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Any problems? Two lanes are closed on the Eastbound A13 with queues beyond the junction with Prince Regent.

There are severe delays on the Bakerloo Line between Queens Park and Harrow & Wealdston due to a signal failure at Elephant and Castle.

Severe delays on the Jubilee line mean its a nightmare scenario for commuters trying to leave Canary Wharf this evening.

The line is suspended between Neasden and Stanmore, with a knock-on effect on the rest of the line. Many commuters are heading to the DLR, but that is struggling to cope with the extra demand.

The Jubilee line is getting worse and passengers should be told when the programme of upgrade works on the troubled line will finish.

That's the view of independent watchdog London Travelwatch, after services on the line failed last night and this morning to leave thousands of passengers stranded.

An overturned car and a broken down vehicle closed the Blackwall Tunnel northbound this morning (April 14) causing severe delays.

There were long queues for the Woolwich Ferry and Rotherhithe Tunnel as a result of the closure.

Thousands of workers heading to Canary Wharf on Tuesday morning were hit by transport problems following a number of incidents on the Tube network.

The Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines were all suffering major delays, while DLR users were hit by overcrowding from the knock-on effects.

London life is once again being disrupted by a Tube strike today, but in fact a third of the usual service is running and more stations are open than during the last strike.

Canary Wharf Tube station was able to open at around 9.30am thanks to volunteers and union members who are not striking.

A strike by RMT and TSSA union members is set to affect Tube services from early this evening and throughout Tuesday September 7. Disruption is likely to affect most journeys so you may want to find alternative ways to travel tonight and tomorrow.

Although DLR and Overground services will be running, services may be impacted at stations such as Bank and Canning Town where operations are linked with Underground facilities.

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.

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.

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.