Cable cars are regularly flying across the Thames as safety testing continues on the next river crossing.

However, Transport for London is still refusing to confirm whether it will be open to the public for the beginning of the Olympics in 10 weeks' time and instead said it was working to a "summer deadline".

The police officer found dead at North Woolwich police station following an incident with a firearm has been named as PC Kenny Cornelius.

An inquest was opened and adjourned at Walthamstow Coroner's Court yesterday. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death of the 38-year-old family man.

A brutal fight between rival gangs on a quiet residential street in mid-afternoon saw two people jailed last week.

The males clashed at Sherwood Gardens on the Isle of Dogs on August 20 following a dispute. It resulted in two men needing hospital treatment for their injuries.

Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets will be at the heart of free celebrations for London 2012, giving people without a ticket a chance to sample the atmosphere and festival of the Olympic Games.

A PC has died from gunshot wounds at North Woolwich police station. Met Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

London Ambulance Service were called on Sunday afternoon but the officer, aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead.

The process to take over the Olympic Stadium has been extended another eight weeks to give bidders extra time to submit their proposals.

Volunteers from the Bank of America in Canary Wharf downed pens and picked up paint pots to help to the Kipper Project, a homelessness charity based in Tower Hamlets.

Plans to build the second tallest residential building in the country on the Isle of Dogs are being strongly opposed by councillors and residents.

The Cuba Street proposal is for two towers reaching nearly 150m into the sky 439 homes, a 120-room hotel and office space.

Tower Hamlets Council has been slammed for spending over £40,000 on Olympic and Paralympic tickets and has been urged to return them to the public ballot.

The purchases include seats for the much-coveted men's 100m final, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

Now the secretive artist, whose work can be seen throughout east London, has launched his first solo show at Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road.

British Airways is resuming flights from London City Airport to the Isle of Man from the end of this month after a five year break.

The move fills the void created by Aer Arann when it pulled out of the route last month to focus on a newer business model.

Alex Loukos, from Newham, is 19 now but he can still represent the youth of London, a role he first undertook in 2006 when he went to Singapore to support London's bid for the Olympic Games.

He had all the credentials - the son of a Greek immigrant born in a downtrodden borough - he could encapsulate the hope, the inclusivity and the legacy of the 2012 dreams.

Canary Wharf Group is in discussions with a campaign group for an alternative route through Westferry following the closure of a much used riverside walkway.

The company had to close the path alongside the JP Morgan-owned construction site in order to carry out works to strengthen the riverbank wall.

Mayor Boris Johnson is celebrating his re-election but he can expect some heavy flak coming his way from London Assembly members throughout his next term.

The Conservative candidate edged past Labour's Ken Livingstone in last Friday's vote for the capital's top political post.

Canary Wharf may be quieter for the next couple of days. A two-day stress test has given companies an opportunity to check their contingency arrangements for the London Olympics.

Employees are being encouraged to try alternative travel and working hours as well as check on their home office operations.