ITV's live shows This Morning and Loose Women have been suddenly pulled from air after a 'security incident' near its studios.
The issues on the network began just before 12.15pm when Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby had been presenting This Morning live.
However, after they returned from the break, the pair appeared in a pre-recorded segment until the show finished at 12.30.
Loose Women started at its usual time and was again a compilation-style show with a message which read: "This is a pre-recorded programme."
It comes amid a security alert by Wood Lane station in London, which is directly opposite the ITV show's Television Centre studios.
An update from Transport for London read: "White City and Wood Lane stations closed: While the police respond to a security alert outside the station."
A statement from the Metropolitan Police confirms: "At 11:14hrs on Thursday, 10 March, police were called to reports of a security alert at Wood Lane, White City. It was reported a suspicious item had been discovered.
"The area was evacuated as a precaution and White City and Wood Lane tube stations were temporarily closed. The incident was stood down shortly before 12:49hrs. An investigation is ongoing."
ITV has been contacted by the Manchester Evening News for comment.
When a tweeted by a viewer asking if they could be told what is going on, a researcher for Good Morning Britain replied: "Not possible yet as the studios have been evacuated."
An identical tweet from This Morning and Loose Women's official accounts has also read: "We apologise for the break in live programming today. We are currently running pre-recorded content and hope to be back with you soon."
Pictures from the studio shared on social media show people standing outside the Television Centre building due to the nearby incident.
When asked if the 'stars' from the ITV programmes were also stood around, Paul Graham - @PGUK78 - replied: "From what I’ve heard lower floors were asked to leave. Higher floors could stay. Itv studios are on the ground floor."
This is a breaking TV news story and will be updated
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