Britain’s scorching heatwave caused major travel disruption on Tuesday after smoke was reported on railway tracks near London Waterloo station, forcing train operators to cancel services and impose speed restrictions across parts of the network.

South Western Railway has said some of its London Waterloo services are being forced to run slower than usual while a safety inspection took place

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