As starts to mornings go this one was pretty lame.

Commuters using the Piccadilly and District lines had to endure some rush hour chaos, all thanks to an allegedly drunk passenger.

Services were disrupted and trains weren't able to stop at Earl's Court station - with police explaining that an "intoxicated passenger" had indicated they were carrying a weapon.

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson said: "We were called at 8.10am on May 8 following a report that an intoxicated man had verbally indicated that he was carrying a weapon at Earl's Court Underground station.

"He then subsequently left the area.

"No weapon was seen throughout the incident. BTP officers attended the station and enquiries are currently ongoing."

Fed-up commuters took to Twitter to rant about the lack of information being supplied at station on the two lines about the cause of the delays.

The incident had a knock-on effect on nearby stations where there were also major delays.

To see how we covered this story as it unfolded check out our blog below.

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