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Members told to accept strike deal

UNION boss Bob Crow has told members to accept the last-minute terms offered to halt today's strike....

Petrol prices push up car plate thefts

AN INCREASE in fuel costs has been blamed for a sharp rise in car number plate thefts....

Chef turning up heat in TV culinary clash

A ROTHERHITHE restaurant will be cooking up a storm to prove to Gary Rhodes it is the best London Local Food Hero....

Boris calls for firms to make toilets available

BUSINESSES in Docklands have been called upon to provide more convenience for passers-by....

Tube strike cancelled after last-minute deal

A 72-hour Tube strike scheduled to start from midday on Wednesday has been cancelled after talks between rail unions...

Warning after banker robbed by rogue cabbie

POLICE have sent out a warning over unlicensed cabs after a Canary Wharf banker was robbed on his journey home....

Addicks to help tackle street crime

CHILDREN from Greenwich will be visited by top football coaches telling them the dangers of knives and guns....

Rising costs may hit transport upgrades

MAJOR transport upgrades – including the revamp of the East London Line – could be under threat from rising costs....

'Rogues' cost bank £5.6 million

CREDIT Suisse has been fined a record £5.6 million after failing to control two Canary Wharf-based rogue traders....

River police search for fallen tourist

POLICE have been searching the Thames for the body of a man who fell from a pleasure cruiser on the river....

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Sport

Christine is a golden wonder

NEWHAM'S Christine Ohuruogu produced a stunning performance to clinch Britain's first athletics gold medal of the Olympics....

ExCeL event is a tri-umph

THE world's largest triathlon took place at the ExCeL at the weekend when nearly 10,000 athletes participated in the Mazda London Triathlon, with almost 45,000 spectators cheering them on....

Big game sells out in small time

FOR the second straight year, tickets for the NBA Europe Live game at London s O2 arena have sold out months prior to tip-off....

Celebrities get into saddle for charity

DOCKLANDS cyclists are preparing to race around Canary Wharf to raise desperately needed funds for charity....

Famous faces backing Greenwich charity day

WORLD Cup hero Martin Peters is among a host of famous faces backing a charity football tournament in Greenwich....

Collins back from injury nightmare

FORGOTTEN man James Collins has admitted his anxiety ahead of his long-awaited comeback from injury....

Dickson pens new Charlton contract

CHARLTON striker Chris Dickson has vowed to repay his manager's faith in him after signing a one-year contract extension....

Brkovic: We must improve

MILLWALL midfielder Ahmet Brkovic has described the squad's determination not to repeat last season's nightmare....

Redknapp rubbishes Hammers link

PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp has rubbished reports linking him with a shock return to West Ham....

Deadly Dean delights Curbishley

ALAN Curbishley is delighted to see star striker Dean Ashton feeding on goals rather than calories after savouring his deadly double....

Racon suffers injury blow

YOUNG Charlton midfielder Therry Racon could face a long spell on the sidelines after breaking the dreaded metatarsal....

Jackett backing calamity keeper

MILLWALL manager Kenny Jackett backed his new goalkeeper David Forde despite a calamitous error on his home league debut....

Frustrated Ling wants answers

LEYTON Orient boss Martin Ling is already searching for answers after seeing his leaky defence ship three more goals....

Preview: West Ham vs Wigan

WEST Ham manager Alan Curbishley may be suffering from deja vu this weekend as he leads his team into the Premier League....

Superb Hunter seals historic gold

MARK Hunter, who began his rowing career on the Isle of Dogs, made history by winning Olympic gold with rowing partner Zac Purchase....

Hunter makes history to reach Olympic final

MARK Hunter made Olympic history with rowing partner Zac Purchase after being first Brits to qualify for the men s lightweight double sculls final....

Hunter's gold bid delayed

OLYMPIC gold hopeful and East End boy Mark Hunter will not be able to row in today's scheduled semi-finals with partner Zac Purchase due to thunderstorms....

Hunter keeps Olympic dream alive

EAST End rower Mark Hunter and team mate Zac Purchase got off to a fantastic start at the Beijing Olympics with the fastest qualifying time in the heats....

Mark on the hunt for Olympic glory

OLYMPIC gold medal favourite Mark Hunter will have the whole of the Isle of Dogs cheering him on...

All hands on deck in Cowes

FRANTIC tacking, furious grinding and tactical helming were some of the duties two Docklanders took on...

What's On

The Force isn’t so strong in this one

JUST when you thought George Lucas had milked his intergalactic cash cow dry, he executive produces this...

Three-peat has gone tomb far

STEPHEN Sommers, writer-director of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and Rachel Weisz sensibly bailed...

Generation X files back

IF absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready to fall in love again with FBI special agents...

