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Any problems? The bad news for Thames Clippers users is Greenland Pier has closed. Season ticket holders should use the service between Canary Wharf and the Hilton Pier until Greenland Pier is reopened, which could take a very long time.

The Tube and DLR have no reported problems, while on the roads traffic is building on the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach.

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? The Jubilee line is operating a good service but there are suspensions on the Central and Metropolitan lines.

The DLR is running a good service after resolving problems this morning, while Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly. On the roads there are no reported incidents.

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...

Any problems? All Underground lines are operating a good service, while the DLR and Thames Clippers have no reported problems.

On the roads an earlier problem in the Blackwall Tunnel has been cleared and traffic is flowing normally.

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.

Any problems? A good service is operating on the Underground, apart from minor delays on the Piccadilly line. Bank DLR station remains closed until next Monday but otherwise a good service is operating across the network. Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly.

On the roads there are no reported incidents in the area.

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.

Any problems? Minor delays on the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines but elsewhere the Tube is running smoothly. The DLR and Thames Clippers river service have no reported problems.

No major incidents on the roads but taffic is building on the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach.

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.

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.

Redundancies in Canary Wharf and the City have eaten away at tube usage in London.

Transport for London suffered its biggest year-on-year fall in underground passengers for 20 years in August, dropping 190,000 passengers compared to the previous year.

London mayor Boris Johnson has rounded on Tube Lines over its "unacceptable" progress in improving the Jubilee line.

In a report published today, Transport for London has also expressed "grave doubts" over the firm's ability to deliver the line's upgrade by the end of the year as agreed.

The Jubilee line is still returning to normal after a rush-hour suspension this morning.

Service was suspended for half an hour while emergency services responded to a person who became ill on a train at Bermondsey.

Transport for London is reporting a "decent staff turnout" despite the launch of a 48-hour strike on the tube yesterday evening.

It stated that several members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union turned up for work today, reducing disruption on the underground as a battle over pay and redundancies rages.