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Mayor Boris Johnson has denied he is backing a toll on the Blackwall Tunnel - despite a Transport for London report proposing it.

The consultation into more river crossings in east London was launched on Monday and called for users of the Blackwall link to pay for the construction of another tunnel at nearby Silvertown.

The latest consultation into east London's needs for more river crossings has included a proposal to charge users of the Blackwall Tunnel.

Transport for London launched the second phase of its investigation on Monday, which looks at building a tunnel at Silvertown and placing a ferry system between Thamesmead and Beckton.

Mayor Of London Boris Johnson has said that the new tunnel for road traffic under the Thames in east London will be built within the next 10 years.

He will outline the timescale and capacity for a link between Greenwich peninsula and Silvertown at a dinner in the City this evening.

Long-awaited new river crossings in east London moved closer after the Government pledged to work with Boris Johnson on exploring options including a tunnel linking North Greenwich and Silvertown.

The Mayor hailed Chancellor George Osborne's pledge yesterday to invest billions in London's infrastructure as "great news".

There is probably plenty to say about a person who insists her bedroom walls are always painted aubergine.

Aside from being bang on trend as far as this season's interiors palette is concerned, actress and designer Sadie Frost isn't making a statement, she said it was just the colour she'd always liked to wake up to.