Passengers are facing delays on the rails this morning following a points failure near Stratford.

Lines between London Liverpool Street and Ipswich, Clacton, Braintree and Colchester have been affected, with passengers warned that services running through the stations may be cancelled, delayed by five minutes or revised.

According to Greater Anglia, there has been a points failure between Stratford and Forest Gate.

Delays are expected until 10am this morning.

For updates on the train delays see here.