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Tube Lines is set to receive £4.46billion for its next tranche of work on the Underground network under its controversial Public Private Partnership contract.

The consortium, based in Westferry Circus, learned the figure today when PPP arbiter Chris Bolt announced his decision.

Any problems? Part closure of the Metropolitan mars an otherwise clean bill of health for the Tube system. A good service is also running on the DLR, although the escalators are out of action at Bank. On the roads, Creek Road / A200 (Greenwich) is suffering congestion as traffic signals are out of order. There are slight delays through the southbound bore of the Blackwall tunnel.

Commuters were hit by a meltdown of transport to Canary Wharf this morning with both the Jubilee line and DLR hit by problems.

A signal failure at Canada Water saw the Jubilee line suspended between London Bridge and Canary Wharf at the peak of rush hour, while Bank station shut because of overcrowding.

He's the man responsible for guiding the world to an arena largely surrounded by water - and getting them home again.

Geoff Symonds helped write the planning application for The O2 as a consultant, and has been AEG Europe's head of transport strategy for more than two years.

Any problems? There are no problems on the DLR or the Jubilee line today, but check the right sidebar for updates.

Traffic signals are out of order on Hartmann Road in Victoria Docks at present, so be careful...

The over-run of the Jubilee line upgrade is likely to cost Tube Lines around £50million.

That's how much the Canary Wharf-based engineering consortium will lose for its failure to complete the installation of new signalling on the line by the end of last year, according to chief executive Dean Finch.

The proposed series of 24 hour strikes on the Jubilee line were suspended yesterday when a new pay offer was made.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) were due to stage a walk-out at 7.30 tonight over a pay discrepancy between maintenance workers employed by Alstom at the Stratford Market depot.

Any problems? There are minor delays on the District line between Earls Court and Wimbledon due to power problems, and Bank station will remain closed until February 1.

This is also the first day of the North Greenwich bus terminal closure, with buses picking up from Millennium Way. Check the right sidebar for more travel updates.

Tube Lines has suffered a financial blow after the rail maintenance company lost its legal case against London Underground.

The consortium, responsible for upgrading the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines was claiming £327million in costs for delays to work on two lines being finished.

The Jubilee line is set to be hit be a series of 24-hour strikes from next week after union workers voted for action.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will walk out from 7.29am on January 27 in a dispute over a pay gap between them and other tube workers.

Any problems? Expect delays southbound on Greenwich High Road due to a gasworks-related lane closure. Otherwise, tube and DLR are clear so far, but check the right sidebar for updates.

It must rank as one of the more remarkable comebacks.

The Millennium Dome was born amid political controversy, staggered through its first year and promptly fell dark as its future became, first, the subject of rancorous debate and later on a forlorn tale of folly.

It's good news for Jubilee line users this weekend after it was announced it will be partly open.

The line was due to be completely shut for engineering works but will now be open between North Greenwich and Waterloo on Saturday and Stratford and Waterloo on Sunday.

Tube Lines has been left with another headache as it faces a shortfall of almost £2billion in its budget for the next stage of its underground contract.

The company, which yesterday saw chief executive Dean Finch announce his departure, has been recommended to receive £4.394billion for the next tranche of work on the network.

Jubilee line users face months of weekend closures in the new year and no service at all over Easter as upgrade work continues.

From January 9 sections of the line will be shut for all but three weekends up to and including Easter, when the entire line will close between April 2-5.

Boris Johnson's key transport aide has slammed Tube Lines over the delayed finish to upgrade work on the Jubilee line.

Kulveer Ranger, who advises the Mayor of London on all transport issues, admitted he was "disappointed" by Tube Lines' failure to meet their December 31 deadline.

By John Biggs

For about a year I have been raising concerns about weekend rail closures in East London with the Mayor, and anyone else I can get hold of. So I'm glad that the issue of the seriousness of ongoing problems of the Jubilee line works has now got much wider attention. The weekend closures effectively cut off east London, particularly when they coincide with works on the DLR or District line.

Any problems? There are no problems on the Jubilee line and DLR today and the roads appear clear, but keep checking the right sidebar for updates.

Thames Clippers are now Oyster-friendly as of this morning, so pay-as-you-go users are eligible for a 10 per cent discount if they decide to ride the river.

Upgrades to the Jubilee line are still being stalled by a row over extra line closures.

Negotiations between Tube Lines and Transport for London are not moving forward, nearly three months after London Mayor Boris Johnson slammed the "unacceptable" progress of work.

An earlier gun scare on the Jubilee Line is causing minor delays to the service this afternoon.

British Transport Police were called at 2.47pm after two passengers claimed they were threatened by a man with a firearm between West Ham and Canning Town stations.