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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.

A campaign to encourage young people to get involved in sports rather than knife crime will see stabbed MP Stephen Timms take on a police basketball team on Friday (May 20).

Mr Timms who was knifed in his constituency surgery is taking part in Carry A Basketball, Not A Blade, an annual tournament organised by the Newham All Star Sports Accademy.

The woman who was convicted of attempting to murder East Ham MP Stephen Timms has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 15 years.

Roshonara Choudhry, 21, pictured here moments before attacking Mr Timms at constituency surgery at the Beckton Globe, had been found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.

A Muslim woman was found guilty of attempted murder after she stabbed Labour MP Stephen Timms.

The jury took just 20 minutes to decide Roshonara Choudhry, 21, of Central Park Road in East Ham, had tried to kill the Newham MP during a constituency surgery in May.

TATE & Lyle severed an historic link with east London after agreeing to sell its European sugar refining industry to a leading US firm.

The £211million sale to American Sugar Refining (ASR) includes the British company's iconic Lyle's Golden Syrup brand.

The world's oldest brand - Lyle's Golden Syrup - as well as Tate & Lyle's historic sugars business has been sold to America Sugar Refining for £211million.

Immediate fears that the deal could spell job losses at the company's Silvertown works have been quashed but Newham MP Stephen Timms has said he will be seeking further assurances over ASR's intentions.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

Firstly, thanks to all Wharf readers who voted, but especially those who voted for me to continue as MP for this area. I'm very grateful for your support.

But Labour lost, so in the Commons chamber the view is different from the Opposition benches, as is the feel.

Stephen Timms has left hospital as he continues his recovery following last week's attack.

The East Ham MP was discharged from the Royal London on Wedesday afternoon. He is now resting at his family home in Norfolk but said to be keen to "resume his constituency duties".

Party leaders have joined forces to speak of their shock after last week's stabbing of Labour MP Stephen Timms.

The MP for East Ham is still in hospital after he was attacked at a constituency meeting last Friday.

The MP for East Ham is being treated in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach at a constituency event earlier this afternoon.

Stephen Timms, whose injuries are not said to be life threatening, is receiving treatment at the Royal London Hospital.

Stephen Timms and Lyn Brown both held on to seats in Newham.

Mr Timms won in the East Ham constituency with a comfortable win against Conservatives' Paul Shea, securing a 7.7 per cent swing from the Tories to Labour.

By Giles Broadbent live at the G20

If your hobby is I Spy Media Celebs, your album would be full at the G20.

From Sky's Adam Boulton engaged in a corridor conflab with commentator/Cassandra Robert Peston, pictured, to the beguiling figure of siren Emily Maitlis, anyone who is anyone is here.

By Giles Broadbent live at the G20

If there are going to be heroes and villains at the G20, then no-one can accuse Labour of being slow to choose sides.

The hero? Obvious. Prime Minster Gordon Brown for maintaining a firm hand on the tiller and steering the world to calmer waters.

Live at the G20

East London MP Stephen Timms, pictured, welcomed journalists to the Excel Centre for the London Summit on Thursday morning.

The financial secretary to the treasury, who is also MP for East Ham, said it was a huge boost for the region to host an event which will see an agreement on the world's "biggest fiscal expansion".