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Considering the importance of popular music in British culture the opening of the British Music Experience was long-overdue.
The interactive museum at The O2 celebrated its first anniversary last week and over 150,000 visitors have passed through its doors.
He's the man responsible for guiding the world to an arena largely surrounded by water - and getting them home again.
Geoff Symonds helped write the planning application for The O2 as a consultant, and has been AEG Europe's head of transport strategy for more than two years.
The David Beckham Academy has been reborn as the London Soccerdome.
The former England captain closed his football school in North Greenwich last month and doubt surrounded the future of the venue, which is due to be demolished after the 2012 Olympics.
The draft design for the new hotel AEG Europe hopes to build next to The O2 has been unveiled.
The entertainment company this week submitted its planning application for the four star 450-bedroom hotel to Greenwich Council. The proposed development also includes adjoining serviced apartments and a large event space.
Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed it would be a "beacon to the world" but for many years Greenwich's Millennium Dome was a national embarrassment.
A decade has passed since one of the most recognisable landmarks in London opened.
Dancing queens and Abba themes will be the name of the game when the hit movie Mamma Mia gets a special showing at The O2 in January.
The film, the highest grossing film of all time at the British box office, will be shown on a 100ft screen at the arena on January 24, giving up to 12,000 fans the chance to enjoy it in all its spangly glory.
The David Beckham Academy in North Greenwich is set to close at the end of the year.
Beckham has a five-year lease on the state-of-the-art football coaching facility, which is owned by AEG Europe, and will not renew it when it expires next year.
The O2 has picked up another honour after being named as the top arena in the world at the Billboard Awards.
It's the first time The O2 has won the award, taking the accolade from Madison Square Garden which has it won for the last five years.
Plans for a Michael Jackson tribute show at The O2 look likely to go ahead, but nothing will be decided until after the singer's funeral.
The King of Pop was scheduled to play 50 shows at the venue over the next eight months and his untimely death last week deprived hundreds of thousands of fans the opportunity to see their hero on what was billed as his farewell tour.
The O2 celebrated its second anniversary yesterday and in that time it has been transformed from London's biggest white elephant to one of the world's most iconic buildings.
Its successful mix of entertainment includes a stellar line-up of artists who have taken to its stages.
Relief is on its way for visitors battling to get to The O2 when the Jubilee line is shut for engineering work.
From this weekend Thames Clippers is launching a new shuttle boat service to ferry fans across the Thames from Reuters' Pier in East India to The O2.
