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Any Problems Tube users have minor delays on the Jubilee (faulty trains) and severe delays north of Kings Cross on the Piccadilly (signal failure at Finsbury Park) to look forward to.

The rest of the public transport network and the roads are fine, however.

Commuters using the Jubilee Line this morning are experiencing severe delays.

The line is suspended between Stanmore and Waterloo because of a faulty train at Wilesdon Green.

Pop sensation Rihanna has released a video of her tube journey to The O2.

The singer who played ten dates at the North Greenwich venue last month shocked gig goers as she and her considerable entourage opted to take the Jubilee Line.

The Jubilee line upgrade cost £436million more than the original estimated figure - largely due to the flawed public private partnership agreement.

Transport for London has revealed that the signal upgrade, which ran more than 18 months over schedule, cost £721million, compared to the projected figure of £285.3million when the PPP contract was signed in 2002.

Rihanna fans got a pre-gig treat last night when the pop star hopped on the tube to North Greenwich.

The singer was snapped by a fellow passenger on the Jubilee Line heading to her 02 Arena show.

A man who chased his victim around Canning Town station while wielding a knife in front of horrified commuters has been jailed.

Viet Hoang, 20, of Valerian Way in West Ham, was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon.

Delayed work on the Jubilee line signaling upgrade has cost London tens of millions of pounds, said London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats in City Hall revealed she had discovered through freedom of information requests over £15million had been lost in ticket revenues.

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.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson was on elusive form this morning when he was quizzed by the London Assembly about two major transport projects affecting east London.

Mr Johnson, facing his monthly Mayor's Question Time, admitted increased services on the Jubilee line are now likely to be running in the autumn rather than July, while the Thames cable car will open "when it's good and ready".

A piece of equipment not secured properly was the cause of the power failure that saw hundreds trapped underground for an hour last month and many thousands of Jubilee line passengers held up.

The revelation came from Aslef union official Steve Connolly on Tuesday at the London Assembly transport committee.

The RMT is planning to ballot members working on the Jubilee line on industrial action over safety.

The union, which has already announced two three-day stoppages over an unrelated matter, claim London Underground has reneged on agreements over safety procedures on the line. The RMT intends to ballot on action short of a strike.

The long-overdue Jubilee line upgrade should be completed by the end of June, signalling an end to years of misery for commuters in Canary Wharf.

Transport for London has announced the final set of closures required to install a new signalling system and said that this will see an increase in trains at peak times from July.

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.

Commuters are facing chaos and confusion this morning after Jubilee line services were disrupted for the second day.

Services have been suspended between Willesden Green and London Bridge due to a signal failure, creating huge knock-on effects across the transport system.

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.

The Jubilee line has been suspended between London Bridge and Green Park due to a person falling ill on a train earlier at Canary Wharf.

The disruption has been compounded by a signal failure at Waterloo. Severe delays are occurring on the rest of the line.

Boris Johnson has announced "significant" progress towards completion of the Jubilee line upgrade.

The new automatic signalling system, which has caused numerous line closures in recent years, is now in use of the bulk of the line, and should be fully operational by the spring.

By Andrew Williams

As 2011 dawns, it's a great opportunity to look into our green crystal ball and see what could be in store for Wharfers in the next 12 months.

One issue is sure to dominate life in the east end, and that's the approaching Olympics.

The Jubilee line was suspended for the second time in a week when disruption hit rush-hour on Friday morning.

Transport for London said the cause of the latest incident was a cracked rail at Green Park, resulting in emergency work and the closure of the line between Finchley Road and Waterloo.

The full extent of weekend closures on the Jubilee line has been revealed and it's not good news for passengers.

London Underground will close all or part of the line on 32 days between now and the end of the year as signal upgrade work continues. And LU admitted there was only a "slim chance" all the work will be finished by New Year.