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A BUSY London Underground station was forced to close temporarily at the weekend because it did not have enough staff.
Tube travellers who wanted to use Oxford Circus station, in the heart of central London’s busy shopping district, found it was shut for more than 45 minutes from just before 9am and that trains were not stopping.
Oxford Circus is a busy transport hub where the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines intersect.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
