MINDING THE GAP

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For decades, travelers on the London Underground were given an audio warning to “mind the gap” when boarding. In recent years, the “Tube” has been phasing out the famous phrase, but when the last station to play the message, Embankment, stopped doing so, the authorities received a heartfelt request. The widow of the man who recorded it in the 1960s begged them to reconsider, as she would often visit that station just to hear his voice. Tube bosses agreed, so Londoners will still be asked to “mind the gap” at Embankment.