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A person has died after been hit by a Tube train at Charing Cross station – causing the Northern line to be partially suspended.
Emergency services rushed to the scene following the incident shortly before 9am on Tuesday.
The service was suspended between Kennington and Camden Town via Charing Cross southbound only, and between Kennington and Battersea Power station.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan line was suspended due to a trespasser on the track in Harrow-on-the-Hill.
Both lines have since fully reopened but with delays.
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The amount owed to Transport for London in unpaid congestion charge debts incurred by foreign diplomats has increased to almost £161m.
The embassies of 145 nations owed a combined total of £160,918,455 by the end of June, according to the latest data from TfL – up about £18m on a year ago.
The US topped the table, with a debt of £15,636,735. It was followed by Japan on £10,769,778, China on £10,712,270, India on £9,730,745 and Nigeria – which London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan visited last week – on £9,186,245.
Germany’s debt of £4,792,450 was the 10th highest, while France was in 16th place with £2,694,390.
The German chancellor Friedrich Merz was in London last week to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, while President Macron of France was in Downing Street earlier this month as part of a State visit.
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Around 80 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a building under renovation on Blackfen Road in Sidcup.
The road is closed and traffic is slow in the area.
Station Commander Steve Howlett, who was at the scene, said: “This was a very visible fire which produced a significant amount of smoke in the area. We advised people who live and work in the vicinity to keep windows and doors closed.
“One of our new 32-metre turntable ladders was used as a water tower at the incident, to help tackle flames from height.
“Blackfen Road remains closed and some bus routes will continue to be affected. Please avoid the area while we work to make the scene safe.”
DLR services have been cut back as the rollout of a new fleet of trains costing over £900 million has been delayed for over a year.
Transport for London (TfL) has announced the first of 54 new, air-conditioned trains are expected to enter service on the DLR later this year, after the majority of them became stuck in Spain.
The original plan was to introduce the new trains in April 2024, but a signalling issue created delays. Further issues appeared when the Buckingham Group, the contractor who had been hired to build a new depot for the trains, went into administration.
You can read more about the new DLR trains here.
A Liberal Democrat MP has written to the Managing Director of South Western Railway following the severe disruption on its network at the start of the week.
Monica Harding, the MP for Esher and Walton, has complained about a signalling failure on Saturday which led to hours of disruption across SWR’s network.
The MP said she was then left “dismayed” when another signalling failure happened at London Waterloo on Monday morning, leading to a rare ‘do not travel’ warning.
She wrote: “My constituents put their faith in the railway system and when it fails, it is not only disruptive, but it also has consequences for their work and for the economy.
“I am keen to see that the events of the last few days are addressed so they do not happen in the future, and that my affected constituents receive timely and easily accessible compensation.”
Delays remain on the Northern line after the earlier incident, while there are also delays on the whole Central line due to a lack of trains.
A broken down train at Twyford has blocked some lines between Maidenhead and Reading are blocked.
Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes. Some Elizabeth line services will not call at Twyford or Reading.
The Northern line is facing minor delays due to an earlier customer incident.
The Metropolitan line is now facing minor delays instead of severe.
There are various restrictions in place, including some overnight closures, to facilitate the refurbishment of Gallows Corner Flyover.
There is a broken down train at Twyford therefore some lines between Maidenhead and Reading are blocked.
Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes.
Trains that also run between Twyford and Henley-on-Thames may be delayed by up to 15 mins.
Trains that run between Maidenhead and Marlow are unaffected.
Disruption is expected until 3:15pm.
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