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The successful conviction of terrorists from three UK cities who plotted to set off bombs in London involved a huge police operation of nearly 1,000 officers.

On Thursday, nine men were sentenced for their involvement in the case at Woolwich Crown Court, including two east Londoners.

A pair of east Londoners who planned to plant bombs in the London Stock Exchange were jailed for terrorism offences at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.

Muslim extremists Mohammed Chowdhury, 22, of Tower Hamlets and Shah Rahman, 28, from Newham were sentenced after pleading guilty to the charges last week.

A robber wearing women's clothing was a part of a gang that stole nearly half a million pounds worth of goods from a family-run jewellery store.

Police have revealed details of the incident, which took place on November 21 last year, in a bid to catch the culprits. A customer was also seriously assaulted in the robbery.

The world's oldest complete steamship is on track to re-open to the public after being awarded a grant of almost £1million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The SS Robin, which is moored on a pontoon in the Royal Victoria Dock, will receive £954,500 to enable the final restoration of the historic vessel.

Europe's biggest shopping centre promised a major boost to Stratford but, three months after it opened, businesses that have been part of the town centre landscape for decades say they are struggling.

Retailers outside the mall are finding themselves fighting a losing battle against Westfield Stratford City.

Police are appealing for information on a 40-year-old Ukrainian man who went missing after leaving his home on Tuesday.

Ivan Valigvrskyy, of New Barn Street in E13, is believed to be depressed and could be in the Medway Kent area or Canvey Island in Essex.

Firefighters have been called to a blaze on the ground floor of a house on Selbourne Avenue, Manor Park.

Four fire engines and 20 team members are in attendance.

Derelict wasteland in the Royal Docks is being transformed into pleasure gardens with landscaped walkways, water attractions, a wilderness meadow and a beach.

Funding has already been secured for the cultural attraction, which will open by June next year before the beginning of the Olympics.

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A body has been pulled from the River Thames following a search for a man who fell in close to the Royal Docks on Tuesday evening.

The Met Police's Marine Support Unit recovered the man's body from the Newham stretch of the river at 1.43pm yesterday. Police said they know the identity of the man, in his 20s, but have yet to make a formal identification.

Unemployment figures in parts of east London have risen by almost 16 per cent over the last year.

Figures released today showed the jobless totals in Newham have risen from 10,265 to 11,877 in the year to October, an increase of 15.7 per cent. In Tower Hamlets the figure rose to 11,486 from 10,147, a 13.2 per cent increase.

In the busy Kitchen Table Cafe on the Barking Road sits a man tapping away on his iPad.

This is Stephen Timms and the handheld gadget, a present from the British Computer Society after he was stabbed last year, has already made headlines when the Labour MP for East Ham was one of the very first to use the technology in the House of Commons.

Colleges in Tower Hamlets have seen a significant drop in student numbers since the Government scrapped the Education Maintenance Allowance earlier this year.

A study by the Association of Colleges found half of colleges in England have seen a reduction since the allowance - which paid out up to £30 to the poorest teenagers - was replaced with a new initiative.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced the final shortlist of developers for Silvertown Quays in the Royal Docks.

They are Chelsfield Consortium, DV4 Ltd and St George Central London Ltd. All three will now put forward detailed proposals for developing the 50 acre site, which is part of the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone.

A new free school for Wapping - which drew the support of Dame Helen Mirren - has been given the go-ahead.

Education secretary Michael Gove approved Wapping High School along with 54 other new institutions - including a sixth form college in Newham.

Plans have been announced for a new secondary school which aims to get children from one of the country's most underprivileged area's into top universities.

The East London Science School will open its doors as early as 2013 if it gets the go-ahead from the Government.

Police cutbacks have seen officer numbers Tower Hamlets and Newham fall by nearly 100 in the last year.

London Assembly member for City and East John Biggs said the reduction showed hypocrisy from Mayor Boris Johnson.

Three men who staged robberies netting them £55,500 in Tower Hamlets and Newham have been jailed at the Old Bailey.

Robert Agius and Edmundas Bacelis, both of Cartwright Road, Dagenham, have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment each, while Zilvinas Sklerius, of Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, received two years and four months.

A shortlist of seven companies are battling to win the contract to redevelop part of the Royal Docks.

The London Development Agency and Newham Council have invited the companies to submit their outline proposals for the 50-acre Silvertown Quays site before deciding on a preferred developer next March.

Police in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham will have to make a combined cut of nearly £5million in next year's spending, according to recent proposals.

London Assembly member of City and East John Biggs said the cut in budgets was a great concern, particularly in the wake of recent looting and rioting in London.