Helen Hoddinott
Journalist

We've been hearing from businesses across the capital about the negative impact of the second 24-hour walkout this week.

Kristina Kupcinskaite says business has been "very, very slow".

She says: "We are taking £500 less a day. [Normally] we would have taken £500 by this time, now we have taken £200, so it’s £300 difference, so far, so we will see how it will be by the end of the day, but it will be quiet, because it was the same on Tuesday."

Is she worried about further strike action in future?

"Of course I am. Strikes, Covid, everything affects our businesses.

"We are little stores, so the less passengers the less customers for us."

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Six London Underground lines remain completely suspended while another five are running limited services on the fringes of London.

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is part suspended between Shadwell and Bank while London Overground, TfL rail and trams are unaffected by today's industrial action.

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More of your emails which have been dropping in to our inbox throughout the day.

Support for the RMT union from most ordinary Londoners is, at best, limited.

Yau Ming Hooi writes: "No, I have absolutely no sympathy for these people. They get paid a lot for doing very little and have no consideration for the wider implications of their actions on the public.

"Covid is not over yet. Overcrowding can lead to more cases of Covid.

"Perhaps someone can drive these points home to the RMT - that they are lazy and inconsiderate."

Alex Perkins emails to say: "Self-serving blackmailers, the RMT and its strikers are the sludge at the bottom of the barrel."

Harry Low
BBC London News

There were 37,665 Santander Cycle hires during the first Tube strike on Tuesday, a jump of 107% on the same day in 2021, Transport for London (TfL) says.

That's an increase of 123% on the same day in 2020, just before the first Covid lockdown was imposed.

Yesterday, when some lines did not operate for much of the day, there were 28,262 hires which is up 47% on 2021, and a rise of 7% on 2020.

A TfL spokeswoman said: "We also have 11 manned docking stations across London where customers are guaranteed a space to dock their bikes, including five which have been set up for the strike at Soho Square, St James’ Square, Abbey Orchard Street, Grosvenor Square and Brushfield Street."

Harry Low
BBC London News

The fresh TfL figures also show that, as of 10:00 GMT today, only 95,000 Tube journeys had been made.

TfL says that's down 94% on last week - although around 1.5m bus journeys had taken place by that time.

Harry Low
BBC London News

We've just had figures from Transport for London (TfL) which show how few people took the Tube during Tuesday's industrial action.

Only 162k Tube journeys were possible, a drop of 94% compared to last week, whereas 5.4m bus journeys were taken, an increase of 14%.

Harry Low
BBC London News

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The walkout by 10,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport union workers has brought most London Underground lines to a standstill:

• No service on Circle, Victoria, Waterloo & City, Metropolitan, Jubilee and Hammersmith & City lines
• Limited service on Central, District, Northern, Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines - but nothing in zone 1
• The DLR is part-suspended between Shadwell and Bank
• London Overground was already running a reduced service on certain lines this week but is otherwise unaffected
• Trams and TfL operating as normal
• Overcrowding on buses
• High demand for taxis
• Many Santander Cycle docking stations full in central London

The Bakerloo Line has begun operating a reduced service between Queen's Park and Elephant & Castle, according to Transport for London (TfL) in the past half an hour.

Harry Low
BBC London News

I spot Rebekah Da Silva pushing a bike with one hand and walking a dog with the other.

The 28-year-old is one of many Londoners who have found it impossible to dock her Santander Cycle in Marylebone, central London today - and is struggling to make her next appointment as a dog walker.

She says: "Today has been awful. There have been a lot of aggressive drivers on the roads. I've been delayed more than 30 minutes."

Fortunately, the "very sweet 12-year-old pooch" that she is walking "has been very patient".

She adds: "It's very frustrating - if you don't smile, you'll cry.

"I'm trying to juggle the two of them which is really, really difficult work. I'm sure we'll get through it somehow, some way."

Helen Hoddinott
Journalist

Carol Fergus is on her way to an event where she is a panellist but says, in relation to the strike delays, "sometimes you’ve just got to get on with it".

She says: "I'm a bit worried I won’t get a taxi on time, but I still think it’s worth coming out, because I don’t support this strike to be fair, so that’s why I’m here.

"When I think about where we are at the moment, in all the different industries, and if you look at the NHS, and all these people that are struggling, I get that we all need money, and we all need to fight our corner if we think that it’s unjust."

But she says she doesn't sense Londoners "want to be empathetic" about the strike.

"Making it difficult hasn’t really proved anything because people are out and about doing what they have to do.

"I do believe they need to seriously think about what it is they’re trying to achieve, and maybe think about other ways of doing it, because I don’t actually think this works.

"Everywhere I’ve got to go is going to cost me more money because I’ll have to get taxis, which is a bit of a pain, but you’ve just got to do what you’ve got to do."

Harry Low
BBC London News

Many bike stations in central London are full with many on the outskirts having chosen to cycle in.

The Santander Cycle scheme is, unsurprisingly, incredible busy.

