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London Underground, Bus Fares to Rise 6% Next Year (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Mayor Boris Johnson plans to raise London Underground train and city bus fares next year by an average of 6 percent above the inflation rate, to pay for higher fuel costs and investment to improve service.

London Underground, Bus Fares to Rise Above Inflation Next Year (Bloomberg.com)

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Mayor Boris Johnson plans to raise London Underground train and city bus fares above the inflation rate for most riders next year to shore up the city's transportation budget.

London to raise transit fares above inflation rate (International Herald Tribune)

Mayor Boris Johnson said Thursday that London Underground train and city bus fares would go up by an average of 6 percent above the inflation rate next year, to pay for higher fuel costs and investment to improve service.

Decent digs in London for less than £100 (San Francisco Chronicle)

Even when the dollar was king, London prices made travelers cringe and cower. Now that our currency is a groveling pauper, Americans feel as if they've been subjected to some of the Tower of London's more inventive torture devices. But even today there are...