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The Bethnal Green Tube tragedy

Jim Riley

2nd March 2008

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Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the Bethnal Green tube tragedy in which 173 people perished - a little known disaster that hit London in 1943. The BBC story sets out how it happened and also the swift cover up that aimed to reduce any impact on wartime morale.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7273488.stm

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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