London travel news LIVE: Travel chaos on M25 at Dartford Crossing as Queen Elizabeth II bridge shut by police

The Dartford Crossing was blocked creating long delays due to a police incident on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

All traffic was also forced to stop in the Dartford tunnel due to the incident but all lanes have since reopened.

Essex Police told the Standard they were responding to concerns for someone on the Dartford Crossing.

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge was completely shut for 30 minutes on Wednesday afternoon.There were long tailbacks on the M25 on both sides of the River Thames following the incident.

Earlier on Wednesday some Tube trains were unable to stop on the London Underground at Victoria due to flooding on Wednesday morning.

Eastbound Circle and District Line trains were briefly unable to stop at the busy station.

Londoners are getting drenched on their journeys to work and school on Wednesday morning, as rain lashed the country.

The capital has narrowly escaped a yellow weather warning that is in place for the majority of England, Wales and Scotland on Wednesday and Thursday.

National Rail has warned heavy rain could cause flooding across the British rail network on Wednesday and Thursday.

Follow latest updates below.

Heavy rain could bring flooding and travel disruption across UK

13:21 , Jacob Phillips

Heavy rain could bring flooding and travel disruption across much of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday with an amber warning issued for part of the country.

The Met Office has issued the amber warning for parts of north Wales and north west England, including Liverpool and Manchester, for 24 hours from noon on Wednesday.

The warning for the region says flooding and disruption are likely, with rain becoming heavy and persistent.

A yellow warning for rain is in place for the north of England, the Midlands and north and mid Wales until 6am on Thursday, with the southern edges of the affected area extended to run roughly from around Norwich to Bath.

Two lanes remain shut on Queen Elizabeth II Bridge due to police incident

13:11 , Jacob Phillips

Two lanes remain closed and there are long delays on the M25 at Queen Elizabeth II Bridge due to a police incident.

The bridge was completely stopped for 30 minutes.

Police are with a van stopped just before the end of the bridge, in lanes three and four, according to travel data site Inrix.

Police responding to concerns for someone on the Dartford Crossing

13:05 , Jacob Phillips

An Essex Police spokesperson told the Standard they are currently responding to concerns for someone on the Dartford Crossing.

A statement added: “Traffic is being held while this incident is ongoing.

“We will work to resolve this situation as quickly and safely as possibly.

“Thank you for your patience and understanding, we will update you as soon as we're able to.”

Dartford Crossing blocked due to police incident

13:03 , Jacob Phillips

The Dartford Crossing has been blocked and long delays are building due to a police incident on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

All traffic was also forced to stop in the Dartford tunnel due to the incident but all lanes have since reopened.There were long tailbacks on the M25 on both sides of the River Thames on Wednesday afternoon following the incident.

Traffic stopped on M3 due to collision between lorry and campervan

11:54 , Jacob Phillips

Traffic has stopped on the M3 near the M25 due to a collision between a lorry and a campervan.

National Highways said the incident has happened between the M25 and Lightwater in Surrey.

Minor delays on Waterloo and City Line

10:18 , Jacob Phillips

There are minor delays on the Waterloo and City Line due to a faulty train.

Severe delays on the District Line

09:57 , Jacob Phillips

There are severe delays on the District Line after trains were halted by a fire alert at West Kensington.

The delays are between Earl's Court and Richmond as well as to Ealing Broadway.

Trains unable to run on District Line due to fire alert

09:13 , Jacob Phillips

There is currently no service between Earl's Court and Richmond as well as to Ealing Broadway while Transport for London respond to a fire alert at West Kensington.

Trains unable to run in south east London after passenger taken ill

09:05 , Jacob Phillips

A passenger has been taken ill on a train at Abbey Wood, blocking some lines in south east London.

An ambulance has been called, but the service is unable to move until the passenger has been safely taken off the train.Southeastern routes between Slade Green Gravesend, Lee and London Cannon Street are affected.Thameslink services between Rainham and Bedford could also be hit by delays.

Disruption is expected until 10am.

Trains from London Waterloo diverted due to tree blocking railway

08:55 , Jacob Phillips

Trains running from London Waterloo to Guildford have been diverted due to a tree on the track at Stoneleigh.

The line towards Epsom is currently blocked, with specialist teams working to clear the route.

Delays are expected until 11am.

08:14 , Jacob Phillips

Trains are running as normal again at London Victoria

Severe delays on the Jubilee Line

07:59 , Jacob Phillips

There are severe delays on the Jubilee Line following a signal failure at Stratford.

London Victoria partially shut due to flooding

07:56 , Jacob Phillips

Eastbound Circle and District line trains are not stopping at London Victoria due to flooding.

Passengers have been asked to continue to St James’s Park and return on a westbound train.