Talks aimed at averting a 72-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers next week ended without agreement tonight.

Chelsea have confirmed their home game with Fulham on St Stephen's Day will go ahead as planned, despite the possibility of industrial action by Tube drivers.

Rail union leaders today called for an urgent review of safety procedures after claiming that an internal report into a flooding incident at a Tube station in London showed it almost ended in “disaster”.

A Tube train with a suspect package on board passed through four London stations because staff cuts meant there was no-one available to evacuate and search the carriages, according to a leaked memo.

LONDONERS face more transport disruption after a 24-hour strike was called on part of the underground train system in support of two sacked drivers.

A 24-HOUR strike on London’s underground rail network will go ahead on Monday after talks over planned job cuts broke down, heralding the fourth walkout since September.

Talks aimed at averting fresh strikes by London Underground workers were held today and are set to continue next week.

London Underground services were crippled today because of a strike by workers in protest at job cuts, causing misery for commuters and other travellers.

Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will go ahead as planned, union leaders said today.

The threat of industrial action by London Underground workers ended today when the biggest Tube union accepted a pay deal.

London Underground (LU) has started an investigation into a near-miss between two rush-hour Tube trains, it was announced today.

A growing number of industrial disputes on London Underground (LU) is threatening fresh strikes because of a spate of rows in the UK over pay, sackings and staff transfers, it was warned today.

Wall Street advanced today ahead of the July 4 holiday as investors drew confidence from a smaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity.

A private consortium in charge of upgrading London Underground stations and tracks today launched a formal bid to recover an estimated £1bn (€1.48bn) it believes it is owed for extra work carried out under its deal.

A ballot of thousands of London Underground workers in a row over pay is expected to show “substantial” support for strike action, union leaders in the UK predicted today.

Hundreds of thousands of commuters and other travellers in London face chaos because of a threatened strike by drivers on one of the busiest Tube lines, it was warned today.

The UK's biggest railworkers’ union tonight pledged to support any London Underground driver or other employees who refused to work normally on grounds of safety following the latest explosions.

A row broke out tonight after Tube drivers refused to carry out security inspections on London Underground trains.

Drivers on parts of London Underground are to strike on Christmas Eve and January 5, threatening travel chaos over the festive period, it was announced today.

A 24-hour strike on London Underground will go ahead from this evening after the failure of last-minute talks aimed at settling a dispute over pay and conditions.

London Underground services will start to run down after this evening’s rush hour because of a strike by thousands of workers in a row over pay and conditions.

Millions of commuters were expecting to hear today that they would face travel chaos on the Tube in the run-up to Christmas because of industrial action in a dispute over safety.

A packed Tube train that derailed in central London, injuring 32 people, had been due to be taken out of service at the next station after a member of staff reported something might be wrong, London Underground said tonight.

The closure of the busy Central Line, possibly until Tuesday, following yesterday’s derailment is set to create chaos during London’s rush hour.