London Underground (LU) today apologised to customers following delays to their Tube journeys this morning.

The safety of our passengers and staff is our top priority

A spokesperson for LU said: "The Central line was completely suspended for an hour this morning due to a communications failure.

"Services resumed to all destinations at 10:00.

"We apologise for any inconvenience caused but safety of our passengers and staff is our top priority and it was necessary to suspend the Central line until communications had been restored."

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