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Undercover police floor London phone snatcher mid-theft

Undercover police officers in London tackled a mobile phone snatcher to the ground as he was mid-theft near Oxford Circus in August, newly-released footage shows.

The Independent UK

Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that

Sadiq Khan wants to save Oxford Street, but is pedestrianising it the answer? I sat down with him to find out

Marie Claire

Homeless man who pushed postman onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus guilty of attempted murder

Brwa Shorsh has been found guilty of attempted murder in the incident at Oxford Circus tube station

Evening Standard

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Man accused of pushing postman on Tube tracks did not intend to kill, trial told

Kurdish migrant Brwa Shorsh, 24, allegedly shoved stranger Tadeusz Potoczek, 61, at Oxford Circus station

The Independent UK

Postman 'shoved in front of train at Oxford Circus Tube station over dirty look'

Brwa Shorsh denies attempted murder

Evening Standard

Blind date: ‘The middle of Oxford Circus might not have been the best place to kiss’

Nina, 25, a research analyst, meets Grace, 23, a production assistant

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Oxford Street 2.0 would be long overdue return to glory

Oxford Street has been through many changes during its long history — from its association with the Tyburn gallows to the transformation of Oxford Circus by John Nash — but has rarely seemed so dispiriting as it has in recent years. A street where the original department stores first flourished,…

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Attempted murder charge after man pushed stranger onto Tube tracks at Oxford Circus

British Transport Police said the victim was pushed on to the rails at Oxford Circus station at around 3pm on Saturday

Evening Standard

OPINION - Oxford Street is so bad now: we should fix it — and ban dangerous pedicabs to start

I’m not being funny but… do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn’t even too long ago. Walking down it these days, you’re either blinded by the atrocious candy shops on every corner or being too cautious about getting run over by…

Evening Standard

Thousands demonstrate in Trafalgar Square for Gaza ceasefire

Protesters converge on square after sit-ins at Oxford Circus and Charing Cross station and chants outside BBC

The Guardian - UK

Dozens arrested as pro-Palestine protesters march through London after Oxford Circus brought to a standstill

Around 30,000 protesters were in central London while similar marches took place in Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Line stations first to get superfast 4G connectivity are revealed

Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road become first West End Tube stations to get 4G and 5G - with ‘better signal in tunnels than above ground’

Evening Standard

Tube crime soars by almost 40% on pre-pandemic levels

The worst stations for robbery were Oxford Circus, Finsbury Park, Bond Street and Stratford

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Apoy: Budgie Montoya to open new Filipino street food restaurant in Oxford Circus

Apoy will serve a simple menu focusing on skewers, rice and dipping sauces

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Oxford Circus: Man, 25, fighting for life after being stabbed on bus in Oxford Street

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed on a double-decker bus on Oxford Street.

Daily Mirror

London commuter suing TfL for £220,000 after falling in front of train 'due to overcrowding'

David Garcia Thomas, an London-based IT executive, became trapped between the Tube train and platform edge after he fainted and was subsequently dragged some distance

Evening Standard

London commuter who fell in front of oncoming Tube train ‘due to overcrowding’ suing TfL for £220,000

David Garcia Thomas fell between the train and the platform edge at Oxford Circus during evening rush hour in 2019

Evening Standard

Met Police facial recognition cameras scan 127k faces but arrest just nine

A deployment of facial recognition cameras in London led to just a handful of arrests despite taking the biometric data of thousands of people, new figures show.According to a freedom of information request obtained by the Standard, five deployments of live facial recognition cameras in Oxford Circus from February 27,…

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TfL Tube delays: Electrical fault closes stations, causes disruption on Piccadilly and Victoria lines

King’s Cross and Oxford Circus Underground stations also closed due to power issues

Evening Standard

‘Oxford Street needs more variety to become No 1 destination again’

Plans to create a pedestrian ‘piazza’ at Oxford Circus have formally been axed — along with the wider pedestrianisation of the street

The Independent UK

Oxford Circus station evacuated after reports of smoke coming from escalator

Firefighters are investigating the alert

Evening Standard

Oxford Circus Station evacuated after escalator overheats in rush hour

Around 2,000 commuters were evacuated from Oxford Circus station on Tuesday morning after reports of smoke coming from an escalator.

Evening Standard

Police scan faces of shoppers in London in facial recognition trial

Police are scanning the faces of shoppers in a controversial facial recognition technology trial in Oxford Circus.

Evening Standard

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 customers will get phone data underground

Two mobile network operators join the BAI Communications (BAI) network, alongside EE and Three

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion stage mass sit-down protest in central London

The demonstrators sat down on roads around Oxford Circus chanting ‘save our planet’

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