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Transport for London has launched an initial public consultation on the proposed new river crossings in east London.

The two proposals, a new vehicle ferry crossing at Gallions Reach and a new road tunnel at Silvertown, could be open by 2017 and 2021 respectively if funding is found and planning permission is granted.

Passengers could be crossing the River Thames using the Emirates Air Line from May 1.

The Wharf has learned that's the date Transport for London has pencilled in for the opening of the £50million cable car between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks.

A businessman drowned after falling into the river while playing a late-night game of hide and seek as he boarded a Thames Clippers boat.

Umer Anjum, 30, died despite the efforts of his girlfriend and other friends to rescue him from the water on June 30 an inquest at Southwark Coroners Court heard.

The first tower of the Emirates Air Line was completed this week as the transport link made its debut on the Tube map.

The North Intermediate Tower in the Royal Docks is the first of three being built to carry a cable car across the Thames. It is over 200ft tall and weighs 270 tonnes, but will be smallest of the three.

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".

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.

Emergency services have resumed the search for a man's body in the River Thames.

They were called out at around 8.50pm yesterday after the man was reported to have fallen in close to the Sir Steve Redgrave Bridge and the University of East London. The search was called off after two hours and resumed today.

Thames Water has announced revisions to its proposed super sewer and it's still not too late save the foreshore at Wapping's King Edward VII Memorial Park.

A second consultation is underway on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will help tackle the 39million of raw sewage that washes into the river every year.

Thames Water has been urged to reconsider its plans to build a £3.6billion super sewer along the River Thames.

A report published this morning recommended a moratorium on the scheme, which could add up to £65 a year to Thames Water customer bills without addressing the wider problems of dealing with sewage in London.

London Assembly member John Biggs has asked Mayor of London Boris Johnson for further details about Emirates Airlines sponsorship of the Thames cable car.

Mr Johnson unveiled Emirates as the scheme's sponsor last Friday, with the airline paying £36million over 10 years for branding rights.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has defended the benefits his Thames cable car will bring to commuters despite the estimated cost of building the link rising to £60million.

Work is underway to build the link between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks, with completion expected next summer.

An orange army is set to sweep into Greenwich Peninsula for next year's Olympic Games after plans for a campsite for up to 4,500 fans were unveiled today.

Oranje Camping has become a familiar sight at football tournaments in recent years and the owners are bringing the concept to the borough next July.

Police have appealed for help to identify a woman whose body was recovered from the River Thames in June.

The woman was pulled from the river near Narrow Street at 1.30pm on June 22. She is described as between 20-40 years old, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build and with dark hair.

The body recovered from the Thames on Monday has been confirmed as that of Darren Lacey.

The 40-year-old went missing last Friday when the tugboat Chiefton he was crewing on capsized close to Greenwich Pier. A coroner ruled his cause of death as drowning.

A man's body has been recovered from the River Thames and police believe it is that of the missing crew member from the tugboat Chiefton.

Police recovered the body at 5.02pm yesterday at Convoy's Wharf in Deptford. Although formal identification has yet to be made it is thought to be that of 40-year-old Darren Lacy.

It's only seven weeks since construction began on the Thames cable car but don't bet against it being operational before the London Olympics.

The £50million link from the Royal Docks to the Greenwich Peninsula is one Mayor of London Boris Johnson has personally pushed through, despite the absence of promised private investment.

A 19-year-old man died this morning after falling from the Woolwich Ferry.

The man, believed to be a ferry worker, was pulled from the River Thames by the coast guard just after 6am.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has formally confirmed that work to build a cable car across the Thames will begin this summer and that Transport for London will foot the bill.

As revealed exclusively in The Wharf last week, work will start on the scheme after contractors for the £40million link were confirmed.

Work on Boris Johnson's Thames cable car should start this summer with a preferred bidder for the £40million link having been selected.

The bidder, who will not be named until legal agreements have been signed, will start work on the crossing by the summer, and it could be operational in time for next year's Olympic Games.

The proposed Thames cable car has been approved by both Newham and Greenwich Councils, but mystery shrouds when funding for the £25million project will be agreed.

The ambitious link, which will span the river from The O2 to the Royal Docks was given the green light by Greenwich Council's planning department last night, while Newham Council gave it the nod last week.