Like a Batman out of hell

With a record-breaking opening weekend in America tucked under its utility bat-belt, Christopher Nolan's dark, brooding...

The Mamma of all musicals

IF last year's film version of Hairspray put a spring in your step, then dust off your dancing shoes – Mamma Mia! is a delight...

Super zero to hero

WITH great power comes great responsibility – not that bona fide superhero Hancock (Smith) cares...

Prince Charming

THE second book of C.S. Lewis' fantasy series reunites the creative talents of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe...

When Flora Attacks

FOR years, gardeners have been talking lovingly to flowers and shrubs in the belief that their little beauties respond...

Alarming parallels

ART reflects real life, sometimes with affection, sometimes with brutal honesty that sends a chill down the spine...

Sex appeals to silver screen

FANS of the trend-setting HBO television series Sex And The City series rejoice...

Zohan’s roots in reality

AS Adam Sandler chases a terrorist along an Israeli beach, his hairy, muscled torso glistens in the sun...

The new Mummy's girl

During the past 10 years, Maria Bello has been known more for her dramatic roles in critically-acclaimed indie hits...

The truth is in here

IS THE truth still out there? After six years away from the world of the paranormal, alien invasions and spooky phenomena...

A modern day Greek myth

GONE are the days when Batman was just a camp comic character in tights...

Meryl hits a high note

MERYL Streep is best known for her serious roles, so it's quite hard to imagine her as a flamboyant Lycra-clad blonde...

Far-from-dumb blonde

SUMMER wouldn t be the same without the obligatory action blockbusters competing for box office ratings...

The Big Interview: Meera Syal

EVERY night after eating supper, a young Meera Syal would sit down with her dad to watch television...

Hollywood's most wanted

WHEN you meet an actor who has been elevated to the ranks of Hollywood's next big thing almost overnight...

The Big Interview: Marco Pierre White

With a Continental-sounding name and an illustrious career cooking the finest French cuisine...

Life of Brian

BRIAN Cox is resting on a bright red sofa, recalling the toughest day of filming on his latest movie The Escapist...

Rollins sticks it to the man

FOR two and a half hours post-punk deity Henry Rollins demanded court at indigO2, drawing just enough breath to change...

And all that jazz...

COOL cats including the James Taylor Quartet performed at the Canary Wharf Jazz Festival over the weekend....

Review: Kylie at The O2

AMIDST all the costume changes, extravagant dances and wild set designs, it s easy to forget the Kylie can belt out a decent tune....

Squeezing into the ExCeL

SQUEEZE's Chris Difford is looking forward to returning to his hometown to perform at the Motor Show Music Festival...

Eclectic bill equals wild night

A BILLING of N.E.R.D, Sam Sparro and The Fratellis might at first glance seem an odd choice...

Brand-new enthusiasm

WITH her cool, southern US drawl, Brand New Heavies lead singer N'Dea Davenport immediately relaxes you...

Zutons’ energy is infectious

GIVEN lead singer Dave McCabe's Euro 2008 scoreline updates throughout the gig...

Charlatans style shines through

FOR the opening few tunes of The Charlatans' gig at the indigO2 late Thursday evening, the band's lead singer...

Mick's ready for the simple life

THINK of the last time you saw Mick Hucknall in the gossip columns of every tabloid...

Veteran Paul is still well and good

THE Modfather commands instant respect. When Paul Weller walked out on stage there was an air of expectancy...

Anger storms back

The Greenwich Playhouse is staging Look Back in Anger, which premiered in 1956 at London's Royal Court Theatre...

Review: Forty

IF this is representative of the energy level you have when you turn 40, bring it on. Angie Le Mar's Forty had a mostly...

Review: Timon of Athens.

EVEN Shakespeare had the Credit Crunch blues as seen in the rarely performed Timon of Athens now playing at the Globe...

The fiddler: Tunes of consequence

A DARK urban fairytale which looks at the loss of innocence between childhood and adulthood is now on in London Bridge...

Reuniting roaring forties

AN EXPLOSIVE rollercoaster evening takes place when a group of old school friends meet up for a landmark birthday...

Review: Another Last Supper

THE temperature inside The Space was simmering, as were the trio of performers in Another Last Supper...

The sound of musicals

HEART-WARMING songs from world famous musicals are set to fill summer nights at the Greenwich Playhouse...

Review: Between Sound and Silence

I AM never sure whether we are supposed to understand the meaning of contemporary art or not...

Local Antiheroes

THEY have survived while so many around them have fallen – and now they're back in the spotlight...

Review: Terrorism

UPON entering the theatre, there was an immediate threatening tone which wouldn't disappear for the whole duration...

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