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Mayor of London Boris Johnson slams proposed Tube strikes as ‘unbelievable’

Transport unions including Aslef have proposed three 24-hour strikes on the Underground which would begin this month

Top 5 geology facts about Canary Wharf

Where can you discover granite that is 600 million years old in E14? East Londoner Ruth Siddall is on a mission to unearth architectural treasures on her next London walk in Canary Wharf, but has talked to us about her best discoveries so far

Excel business generates £5bn in five years for London’s economy

Figure reflects the impact of its International Convention Centre expansion in 2010. Venue reveals its conference and events revenues doubled over the same period

Boxer David Haye looks beyond The O2 and eyes Anthony Joshua showdown

Bermondsey boxer says he's not bothered about Tyson Fury – he wants to take down anyone who has the world title belts

East Londoner to take on Marathon des Sables for Veterans Aid

Finance expert Ross Whelan will run 156 miles in the sweltering heat to secure cash for the Limehouse hostel after being touched by the story of a homeless man

Balfour Beatty set to create 53-storey apartment block Madison Tower in South Quay

The construction company is the frontrunner for the £150million project on the Isle of Dogs

Niggle in your achilles? Tendon specialist to visit Canary Wharf

Expert Professor Hakan Alfredson will have a four-day residency at Pure Sports Medicine in Cabot Place

Top 5 ways to invest your New Year bonus

Are you a Canary Wharf worker with a craving for cars? Or do you perhaps prefer a luxury retreat or a magnum of champagne? Either way, we've picked out the best things to invest your hard earned cash into during 2016.

Excel business generates £5bn in five years for London’s economy

Figure reflects the impact of its International Convention Centre expansion in 2010. Venue reveals its conference and events revenues doubled over the same period

Pay-as-you-go electric cars to hire in east London

Firm E-Car Club has set up in Bow and Poplar offering the eco-friendly vehicles to rent by the hour for £5.50

East London stem cell donor first to trial lifesaving technology

Lloyd Ellis, who lives in Poplar, will be in the first cohort to trial Anthony Nolan’s Third Generation Sequencing which aims to better pair donors with patients

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Top 5 geology facts about Canary Wharf

Where can you discover granite that is 600 million years old in E14? East Londoner Ruth Siddall is on a mission to unearth architectural treasures on her next London walk in Canary Wharf, but has talked to us about her best discoveries so far

The Revenant – review: An epic of human endurance

Leonardo DiCaprio has brutal encounters with a bear, a mendacious Tom Hardy and an uncaring Mother Nature in Alejandro Inarritu’s gruelling but stirring tale

6 things to see at the London Boat Show at Excel

We’ve got everything from the snazziest gadget to the most snug sock to sport on-deck in our round up of the goings on at the nine-day yacht extravaganza in east London’s Docklands

TV stars Lucy Watson and Hugh Bonneville add celebrity sparkle to the London Boat Show at Excel

The famous faces arrived in Docklands to launch the nine-day show in Docklands and the Sunseeker stand

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Excel business generates £5bn in five years for London’s economy

Figure reflects the impact of its International Convention Centre expansion in 2010. Venue reveals its conference and events revenues doubled over the same period

Legacy body spends thousands to keep details of West Ham stadium deal secret

Chairman of London Legacy Development Corporation says he has received legal advice that openness could result in a breach of contract

Re-zoning stations in east London 'recognises shift in economic power'

DLR and Tube stations in Newham now Zone 2/3, resulting in cheaper fares and a shift in the centre of gravity in London

London mayor clears £3.5bn Silvertown Quays project

Millennium Mills in Docklands will become a startup and tech hub surrounded by 3,000 homes and brand pavilions all linked to Crossrail via a new bridge

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Resolution Foundation calls on City Hall and councils to help ‘pinched’ households that spend more than half their income on housing

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Excel business generates £5bn in five years for London’s economy

Figure reflects the impact of its International Convention Centre expansion in 2010. Venue reveals its conference and events revenues doubled over the same period

New Year’s Honours: Excel chairman Kevin Murphy receives OBE

The former CEO of the venue in Royal Victoria Dock has received the accolade in recognition of his services to the business tourism industry

Canary Wharf’s Financial Conduct Authority scraps review into banking culture

The watchdog in North Colonnade has instead said it will engage with individual firms in Britain following the Libor rate rigging scandal which impacted banks including Barclays

Sport

Andy Carroll limps off but West Ham go fifth in Premier League

3-1 win at Bournemouth emphasised the impressive credentials of man of the match Dimitri Payet as Irons go eight games unbeaten

Charlton goalkeeper apologises after 5-0 drubbing by Huddersfield

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