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It seems that every day of the year is a day for something.
Today, in the United Kingdom, is Walk To Work Day. Did you know that in London there are over 100 tube journeys that are actually quicker to walk, when you take into account the time spent standing in line waiting to get a [...]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the King’s Cross fire on 18 November, 1987, in which 31 people lost their lives - the highest in an Underground accident since a train crash at Moorgate in 1975 killed 43 people.
Smoking on Underground trains had been banned in July 1984. After a fire at Oxford Circus station [...]