Major delays at Kings Cross station for second day in a row

A fault on a train means the line between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey is closed.

London Northwestern Railway trains between the stations have been cancelled, with disruption expected until 12.30pm, National Rail says.

Passengers can use the rail replacement instead connecting Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.

Another option is to take the Arriva Bus route 321 between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey free of charge with a valid train ticket.

And it is worth keeping hold of your ticket and making note of the travel times as you might be able to claim compensation from your train company.

Drivers have been warned of a lane closure on the near King’s Lynn, Norfolk, after flooding.

The A47 has closed eastbound, the National Highways alert shows.

The flooding site is located around 15 minutes drive from Sandringham Estate.

It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms across the UK yesterday.

Flooding is possible at 14 other locations where the Environment Agency has issued flood alerts.

Hundreds of Border Force staff are continuing their industrial action today.

The four-day strike started on Saturday after a dispute over new shift rosters the Public and Commercial Services union labelled inflexible.

The union said after the strike members will refuse to work overtime from September 4 until September 22.

It said almost 80% of its members told they felt pressured to work longer hours, and majority said they regularly feel overwhelmed at work and had considered taking time off due to work-related stress.

A crash on the M1 near Newport Pagnell is causing delays in the area.

It happened northbound between J14 (Newport Pagnell) and J15 (Collingtree) at rush hour.

Two out of four lanes are closed due to a multi-vehicle collision, National Highways warned.

Drivers should prepare for 40 minutes of delays and four miles of tailbacks.

Footage appears to show emergency workers next to a lorry.

We approached the emergency services for a comment.

TfL’s computer systems were targeted in a cyber attack last night.

But its customer data and transport services were safe throughout, TfL said.

Shashi Verma, its chief technology officer, said: ‘We have introduced a number of measures to our internal systems to deal with an ongoing cyber security incident.

‘The security of our systems and customer data is very important to us and we will continue to assess the situation throughout and after the incident.

‘Although we’ll need to complete our full assessment, at present, there is currently no evidence that any customer data has been compromised.

‘There is currently no impact on TfL services and we are working closely with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to respond to the incident.’

Cancellations and hour-long delays aren’t an ideal start to a Tuesday morning.

But they’re expected to continue until midday, with no trains between Grantham and Newark North Gate, near Nottingham, until 8am.

This is affecting the rest of the line, all the way to Kings Cross station in London.

LNER, Grand Central, Hull Trains and Lumo have seen their services disrupted as a result.

National Rail said: ‘You can use your tickets on Northern services between Leeds and York, and between Doncaster and Sheffield.

‘You can also use your tickets on East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield and London St Pancras International.’