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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.

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? 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.

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? Madness, chaos and mayhem strike as the snow has turned to ice and the world has ground to a halt. TfL warns of major disruption to bus services while there are delays on the following lines: Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee and Piccadilly. Meanwhile the Blackwall Tunnel is closed northbound due to a broken down vehicle. However, the DLR is working as normal.

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.

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.

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.

UPDATE: Services on the east route have now resumed

Computer problems which affected DLR services last night have run on into today.

The network was suspended from 4.45pm to 6.05pm yesterday, and a relapse caused the eastern line to be shut from 7.43am this morning.

Rush hour tube travel was suspended for more than 20 minutes this morning after an eastbound train limped into North Greenwich station.

No Jubilee line trains were in operation between London Bridge and Stratford from 9.20am to 9.44am while engineers resolved the problem, and delays are still occurring in both directions.

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.

Eastern Jubilee line services were shut down last night as police tried to talk down a woman threatening to hurl herself from a bridge.

British Transport Police stopped trains between North Greenwich and Stratford at around 10pm last night, as officers attempted to persuade the teenager not to throw herself onto the track.

A Jubilee line train travelling to Stratford was searched by police this morning after a report of a man concealing a gun.

Metropolitan Police officers scoured the eastbound train at West Ham following a tip off, but services returned to normal just before noon after no weapon was found.

DLR services stalled this morning after reports of a person on the track near Bank.

Trains were put "on hold" for nearly 15 minutes during the rush-hour, and a failed train later caused severe delays to the route in and out of the City.

Any problems? No problems on the Jubilee line, Thames Clipper and the DLR tonight, and no major issues on the roads.

Check the right sidebar for updates.

Jubilee line services to Canary Wharf were hit by suspension for the second consecutive working day.

Commuters were informed that a signaling fault prompted the temporary closure of the London Bridge to North Greenwich stretch. Morning services were also disrupted on Friday morning.

A signal failure at Canary Wharf is causing severe disruption for commuters this morning.

The fault led to the suspension of the Jubilee Line between North Greenwich and Waterloo, forcing workers to cram onto the DLR or seek out a Thames Clipper ferry.

Rotherhithe Tunnel and Branch Road will shut over the weekend as work continues on the extension of the Limehouse DLR station platform.

Transport for London confirmed the roads would be closed from midnight on Friday to 5am on Monday.

A flurry of snow brought London's transport network to a grinding halt early on Monday morning.

Buses were suspended overnight and the Jubilee line was reduced to a limited westbound service as Transport for London came to terms with some of the heaviest UK snowfall in 20 years.