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Eastern Jubilee line services were shut down last night as police tried to talk down a woman threatening to hurl herself from a bridge.
British Transport Police stopped trains between North Greenwich and Stratford at around 10pm last night, as officers attempted to persuade the teenager not to throw herself onto the track.
Lord Sebastian Coe admitted he was delighted with the ringing endorsement from the IOC's Co-ordination Commission after their visit to check London's preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Lord Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee (Locog), spoke to The Wharf about the visit and the increased importance the Games have for London's economy.
London's Olympic Park will become a centre of academic as well as athletic achievement under plans unveiled by Boris Johnson.
The Mayor of London and the Government have published a proposal to develop a world-class research, learning and innovation centre at the Stratford site.
Building work has started over a month early on the media centre for the London Olympics.
Work has started to sink 2,100 concrete piles up to 24m into the ground for the foundations of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It's nearly a decade since the arrival of the Jubilee Line brought life to the Canary Wharf estate.
But the line must now expand even further to meet the challenges of the growing hive of commuters.
DLR customers are waiting to gauge the impact of a re-opened Tower Gateway station on their daily commute.
The company has revealed the new timetable – and it’s a mixed bag for passengers who have complained of overcrowding on the Woolwich extension.
East London has been promised “radical change� even after the Olympics have left in 2012.
The deprived region has been promised schools, a sports academy and 10,000 new jobs as part of a legacy masterplan unveiled this week.
IT’S still four years away but the London Olympics are set to bring early benefits for the capital’s commuters, at least according to the people behind it.
A new report from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) claims residents and commuters will enjoy the fruits of the body’s labours as soon as 2010, due to a transport infastructure investment for east London of around £500million.
STRATFORD’S very own golden girl did it again with a stunning win at the Beijing Olympics.
Christine Ohuruogu won the 400m on Tuesday with a perfectly judged run at the Bird’s Nest stadium.
She clocked an impressive time of 49.62 seconds to beat Jamaica’s Shericka Williams and pre-race favourite Sanya Richards of the USA.
She said: “Everyone dreams about winning but you never think it’s a reality. I’m just so proud. I crossed the line and thought ‘oh my goodness’.
THINGS are going swimmingly for the organisers of the London Olympics.
In fact, they are going so well building work has begun two months early on the aquatic centre, the £303million flagship venue of the 2012 Olympic Park.
