Motorcyclist injured in collision with car at busy north London junction

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A motorcyclist has been injured after being involved in a crash with a car at a busy junction in north London.

Emergency services raced to the scene of the crash in Islington on Friday morning.

Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the collision in Southgate Road at the junction with Downham Road at 8.45am. 

Firefighters erected blue tarpaulin in the road as paramedics treated the biker - a man aged in his 20s.

Scotland Yard said the motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening. 

Hackney borough police officers posted a picture of the scene on Twitter and wrote: “Southgate Road at the junction of Downham Road N1 closed for a collision.

"Various road closures and busses on diversion. Avoid.”

The junction was cordoned off by officers.

Police said no arrests have been made and enquiries continue. 

Queensbury Tube station shut after woman hit by Jubilee line train

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A Tube station was shut and part of the Jubilee Line was suspended after a woman was hit by a train during the morning rush hour.

More than half a dozen police cars, a fire engine and ambulances rushed to Queensbury station on Friday morning.

British Transport Police said a woman had been hit by a train at 7.15am and rushed to St Mary's Hospital where she remains.

Witnesses at Queensbury station reported seeing"police everywhere"

​All trains between Stanmore to Wembley Park were cancelled and commuters on the rest of the line experienced severe delays.

Witness Alina Scaueru told the Standard there were "at least five police cars, a victim’s trauma intervention one, an urgent response unit and three fire engines” at Queensbury station.

A spokeswoman for BTP said medics treated the woman, whose condition is described as "non life threatening".

She said: "BTP officers were called to Queensbury London Underground train station on Friday after reports that a woman had been struck by a train.

"Officers from the British Transport Police and Met Polcie attended the incident.

It's currently being treated as non-suspicious".

Passengers were hit with delays with Tube user Dilip Halai describing how he had been stuck on an unmoving train for around eight minutes as Tube services ground to a halt.

Another passenger, Lauren Kavanagh, said on Twitter her eastbound train was held at every station for a couple of minutes.

At 8.20am TfL said all services were back up and running although there were still severe delays on the line. Queensbury station reopened after around an hour and a quarter.

Young woman killed by debris named as Wolverhampton University worker Tahnie Martin

Pic:Victim Tahnie Martin
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Tributes have been paid to a young woman who was killed by a piece of flying debris which came loose during Storm Doris.

University of Wolverhampton worker, Tahnie Martin, 29, was walking with her colleagues on Thursday when a chunk of wooden roofing flew from a building and hit her.

She suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene in Wolverhampton city centre, police said.

A senior lecturer in the department at the university where she worked today described her as "irrepressibly optimistic and kind", as colleagues expressed shock and sadness at her sudden death.

On Wednesday evening, the night before the tragedy, Ms Martin, from Stafford, had organised the university English department’s 50th anniversary dinner.

A comment from her colleague Dr Aidan Byrne, a senior lecturer in the department, was posted on Facebook.

Dr Byrne said: “Everyone in the English department is shocked and saddened by the death yesterday of Tahnie Martin. 

“She organised our 50th anniversary dinner on Wednesday night, coping with us with humour and forbearance.

“She was irrepressibly optimistic and kind, full of ideas and always enthusiastic.

"We were so grateful to her, and we’re glad that the last thing we did on Wednesday night was give her a hug and tell her how much we appreciated everything she did.

“She will be missed by everyone who knew her.”

Detective Inspector Paul Joyce from West Midlands Police said in a statement on Friday: “We are still trying to ascertain who the building belongs to and whether there is any criminal liability.

This is a deeply tragic incident and our thoughts remain with Miss Martin’s family.

“We would ask that their privacy is respected in their time of grief.”

University of Wolverhampton Vice-Chancellor, Professor Geoff Layer, said: “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic loss.

“During Tahnie’s short time at the University, she made a real impact both in a professional and personal capacity. She became a very popular member of the team and was highly valued.”