Tower Bridge stuck open and now central London is even more like a car park

NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT

Tower Bridge was stuck open and blocked traffic in both directions after letting a boat through.

The ‘mechanical failure’ led to a heavy buildup of traffic around the iconic tourist landmark which started at 1.10pm this afternoon, according to Transport for London (TfL).

There is still some heavy traffic all the way back to Elephant and Castle, to the south of the River Thames, and into Whitechapel to the north.

Barge Adieu was scheduled to go under the bridge at 1.15pm but the bridge struggled to close for more than 45 minutes after this.