London hit by first strike across whole Tube network in eight years

Commuters in London are facing a day of transport chaos after a 24-hour strike by Tube drivers and station staff started on Wednesday morning.

Transport for London (TfL) urged passengers to check their route before travelling, with virtually all of the Underground network closed and other services likely to be much busier and liable to disruption and delay.

Roads were expected to be extremely congested in parts of the city, slowing buses, while…