Jacob Phillips
Live reporter

Are you going to get the bus home or are you going to try the Tube?

That's the question being asked in the BBC's London newsroom as the evening rush hour comes to an end.

Commuters have been telling our reporters across the capital about the disruption they have faced as strikes continue over a dispute surrounding the introduction of a voluntary four-day working week.

An IT support engineer estimates his journey home would take two-and-a-half hours, a bar tender jokes she is "stoked" that she has had a marginally quieter shift, while one black cab driver jokes that the strikes "pay for my holidays".

Another commuter describes the industrial action as "frustrating and disappointing" after being caught in disruption on both Tuesday and Thursday.

The latest round of strikes are set to end at midnight, and Transport for London is advising customers to finish their journeys before 21:00.

The RMT Union has said it will meet with TfL next week, but our transport correspondent says it seems unlikely TfL will suddenly start talking about the other conditions RMT has concerns about.

We are ending our live coverage, but you can read more on this week's strikes here.

Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter, at Leadenhall Market

I’ve generally found that when there are tube strikes, there are plenty more cyclists on the road.

But earlier today, one e-bike rental firm told the BBC it hadn't seen a significant increase in people choosing to cycle.

Deliveroo rider Andres, 27, echoes this sentiment as he tells me: “Usually when there is a strike I notice more people using bikes. But today I didn’t see that.”

“Here’s always busy. And still everyone went to the office regardless."

While delivery rider Najmul, 22, says he didn’t even realise there were strikes today and he didn't think the streets were any busier than usual.

Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter, at Bank station

IT support engineer Daniel Cole, 23, estimates his journey to get home to Woking will take two-and-a-half hours.

He works in Bank and would normally take the South Western rail line to Waterloo and then the Waterloo and City Line.

Instead, today he walked 45 minutes from Waterloo station to his office. “Mainly because I didn’t want to spend the money,” he explains.

He says it “sucks” to get home late and have to go to sleep quite soon after.

“But if it gets something good for the people who are striking then I don’t mind taking a couple extra hours walking,” he says.

Setting off for another 45-minute walk, he adds: “I’ll stick in some headphones, it’s alright.”

Commuters are facing severe delays across the Tube network this evening as drivers with the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union walk out for the second time this week.

Pictures taken earlier on Thursday show Tube trains parked up at the Lillie Bridge Depot in west London, while gates remain locked up at Tube stations.

Streets packed with green Lime bikes have also been spotted around the capital, although the e-bike company told the BBC earlier that it had not seen any major changes in travel trends due to the "fragmented pattern" of strikes and rainy weather.

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Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter, at the pub

At a pub in Leadenhall Market it’s definitely still a very busy Thursday for the staff.

But 24-year-old bartender and student Nadia estimates there’s about 20-25% fewer people than usual.

“I also predict that people are going to go home earlier because a lot of lines shut at 21:00,” she says.

She tells me she’s “stoked” to have a marginally quieter shift, but “I’m not sure my manager would say the same”.

Nadia’s commute to university in King’s Cross this morning took an hour instead of the typical 35 minutes as she had to take three trains.

She explains that she finds the strikes “personally inconvenient” but respects the unified action.

It's just gone 18:00 BST, so we are well into the London rush hour.

See below for the latest status updates on the Tube network, along with the Elizabeth line, DLR, Overground and Tram networks.

Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter, at Bank station

In central London, at the various Bank station entrances - none of which seem to be open - lots of disgruntled commuters are turning around and recalibrating.

I meet 26-year-old Ayce Ates who is doing the same. She came from Golders Green this morning to get to work in Victoria.

The Northern and Victoria lines were still running but she says she had to wait for four Victoria line trains to pass until there was enough room to get on one.

“It was really packed, we had to push people in,” she says, though she adds: “It’s usually very busy and I often skip two trains so I skipped four [today] - not a big difference.”

Ayce’s company had organised a meeting in Monument, which took them around 50 minutes to get to at lunchtime.

Now she’s wondering how she will find another route to get home.

Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter, at Aldgate bus station

Siril Thomas, 26, says it took an hour and a half for him to get from his home in Plaistow to work in Tower Hill this morning, catching multiple buses.

Usually it would just be a straightforward trip on the district line, which TfL's journey planner says takes 22 minutes.

He says: "It’s very bad. They’re doing the strikes again and again. It’s difficult getting to work. I need to wake up early."

He had been waiting in a queue at Aldgate bus station for 15 minutes when I spoke to him, hoping to catch his second bus, alongside dozens of people presumably doing the same thing.

Just as I leave, a bus approaches and the crowd flocks to get on it.

Harry Low
BBC London News

Journeys across London using public transport earlier today were at 86% of their normal level, Transport for London has said.

Based on Oyster and contactless taps, these are the following changes on each mode of transport compared to an equivalent day last year according to figures from this morning:

• London Underground: down 43%
• London Overground: up 12%
• Elizabeth line: up 18%
• DLR: up 9%

Tara Mewawalla
Reporting from east London

The 115 bus from east London was busier than usual today, the bus driver tells me, with about half of the passengers having to stand up for part of our journey.

Josephine, 36, who is travelling from her home in Stratford to a festival in Shoreditch tells me she has had to get three buses instead of her usual tube route by District line and then Overground.

She says it’s added about 30 minutes onto her journey.

But she says she doesn’t really understand why the drivers are striking.

“It feels like they strike every other week… I understand that everybody wants to have things in place for them for their work but they’re constantly putting everybody in jeopardy… Bit too frequent now I would say.”

The bus driver says the roads have been more crowded than on a regular day.

Helen Willetts
BBC Weather

It's been a very showery day across London and the surrounding region. A large shower band moved through earlier in the afternoon and very few places escaped the downpour.

The showers are more hit and miss now, but are still heavy with recent thunderstorms to the north of the capital, but they could form anywhere in the next hour or two.

After that the showers should start to ease and fade.

This was the radar from 5pm to show how widespread the showers are, they are tracking eastward.

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The O2 arena has posted a warning, external on its website, saying the Tube strike may affect travel to the venue.

Quoting advice from TfL about line closures, it urges people to check before travelling for the latest updates on services, and to allow extra time for their journeys.

The venue also advises visitors to consider alternative routes, such as travelling by boat, train or cable car.

For those driving, the O2 says its car parks will be "extremely busy" and asks people to pre-book parking on its website.

It also warns that "traffic is likely to move very slowly after the event".

The venue is hosting K-pop group TWICE's This is For World Tour show tonight, with doors opening at 18:30 BST.

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Lime says it hasn't seen "seen any major changes in travel trends over the past few days".

The e-bike rental firm tells the BBC this is in contrast to past Tube strikes, which had seen hires of their bikes rise by 50% week-on-week.

It says that London has been largely running as normal due to the "fragmented pattern of these strikes", while the wet weather seen on strike days is also thought to have contributed.

The company adds that the increase in usage is in line with the industrial action that was taken in April, but lower than the strikes last September.

The Tube strike is still under way, with Transport for London advising customers to finish their journeys before 21:00. You can check the status of your lines, external on the TfL website.

Try to use alternative routes if your usual one is disrupted - and be aware that even lines not affected by the strike could be busier than usual, with possible delays. Normal service is expected to resume tomorrow.

According to the latest forecast, it’s currently 17C outside, with a risk of the odd thunderstorm and brisk, blustery winds.

Into the evening, it should become a little drier, brighter and less windy - enter your postcode here to check the weather where you live.

Harry Low
Reporting from Russell Square station

Outside Russell Square station in Bloomsbury, I find a group of six American tourists with suitcases snacking on some tasty treats.

After flying in from Nashville, Tennessee, their journey from Heathrow Terminal 3 has been far from straightforward, having not known today’s walkout was taking place.

Glen Gray says: “We got here [to Heathrow] at 10:50 and if the Piccadilly line had been running as scheduled we would have been here about an hour and 45 minutes ago.

"But because of the strike, we had to take the Elizabeth line to the Northern line to bus 68, but bus 68 was running behind because of the strike so it was quicker to walk from the Euston station to here."

