London's public transport company has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn, after widespread criticism of a new version of the capital's iconic Tube map which omits the river Thames. Amid a barrage of public protests, London Mayor Boris Johnson demanded that Transport for London (TFL), which runs transport in the capital, go back to the traditional map, and ...

London's subway bosses have erased the River Thames. Mayor Boris Johnson on Thursday joined a chorus of disapproval at a new version of the London Underground map that does not show the river, which divides north and south London. Subway operator Transport for London said the ...

The next train is for Heathrow Airport, via Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus — and spiritual enlightenment. London commuters are being offered the words of great thinkers including Shakespeare, Gandhi and Einstein to enliven their sometimes dull journeys on the city's Tube. Subway drivers ...