Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Monday, October 18

Clapham Breakfast Briefing is a daily column dedicated to morning 'must-knows' from around town and other useful tid bits: weather, traffic, travel and trivia news in a nutshell.

Sunrise in Clapham | 07:29

Sunset in Clapham | 18:02

Clapham weather forecast

A chilly start in Clapham today. Though fog will clear throughout the morning, cloud will thicken and bring possible outbreaks of rain this afternoon.

Pollution | Low

UV | Low

Clapham Traffic

Temporary traffic signals due to water main work on A3 Battersea Rise at B234 Spencer Park junction.

Slow moving traffic on Clapham Common North Side, particularly congested outside Eaton Manor House (both directions).

Clapham Junction

An animal on the track at Kensal Rise is causing severe delays between Clapham Junction and Stratford / Richmond.

08:36 Clapham Junction to London Victoria - 16 minutes late

08:45 Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction - Cancelled

08:49 Clapham Junction to London Waterloo - Cancelled

09:43 Clapham Junction to London Waterloo - Cancelled

The Northern Line

The Northern Line continues its undisrupted streak of good service, though there is no [L+]night tube return for Clapham[.L].

For onwards travel, please note delays between Harrow on the Hill and Uxbridge on the Metropolitan Line due to train cancellations.

Catch up on Clapham

Local residents oppose a new bar on Battersea Rise where existing venues already mean they encounter "vomit, urine and even human faeces" on an almost daily basis.

Darwin and Wallace, which owns No. 32 in Clapham Old Town, has applied to change the use of 35-37 Battersea Rise but among the 28 objections, residents have raised fears including rubbish piling up, increased traffic, the impact on children's sleep and the risk posed to property values.

What's Happening in Clapham

Make sure to check out What's On in Clapham this week.

Fact of the day

Angel has the London Underground's longest escalator - it is 60m/197ft long and has a vertical rise of 27.5m.