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Any Problems? Public transport users can rejoice this evening as there are no problems currently reported anywhere on the network.

There are no problems on the roads in east London, although the Woolwich Ferry is reduced to a one-boat service due to a mechanical fault.

The DLR has launched its new three car service between Bank and Woolwich Arsenal.

An additional 1500 passengers an hour will be able to make the 27 minute journey from this morning.

Any Problems? Watch out for minor delays on the Overground, Circle and Hammersmith and City this evening.

Other parts of the transport network, however, are running without delays and the roads are clear.

Workers on the DLR are set for £2,500 bonuses for working during this summer's Olympic Games.

Transport union RMT has said it has secured an 'attendance payment' of £900 as well as guaranteed overtime payments throughout the Olympics and Paralympics.

Greenwich Council has committed itself to spending a further £45,000 on exploring an extension to the DLR that may never be built.

The council's cabinet gave the go-ahead on Tuesday night to a transport study on a proposed DLR link from Silvertown to Eltham, Kidbrooke and Falconwood.

Short-term pain will lead to long-term gain for Docklands Light Railway passengers as the network gears up for its Olympic challenge.

The entire DLR will be suspended this weekend as a new signal control system is installed in preparation for next year's Games, while the Bank/Tower Gateway to Canary Wharf section will shut from Christmas Eve until January 2 as 12km of rail is replaced.

By Giles Broadbent

The Inventor has form. Remember him? As twisted history would have us believe, The Inventor died before he could give Edward Scissorhands, well, hands.

Of course, the whole scam is blown apart by the merest tickle of logic.

The top of the Eiffel Tower was just too conventional for Allen Bennett who put his love on the line by becoming the first person to orchestrate a marriage proposal on the DLR.

DLR passenger service agent Allen, 42, got the service information display changed to, 'Wanja will you marry me?' and when fellow PSA Wanja Van Den Berg pulled into Canary Wharf's platform six this morning, he popped the question.

The DLR Stratford International extension has got off to a flying start, carrying 130,000 passengers in the last week as the whole DLR network saw record numbers of passengers with many heading to the new Westfield Stratford City.

Between Monday and Sunday in the week that Westfield opened its doors to shoppers around 130,000 people used the Stratford International extension.

The Docklands Light Railway will operate more trains to cope with increased passenger numbers heading to Westfield Stratford City when it opens next week.

From Tuesday until Sunday September 18 the DLR will run trains as frequently as every five minutes between Woolwich and Stratford International and every six minutes between Canary Wharf and Stratford.

The DLR is currently suspended between Poplar and Canary Wharf due to a signal failure at Poplar. London Underground is accepting tickets via reasonable routes.

The final part of the Docklands Light Railway's £500million upgrade opened to the public this morning.

The extension between Canning Town and Stratford International started taking paying passengers from 11am, exactly 24 years to the day since the DLR first opened.

Uncertainty surround the date the new DLR extension between Canning Town and Stratford will be open to passengers.

There have been reports that the line will be operational on August 29, but Transport for London has refused to confirm this. The £211million link was due to open this summer but has been dogged by technical problems.

Thames Clippers are not running any services between North Greenwich and Greenland Pier due to the ongoing rescue operation after a tugboat sinks. Crew member missing.

More than 13,000 athletes hurled themselves into Royal Victoria Dock at the weekend as they took part in the Virgin Active London Triathlon.

The world's biggest Triathlon is in its 15th year and the route takes in Excel where the cycling leg starts, The O2 and Houses of Parliament.

Any Problems? A signal failure at Stratford is currently causing minor delays on the Jubilee line, so expect a sticky trip home. Good services are running on other routes, although a planned closure of part of the Circle and District lines is in effect. The roads in east London are clear at the moment.

Transport police are looking for information on two men in connection with a series of phone thefts on the Tube and DLR.

It comes after seven youths from across south and east London were charged with conspiracy to steal in relation to 14 incidents between February and April.

Firefighters have been called to a blaze in a Canning Town scrap yard.

Four engines are at the scene on Dock Road, E16 close to the DLR track.

Any problems? Minor delays are occurring between Willesden Junction and Richmond "due to non-availability of staff". Elsewhere, with full staff, the Tube and DLR are running smoothly. On the roads, earlier problems on Aspen Way, Poplar, have been sorted, presumably with the involvement of some staff, and everything is now flowing well.

First-time triathlete Gemma Bardsley won the DLR's London Triathlon competition in conjunction with The Wharf - and now she's ready to put her injury fears behind her.

Her prize includes a tri-suit and trainers individually built to assist her running style, entry to this month's Virgin London Triathlon at Excel and £500 towards a bike.