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Jeremy Bentham was a philosopher and social reformer - but it is his 'stuffed' body, rather than his mind, that intrigues people today.

Sadiq Khan has been criticised for using a peaceful Suffragist women's rights campaigner to promote a new Overground line.

London’s Ginger Line has suddenly turned into a rainbow. Not only has Sadiq Khan given stretches of the Overground new colours, they have also been renamed. And, unsurprisingly, the Mayor, shrieval overlord of diversity and inclusivity, has chosen names that reinforce a particular view of London’s, and Britain’s, history, one that celebrates (or if we’re being more cynical, fetishises) the contributions, experiences and struggles of women and minorities.

An Overground line that runs from Liverpool Street northwards has been renamed the Weaver line after the textile trade that flourished along its…

The new names have divided users as TfL aims to make the system easier to navigate

LONDON (AP) — For anyone with even a passing acquaintance with London, the city's Tube map is as iconic as the red buses or the black cabs.

The new names of the six London Overground lines have been revealed.

With each line given separate colours, the rebrand means major changes to London's famous Tube map.

Mayor Sadiq Khan was today blasted for virtue signalling nonsense as he unveiled new names and colours for all six London Overground rail lines in a £6.3million project by TfL.

To say I loved my job was an understatement, it was my whole life. I’d always dreamed of working in television, and I adored the glamour of jetting off to Cannes Film Festival, and meeting celebrities while working on shows such as Strictly Come Dancing, or mingling with people such as Julian Fellowes, the Downton Abbey creator.