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Planned strikes on the London Underground that had the potential to bring the capital to a standstill have been called off following successful negotiations. The RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers) and Aslef…

Planned strikes on the London Underground have been suspended after "significant progress" in efforts to resolve a long-running row over pay and conditions.Members of the Aslef and RMT unions were due to stage walkouts next…

A start-up which uses technology to map complicated sub-surface and unseen locations to help major infrastructure projects save time and money is raising a seven-figure sum to accelerate the supply of its quantum sensors.Sky…

More dates have been announced for London Underground strike action this month.The trade union for train drivers, ASLEF, announced it is to stage walkouts on Wednesday 26 July and Friday 28 July. Strikes had already been…

Several days of strike action on the London Underground have been announced from 23 July amid a continuing row over pay and jobs, according to a union. The RMT said different grades and sections of the Tube would take strike…

Yusef Miyake-Mugler, overall father of the House of Miyake-Mugler: I think that in the ’80s and ’90s, the mystery of ballroom was more alluring to people. It was more underground, so everyone wanted to “discover it.” Once the 2000s came,…

Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground in a reportedly world first. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an underground muon-detecting receiver, researchers…

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China: Psst! Where can a Chinese buyer purchase top-end Nvidia AI chips in the wake of US sanctions? Visiting the famed Huaqiangbei electronics area in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is a good bet - in…

The operator of the Paris metro system apologised on Wednesday after hundreds of passengers on different lines were blocked underground in stifling temperatures and at the height of rush hour. Issued on:…

Last Updated: June 15, 2023, 15:26 ISTCommuters wait for a train on the line 13 of the Parisian underground in Paris, France. (Credits: AFP)Five trains on the busy line 4 were stuck from 1725 GMT and had to wait underground between…