Summary

  • Updates from Thursday 9 July 2015

  • More news, travel, sport and weather from 08:00 on Friday

  1. Night Tube plan 'may slip'published at 09:07 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    Tom Edwards
    Transport correspondent, London

    In a very interesting development yesterday, bosses admitted night Tube plan may slip, which implies 12 September is not a deadline for union agreements.

  2. 'It's not safe'published at 09:02 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    @GemStGem

    Gemma Critchely is on the London Overground line from Stratford to Clapham and tweeted, external this image from Willesden Junction.

    Passengers squeeze to get on the London Overground at Willesden JunctionImage source, @GemStGem

    "It's not safe. People almost pushed on tracks at stations," says Gemma, who has so far walked, taken a bus, then the Overground and National Rail, before another bus ride.

  3. 'Explore London above ground'published at 08:52 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    Elaine Okyere
    BBC London News

    Matt Evans, from Hampshire, who works in Cannon Street got one of the last bikes at Waterloo.

    cyclist

    He says: "I don't have much sympathy for the strikers but this might be a good thing if it makes people think of different ways to travel & explore London above ground."

  4. Routemaster back in usepublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    David Friend
    Senior journalist, BBC London

    Even an old Routemaster being put to use this morning.

    Routemaster
  5. Boris Johnson: 'Cut the cackle'published at 08:40 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    BBC London 94.9

    London mayor Boris Johnson told BBC London 94.9 the unions should "cut the cackle, stop the misery for Londoners and allow the Tube workforce to get on with their job".

  6. 'Rock solid' strike actionpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    RMT general secretary, external Mick Cash says: "The strike action on London Underground is rock solid across all lines, all grades and all depots and the unity and solidarity of the entire workforce, which has now brought London to a standstill, must force the tube bosses back to the negotiating table to address the issues at the heart of this dispute."

  7. 'Unnecessary strike'published at 08:24 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    London Underground managing director Mike Brown says: "I am very sorry your journey has been disrupted. This strike is unnecessary."

  8. Via Twitterpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    @ianthrelfall

    tweeted, external this image from Willesden Junction a few minutes ago.

    Queues at Willesden Junction, 6:23amImage source, @ianthrelfall
  9. Via Twitterpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    @Andrewkbbreview

    Andrew Davies tweeted, external this image, and others, of his walk to work this morning in the dawn sunshine through central London.

    Horse Guard's Parade, central London, in early morning sunshineImage source, @Andrewkbbreview

    "It's a bit inconvenient," says Andrew, "but it's a beautiful, sunny morning and I get to walk across the greatest city in the world."

  10. Hoping to catch some tennis?published at 08:07 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    If you're hoping to see some of the tennis at Wimbledon, external today, the tennis club is still accessible by bus and National Rail services to Wimbledon mainline station.

    A long line of people waiting at a bus stop in Wimbledon, south west London, as tennis fans leaving the All England ClubImage source, PA

    There should also be more bus services, TfL says in its travel advice, external.

  11. Empty cycle docking stationpublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    Richard Main
    BBC London 94.9

    Not many cycle hire bikes in central London today - all taken to the outskirts by Tube strike commuters last night.

    Cycle Hire station
  12. Travel updates every 15 minutespublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    BBC Travel

    BBC London's travel reporters Paul Murphy-Kasp and Pippa Sparks will be bringing you the latest information every 15 minutes on BBC London 94.9 throughout the Tube strike this morning.

    Travel desk

    You can also follow their updates on Twitter @BBCTravelAlert, external

  13. First Great Western strikepublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    As well as the Tube strike, people travelling into the capital from the West of England and Wales will also have a strike on the railways to deal with.

    FGW trainImage source, FGW

    Commuters have been warned to expect severe disruption on First Great Western trains as a 48-hour strike takes hold.

  14. Pay offer "fair and competitive"published at 06:51 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    • London Underground (LU), external says its pay offer is both "fair and competitive"

    • LU says it is hiring 137 more train operators to work on the Night Tube, which would result in existing workers doing "a few extra nights per year within the existing working week"

    • LU says no-one was being asked to work more hours than at present

    • The offer includes a pay increase in 2016-17 of RPI or 1%, whichever is greater, plus a £500 launch bonus to all staff on the Night Tube lines plus a £2,000 transition bonus for drivers

  15. Why are they on strike?published at 06:44 British Summer Time 9 July 2015

    • The RMT, external, TSSA, external, Unite , externaland Aslef , externalunions say the dispute with London Underground is about workers' pay and conditions associated with the new Night Tube, external working

    • The unions have rejected a deal including a 2% average pay rise for all Tube employees plus a £2,000 one-off bonus for drivers on the five affected lines - by way of compensating them for night working

    • The RMT union says the rejected driver bonus would only have affected 1,000 Tube workers out of a work force of 20,000 and the union believed this was a divide-and-rule tactic

    • The unions say they want Tube workers to be fairly compensated for night working which has been linked to poor health