three minutes from Underground trains, yet Central line vandalism surges without arrests or deterrence. This exposes institutional reliance on cleanup over enforcement, deepening public transport decay.
• via GB News
A single knifeman's attacks on two trains injure 11, exposing persistent underfunding and unfulfilled pledges that turn public transport into risk zones across governments.
• via The Guardian
A mass stabbing on a British train injures nine severely, highlighting systemic failures in policing and transport security that turn daily commutes into high-risk ventures across governments.
• via GB News
A knife rampage on a British train injures nine with life-threatening wounds, highlighting years of underfunding that has normalized violence on public transport despite cross-party pledges for more officers.