Asked how frustrating the strike is, he replies: “A little bit considering we had a lot of stuff we wanted to do and most of the stuff we wanted to do today is going to be closed in about four hours.”

He adds that he is "very pleased" to hear there are no further strikes scheduled "but now that we're here it's not that big of a deal because we've got bus tours pretty much the next three days".

Tara Mewawalla
Live reporter

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Transport for London (TfL) says there are "no exceptional delays" on London's major roads. But, as a commuter who has recently become addicted to her bike, I have noticed that the number of cyclists seem to multiply during the recent Tube strikes.

Several companies in London offer bike and scooter hireacross the city and so does TfL, with lots of cycle lanes to make the journey smooth.

With frequent and at times heavy showers expected today, here are some tips on staying safe if this is your first time braving rush-hour traffic on two wheels:

1. Plan your route: Take five minutes before you set off to see if there's a non-main road way of doing it
2. Bring some lights: By law, when it's dark your cycle must have white front and red rear lights lit. Many bikes that you can hire have these built in
3. Look well ahead for road obstructions, such as potholes and drains so you don't have to suddenly swerve to avoid them. These can get slippery when it's wet
4. Always signal clearly before you turn
5. Leave plenty of room when passing parked cars and never undertake lorries on the left-hand side. You are in the driver's blind spot and if the vehicle turns, you could be in danger
6. Wear a helmet

You can find some more advice on cycling in rush-hour traffic here.

Harry Low
BBC London

Around 60% of Tube drivers came to work this morning, a slight increase from Tuesday, Transport for London (TfL) says.

It adds that 91% of Jubilee drivers, 80% of Bakerloo drivers and 75% of Metropolitan drivers showed up - lines predominantly covered by drivers from Aslef, who have accepted the voluntary four-day working week proposals.

A TfL spokesperson says: “Despite the strike, we are still running services across most lines, and a good service has operated on the Jubilee line for much of the day.

"More drivers have come to work today than on Tuesday, and we will continue to do all we can to provide as much service as possible.”

Barry Caffrey
At Shepherds Bush Station

I arrived at Shepherd's Bush earlier on the London Overground.

The train was no busier than usual and once you arrive the first thing you notice is the barriers shut in front of the Tube station.

Shepherd's Bush station is served by the Central line and the route is not operating in the central section between White City and Liverpool Street.

However, as someone who is in this area regularly, I have to say it seems quieter than usual. There are not many people around. The buses look busy and the Overground has got people using it.

Given today is the second 24-hour strike this week, I think people probably decided to use alternative routes or transport.

Lines serving Heathrow's terminals have reopened after the earlier points failure meant no trains, including the Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express, were able to go to and from the airport.

National Rail warns that some services may still be cancelled or delayed while services recover, but most of the issues should be over by 15:30 BST.

The Elizabeth line is currently showing as having minor delays between Hayes & Harlington and the airport terminals.

The Piccadilly line is not running to Heathrow today due to strike action taken by members of the RMT union.

Meghan Owen
Work & Money Correspondent, BBC London

I’ve spoken to local businesses still reeling from previous strikes who say they are “sick and tired” of the industrial action.

Peter Dore-Smith, founder of Kaffeine, runs two coffee shops in London and is serving at Lord's Cricket Ground today on the first day of the test match.

"I have 10 staff, two coffee shops and both are 20% down. The lead chef left home at 4am to be at work at 06:30. I’m just so sick and tired of this ridiculous unfair situation when everything is so hard on us already.

"During the strikes last September I lost 30% of sales, that’s £10,000. I anticipate to lose £5,000-6,000 this time round. It breaks you down mentally, physically, financially. You have to be resilient."

BusinessLDN, a non-profit advocacy group, is urging both sides to reach a "sustainable agreement to put an end to the damaging uncertainty hanging over businesses and London’s economy”.

Ed Richardson, the group's programme director for transport, says: “For many businesses that rely on people visiting in person, the impact of these strikes will have already been felt through cancelled bookings and people changing their plans."