This data from OOMap, external shows the busiest stations in red, with those that are full with a yellow circle around the outside too.

The bluer the station, the emptier it is - the light blue ring around the outside shows a docking station is empty.

Image source, OOMap

Harry Low
BBC London News

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Green Party London Assembly member Sian Berry says the onus is on central government rather than the London mayor to "act responsibly".

She says: “Strikes are always disruptive, but workers have the right to defend their pay and conditions when they are under threat, and I can see why Tube staff are sick and tired of their jobs being used as a political football throughout the current crisis of funding.

"This must be particularly hard to take when they have all worked through the pandemic taking personal risks with their health in order to keep London moving.

"Two years of uncertainty about this essential public service in our city has to end soon with a proper long-term funding settlement that enables London to have a sustainable, high-quality transport system.”

Helen Hoddinott
Journalist

I'm standing by the entrance to the Liverpool Street underground station - and it's actually a bit of a holy grail situation here in that eastbound Central line services to Stratford are actually running so people are going down into the Tube which is a sight to behold.

Still, groups of people are getting advice from TfL workers in their pink jackets about where to go next - it's mainly people who have just rocked up into London with big suitcases who are trying to get their heads around the fact there are no Tubes in London.

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Four out of 11 Tube lines are operating a limited service with trains at a "reduced frequency". Here's what's running, according to Transport for London (TfL):

• Central Line: Service operating between Loughton and Liverpool Street, between Newbury Park and Liverpool Street via Hainault, and between White City and Ealing Broadway/West Ruislip. Trains are not calling at Bethnal Green and South Woodford.
• District Line: Service is operating between High Street Kensington and Wimbledon/Ealing Broadway, and between Upminster and West Ham at a reduced frequency. Trains are not calling at Earl's Court.
• Northern Line: Service is operating between High Barnet and East Finchley, between Finchley Central and Mill Hill East and between Edgware and Golders Green. Trains are not calling at Brent Cross and Burnt Oak.
• Piccadilly Line: Service is operating between Acton Town and Hounslow Central at a reduced frequency.
• All other lines are suspended

The Dockland's Light Railway (DLR) is running a reduced service due to the strike as follows, according to TfL:

• No service between Shadwell and Bank. Lewisham services are terminating at Shadwell, and Woolwich Arsenal services are being diverted to Tower Gateway.

The London Overground has only minor delays between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction due to an earlier faulty train.

Sarah Lee
BBC London

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Seven lines remain completely suspended but there is limited service on the Central, District, Piccadilly and Northern lines.

The Docklands Light Railway is also partly suspended, London Overground has minor delays but TfL rail and trams are running as normal.

Sam Francis
BBC News, London

I've been speaking to Phil Goodings, a semi-retired businessman, here at Waterloo in central London.

The 62-year-old says: "It’s an inconvenience but not the end of the world. Now I’m in Waterloo I can probably walk most places I need to go in London.

"I’ve come in today for a business meeting in Bank, for which I’m now going to be late. I should be fine, but this could have impacted my work.

"I have very little sympathy for the workers striking. Many people impacted today get paid a good deal less than Tube staff.

"They need to roll with the times. Lots of businesses and pension schemes need to change to survive over time."

Sarah Lee
BBC London

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At the top of the hour, here's the latest travel info, as today's 24-hour strike leads to more disruption:

• London stations are looking quiet as people avoid travel
• Most of London Underground's 11 lines are closed

• No Tube services in Zone 1 - but the Central, District, Piccadilly and Northern lines are running at a reduced service
• Buses and roads are busier than normal
• Reduced services are running on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Overground
• Trams and TfL Rail are reporting a "good service"

• It's the second 24-hour walkout in three days, and its hurting those who cannot work from home the hardest

Jamie Moreland
BBC London

Healthcare assistant Hanan says her journey to work is going alright.

"It's not been too bad. I got up at the same time, got on the London Overground and it was a little bit quicker because it missed several of the stops."

Hanan said she had planned ahead for today's strike and knew she'd be waiting for a bus instead of getting the Tube to the hospital.

She said: "Trying to get on a bus from here is difficult because they're not that regular and a lot busier, so it's a hassle to get on. I'm running on time this morning but it might make me late coming back home."

Sarah Lee
BBC London

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A London Underground worker has said the Tube strikes are "very much in passengers' interests".

RMT union member Daniel Randall was on the picket line at Oxford Circus Tube station, where he works, on Thursday.

The 35-year-old said: "I'm on strike today with around 10,000 of my workmates across London Underground.

"We're striking for three reasons. Firstly, to protect jobs, because London Underground has announced plans to cut 600 positions from Tube stations across London... and we're also striking to protect our pension arrangements, because they're currently under review and the company's made it clear that they want to save money by reforming our pension arrangements.

"We're striking to protect our conditions, because they're under review."

He added "we're standing up for a properly funded, properly staffed Tube system, and we feel that's very much in passengers' interest as well as our interests", since fewer workers would mean "a lower quality and less safe service for passengers".