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The first names of the people who will be carrying the Olympic Torch around the country have been unveiled and they include a Wharfer.

Elin Haf Davies, who works for the European Medical Agency, is one of 6,800 people given conditional offers to run with the Torch in the build up to the Games. A further 1,200 people will be offered the opportunity next month.

A stop-over in the Tower of London and a visit to Maritime Greenwich will be just two of the key points on the London leg of the Olympic Torch Relay.

The 2012 Organising Committee has released details of the route the flame will take next summer.

Let's hope it wasn't an ominous omen but the rain poured down today as Tower Hamlets officially launched its bid to be granted city status.

The Tower of London was the venue for the ceremony to mark the borough's fight to win the honour, which will be awarded next year to mark The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster has berthed at South Quay where she will stay until Sunday.

The ship, which last year emerged from a multi-million pound refit, has recently completed operational sea tries and is ready to deploy to protect the UK's maritime security.

Credit Suisse overcame bad weather to bag bragging rights over five other financial institutions with victory in the latest Enduro Challenge.

The Tower to Tower event held over the August bank holiday weekend saw six teams battle it out in a triathlon relay race between London and Paris.

Police from Tower Hamlets received commendations last week for their work in keeping the streets safe.

The team of Inspector Gary Anderson - pictured - heroically displayed the sensitive side of the foce, while others managed to save people from dangerous sitations or helped convict criminals who blight society.