The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo have blown into Britain, causing rush-hour travel misery for road, rail and air travellers.

Winds of up to 50mph could hit parts of London and Kent today, affecting public transport across the area.

Forecasters say people can expect gusts of between 45 and 50mph along with sunshine and scattered showers.

The wet weather has caused problems across the rail network this morning while the high winds mean the Greenwich cable car has been suspended.

Signalling problems led to delays to all routes through Sydenham in south east London. This affected passengers travelling with the London Overground, Southern and Thameslink train companies.

Sean Penston, a forecaster with weather company MeteoGroup, said: "The area of rainy, windy weather will move eastwards, varying in intensity across the UK, with the strongest gusts on the coasts. 

"We can expect gusts up to 65mph in the north west this morning, and up to 50mph in central and eastern parts of England in the afternoon."

It will remain windy this evening, but winds will gradually die down as the weather system passes.