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Plateau
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Standards are still high at one of Canary Wharf's flagship restaurants as the culinary competition hots up.

Citigroup's Canada Square headquarters is reportedly up for sale for more than £1billion.

The 45-storey building at 25 Canada Square, which has 1.2million sq ft of office space has been put on the market by owners Glenn Maud and Derek Quinlan, according to the Financial Times.

Amir Khan joined Kelly Brook on the catwalk at Reebok Sports Club in Canada Square last week to showcase the new Reebok spring/summer 2011 fitness collection.

Brook, who is the face of the brand's EasyTone range, wore figure-hugging leggings and a sports vest as she strutted her stuff in the toning trainers.

Recent Government announcements on rising tuition fees have been met by the postgraduate generations with a mix of smugness, pity and, finally, fear, after the realisation their children may need more support than previously calculated.

Police are looking to speak to this woman in relation to a theft from Canary Wharf's HMV.

The image was taken at the Canada Square store at about 12.30pm on October 28. Anyone with information should call PC Tony Soteriou on 0300 1231212 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

An ex-agency worker at HSBC who admitted to stealing three dozen laptops from the Wharf bank has been spared a jail sentence.

Kevin St James Mitchell, 34, of Grant Road Croydon, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared at Thames Magistrates last week.

A range of sessions aimed at promoting better understanding of diversity issues was held by Citi last week.

It's the seventh year in a row such an event has been run at the firm's offices at Canada Square.

The sun shone as over 1,000 runners took to the streets around One Canada Square for the British Heart Foundation Canary Wharf Jog.

Last night's fun run was blessed with good weather, with 1,300 people turning out to enjoy themselves, although some found the going harder than others.

She's Britain's queen of Mexican cuisine and Thomasina Miers was stirring things up in Canary Wharf last week.

She's no stranger to these parts, having opened a branch of her Wahaca restaurant in Canada Square Pavilion last November, and was in Canada Square mall last Tuesday to promote her latest cookbook.

The London Ice Sculpting Festival drew to a close in Canary Wharf with the Netherlands crowned as champions for the second year running.

Teams from five countries spent two days creating elaborate works of art from blocks of ice and it was the Dutch entry, entitled Cool Trading, which was judged to be the most impressive.

You might think there has been more than enough ice around in recent weeks but Canary Wharf had a whole lot more today.

The London Ice Sculpting Festival got underway in Canada Square this morning, with international sculptors looking to carve a name for themselves.

Canary Wharf will be an even cooler place to be this weekend when it hosts the London Ice Sculpting Festival.

The free event will take place next to the ice rink in Canada Square Park on Friday and Saturday, when five teams of international sculptors will work against the clock to carve 2x2m blocks of ice into works of art in front of the public.

Canary Wharf has seen a glut of new restaurants opening in recent weeks but one Michelin-starred chef decided against moving to the area.

Atul Kochhar, who has a Michelin star for his Benares Indian restaurant in Mayfair, was poised to open in the Park Pavilion in Canada Square before the credit crunch made him change his mind.

HSBC has bucked the property market trend by selling its Canary Wharf headquarters in a £772.5million deal.

The bank's Canada Square tower has been sold to the South Korean National Pension Service, although HSBC will remain as tenants.

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The Parlour, Park Pavilion
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Funky bar/restaurant proves to be a popular newcomer in the heart of Canary Wharf.

The long wait came to an end two weeks ago when the Park Pavilion in Canada Square, finally saw its first leisure venues open their doors.

The frontage of One Canada Square has been transformed, and paying customers have been sampling the two newest additions to the Canary Wharf restaurant and bar scene, the Parlour and Canteen.

The Canteen restaurant chain celebrates all things British, boasting a menu packed with the nation's favourites.

Canteen has gone from strength to strength since its first outlet opened in Spitalfields just four years ago. Chef Cass Titcombe spoke to The Wharf about Canteen's arrival in the area.

A year after its launch, Waitrose's Community Matters initiative has raised £12,000 for 36 different good causes around Canary Wharf.

The scheme, which allows customers the chance to vote on which of three charities get the biggest slice of £1,000 each month, celebrated its first birthday last Thursday.

Employment lawyer Clare Murray spent a morning last week flanked by pink camouflage, placards and a perky coloured mini.

The eye-catching display turned a few heads towards BMW's Canada Square showroom, but there was a serious message beneath the gaudy colours.

A Citigroup employee who stole thousands of pounds of goods from the company and tried to sell them on eBay has been jailed.

IT contractor Fitzpatrick Kinyanjui, 40, of Mayfair Court in Watford, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to one count and theft and was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week.