Tramp banned from Tube station

An aggressive 70-year-old tramp who preyed on Tube passengers has been banned from Earl's Court station.

Royston Hughes, described by London Underground as a "one-man crimewave", used aggressive behaviour - including snatching tickets from passengers, threats to stab members of staff, and actual physical assaults - to terrorise station users. He is only the second person to banned from entering a Tube station.

Chief Inspector Dave Dickason, from British Transport Police, said: "His behaviour was so bad that action was needed to protect the community."