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Public support for the 2012 Olympics is still high according to a new survey.

Confidence about staging a successful Games has grown to 79 per cent from 76 per cent last year, with 75 per cent of people pleased London is hosting the showpiece. This compares with 78 per cent in a survey a year ago, conducted following Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics.

Former DJ Josh Silverman is pushing for a fresh start at Reebok Gym after enduring tragedy and injury in the last few years.

The 21-year-old became a fitness coach at the Canada Square gym last month through an apprenticeship with Limehouse charity City Gateway.

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.

The London Olympics have been granted a £461million bail-out by the government following a short-fall in private funding.

The lack of outside investment has forced ministers to use emergency funds to cover the construction of the athletes village and media centre.