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A major fire tore through a recycling plant in Bermondsey on Monday afternoon, sending a vast plume of thick black smoke across London and causing significant disruption to rail services.

The first of ten new Elizabeth line trains being built in Derby has left Alstom’s production line and is undergoing final checks on the test track on site. It will soon undergo a period of trials on train lines near London and on the Elizabeth line itself before being put into passenger service later this year.

Londoners faced significant travel disruption today after Tube drivers walked out at midnight in a dispute over the introduction of a voluntary four‑day working week.

Special lunch marks a special anniversary

Some train services in south east London and Kent are now back under public ownership.

The weekend saw the first WSL Playoff Final, contested by the teams finishing bottom of WSL, Leicester City Women, and third in WSL 2, Charlton Athletic Women, with the winner to be playing in WSL next season and the loser in WSL 2.