As you may well have found out on your morning commute, Liverpool Street Station is closed today following a fall of scaffolding from a new East London Line bridge onto tracks last night. It was originally reported that the bridge itself has collapsed. Thankfully, this was not so. Network Rail is hoping to have the line open again by 14.00 today but we say don't hold your breath. Was your journey to work affected this......

After receiving what they judiciously describe as "a lot" of feedback, TfL has announced significant changes to the recorded information announcements on London buses. Those changes mainly seem to involve - hooray! - reducing their frequency. The announcements, rolled out last year in conjunction with a display system, are designed to help visually impaired travellers, as well as visitors, navigate the confusing streets of London. A worthy project, certainly, though it means less hilarious......