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Electricity supply failure causes major disruption to Southeastern services through Victoria and London Bridge stations

Commuters at Victoria station

Jeremy Selwyn

Londoners are facing disruption to their morning commute as trains through Victoria and London Bridge stations are hit with severe delays and cancellations.

National Rail says a failure of the electricity supply at both major stations is causing major disruption to Southeastern services.

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London travel news LIVE: Train chaos as lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge in Elmers End

The railway bridge between Elmers End and Eden Park was hit and the lorry has become wedged at an angle

Trains on the lines between Charing Cross and Hayes in Kent face severe delays after a lorry hit a railway bridge.

The railway bridge between Elmers End and Eden Park was hit and the lorry has become wedged at an angle.

National Rail says lines have reopened following the collision, with service gradually returning to normal.

A customer incident has caused the entire Windrush line to be suspended

There is a good service on all other London Underground lines

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Arielle Domb

The majority of commuters will not face problems getting to work on Wednesday morning, with a good service on all but one TfL line.

At 7.58am, there was no service on the Windrush line due to a customer incident.

The Weaver and Central lines may cause delays to some journeys

The Weaver line is facing delays on Tuesday morning

Transport for London

Nuray Bulbul

Majority of commuters will not face problems getting to work on Tuesday morning with delays impacting two Tube services.

At 8:32am, the Central line was reporting severe delays between Leytonstone and Epping/Woodford via Hainault due to an earlier faulty train at Hainault.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

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A fault with the signalling system at Liverpool Lime Street has caused multiple lines to close (Nick Ansell/PA)

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The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre has urged residents to object to the planning application as they want to restore the now-closed theatre back to its original use and reopen it as a performance venue again.

David Harvey, chairman of the Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre, said: “It would be a tragedy if the opportunity to return this beautiful building to its intended use were lost. We have been working on this for years with a recognised theatre operator wishing to buy the theatre, with shows at the ready and access to the funds needed for its full renovation.

Migrants will have to learn English 'to A-Level standard' to get work visa under new UK immigration reforms

Migrants will have to learn English 'to A-Level standard' to get visa

Most commuters are set for a delay free journey this morning, with no disruptions on the TfL network.

There is currently a good service on all routes.

There are also no exceptional delays or serious disruptions on London roads this morning.

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Fury as Met firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing

Sgt Martyn Blake shot dead Chris Kaba during a police stop in Streatham in September 2022

Chris Kaba

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Multiple TfL and National Rail lines

Southeastern, Great Northern and Thameslink services are among the disrupted National Rail lines

Ross Lydall

Arielle Domb|Nuray Bulbul

Commuters may face severe delays on their journeys to work this morning, with disruptions on multiple TfL and National Rail lines.

At 10.00am, the Waterloo & City line was experiencing minor delays.

There were also delays across the National Rail network, with delays of up to 30 minutes on Southeastern trains between St Pancras International/Victoria and Ramsgate.