Summary

  • Updates for Tuesday 1 March 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday

  1. Travel: Heavy traffic northbound at Blackwall Tunnelpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    BBC Travel

    Heavy traffic is queuing on the A102 northbound in Greenwich at the Blackwall Tunnel junction because of an earlier broken down vehicle.

    Journeys through the area are taking around 50 minutes.

    For the latest travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert, external

  2. Huge blaze in Enfield sparks M25 alertpublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    Smoke is spreading across the M25 as a result of a blaze at a yard in north London, London Fire Brigade says. 

    Firefighters battle Enfield blazeImage source, Paul Wood

    The fire, which is being tackled by 72 firefighters, began in Whitewebbs Lane in Enfield, north London, at about 02:00 GMT.  

    Huge blaze sparks alert on M25

    A fire at an industrial yard destroys a warehouse and sends smoke billowing across the M25 London orbital motorway.

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  3. Travel: Severe delays after signal failurespublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    BBC Travel

    A signal failure at Baker Street is causing severe delays to the whole of the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, and parts of the District and Metropolitan lines.

    There is also severe delays on the London Overground between Gospel Oak and Barking because of a signal failure at Harringey Green Lanes.

    For the latest travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert, external

  4. BBC London Live updates on Tuesday 1 Marchpublished at 08:00

    Pippa Stephens
    BBC News Online, London

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