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Journalists at Wharf-based Thompson Reuters are to vote on strike action after rejecting an "insulting" 1.5 per cent pay offer. They have demanded a seven per cent rise instead, with future increases at least in line with inflation.

They gathered in a sweltering Tower Hamlets school hall last week like participants at a craft fair.

In reality the people behind makeshift desks were some of the top thinkers in the greatest and most forward-thinking companies of the technological era.

As monster trucks go this one is perhaps not the biggest but its probably be the toughest.

The bio-fuelled 4x4 vehicle will be in Antarctica in December where it will be used by polar explorer Jason De Carteret in his bid to break the record for the fastest overland crossing to the South Pole.

Last week's closure of UK flight paths following the Icelandic volcano drama has substantially hit both large and small businesses in Docklands.

No flights took off from London City for six days due to the ash cloud before they finally restarted last Thursday with a reduced service.

JP Morgan made it a hat-trick of titles when they claimed the City Scrum tournament last week.

Wharf businesses were well represented at the 15-team touch rugby tournament held at the Honourable Artillery Company last Wednesday, and for one it was a case of so-near-yet-so-far.

Bragging rights will be up for grabs later this month when the City Scrum touch rugby tournament returns.

Now in its third year, the touch rugby tournament at the Honourable Artillery Company ground on March 24 has become a firm fixture on the sporting calendar.

Britain can expect a budget within 50 days should the Conservatives win the General Election.

David Cameron made the pledge at an event at Thomson Reuters in Canary Wharf this morning as he outlined the Tories' plans to bring the UK out the current economic slump.

The new dining destinations around Canada Square could help the Canary Wharf Ice Rink enjoy its "best year ever".

By the time the first skater steps onto the ice on November 14, all of the restaurants in the new Park Pavilion are expected to be open.

Another low turn-out for European elections went some way to confirming the British public's scepticism.

But one advocate came to Canary Wharf this week to make the case for a Europe that could make a difference to people's lives.

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Some music can unlock the secrets of life, or at least make it feel a whole lot brighter.

But there's nothing worse than a beard-stroking muso that's so convinced of the worthiness of his art that he comes off like a uni professor with an amplifier.

Newsgatherer Thomson Reuters claims it is ahead of schedule with its planned merger savings as it revealed increased third quarter profits.

The Canary Wharf based company announced revenues of $3.3billion (£2.2billion), eight per cent up on the same period in 2007. Operating profit grew 17 per cent to $676million (£445million).

INTERNATIONAL news agency Thomson Reuters is set to shave 1,500 staff from its worldwide workforce.

The newly-merged financial data and news provider will reportedly cut around three per cent of its 50,000 employees in the next year, including 650 content and technology jobs and 140 of the company’s 2,600 journalists.

Union members are considering strike action after news broke of the move this week.