Kingston Area Travellers' Association

The planned 48-hour strike by Tube maintenance workers has been formally called off.

Tube maintenance workers are expected to strike for 48 hours from next Monday. The RMT union says it had no option but to call the strike from 10.30am on Monday, April 28, after Transport for London (TfL) refused to guarantee the working conditions of members employed by failed contractor Metronet.

The area around Twickenham station is set for a massive regeneration after the company which owns and operates the country's rail infrastructure announced a development programme.

Twickenham is one of six stations in London and the south east set to get a revamp with new facilities for passengers after nearby land is redeveloped.

Workers at failed Tube contractor Metronet have voted in favour of strike action. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said 751 of its members voted for industrial action in a row over staff transfers and pensions.

A busy commuter route is to benefit from 1,100 carriages in a £1.4bn deal. The new, energy-efficient trains will provide an additional 14,500 seats on the Thameslink route.

The new trains will run from 2012 between London's St Pancras and Blackfriars stations and on services on the Midland and East Coast lines. They will also run via London Bridge and Elephant and Castle to destinations on the Brighton line and on other routes in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

A man has been rushed to hospital this morning after being hit by a bus in Kingston town centre. The man was hit by a K1 bus in Eden Street at 9.27am and taken to Kingston Hospital. He was unconscious at the scene but has since regained consciousness. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

An elderly woman was injured when a bus carrying more than 30 passengers was fired upon with a pellet gun.

The K2 bus was turning in to Berrylands Road from Ewell Road in Surbiton when it came under fire about 5.15pm Friday.