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A University of East London student is heading for warmer climes after he was selected for an England cricket squad.

Tymal Mills, who is a BA (Hons) Sports Journalism student will head to Bangladesh for a tour next month with the England Lions. Mills, 19, plays county cricket for Essex and he said he was delighted to be called up.

Emergency services have resumed the search for a man's body in the River Thames.

They were called out at around 8.50pm yesterday after the man was reported to have fallen in close to the Sir Steve Redgrave Bridge and the University of East London. The search was called off after two hours and resumed today.

Docklands Sinfonia performed for The Queen at Buckingham Palace as part of a special reception celebrating the country's promising young talent in the arts yesterday.

Docklands Sinfonia's founder and musical director Spencer Down said: "It was a great day and went really well, we got the call inviting us to perform for the Queen and only had two days to rehearse."

The University of East London has announced it is to charge all full-time undergraduates £9,000 a year in tuition fees from September 2012.

The university's board of governors made the decision this week, although it is still subject to approval from the Office for Fair Access. It is the maximum sum any university can charge under the new fees system.

The first official impact report into preparations for a Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has concluded that London 2012 is set to leave a sustainable legacy for the host city.

Researchers from the University of East London (UEL) assessed 56 key indicators including carbon emission, housing, employment and public transport as part of the pre-Games report for the Olympic Games Impact (OGI) study.

Members of the University and College Union took strike action across the UK today to protest at changes to pensions and pay cuts.

Staff from Tower Hamlets College, Greenwich University and University of East London took to picket lines over what they believe to be unfair increases in their pension contributions and moves to raise the retirement age.

Thousands of East London students are facing being "cut adrift" as the Government plans to axe funding initiatives. The vice-chancellor of the University of East London and the principals of three east London further education colleges are warning that cuts to funding are tantamount to abandoning a generation of disadvantaged learners.

A forthright champion of human rights across the world, Bianca Jagger was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of East London last week. The ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick, has led the charge on a vast number of campaigns in countries from her native Nicaragua to Bosnia, from Iraq to India, often putting her own safety on the line.

Forget the Red Bull - the University of East London is helping women find their wings and encouraging them to fly.

At an event held this week at City Hall, UEL demonstrated its commitment to women's entrepreneurship and was supported in this vision by Baroness Judith Wilcox, Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun's worries about his degree could all be academic if he grabs his chance of athletics glory this week.

The University of East London business student has temporarily put his degree course on hold while he competes for Great Britain at the European Championships in Barcelona.

Breaking into the fashion world can be a tough ask so it always helps if you can get a celebrity endorsement or two.

That's exactly what happened to University of East London fashion student Bunmi Olaye when former Spice Girl Mel B wore one of her designs to an awards show last year.

The Thames may be the capital's most significant forgotten space, according to architectural firm Craft:Pegg.

Trinity Buoy Wharf-based company bagged third prize in a regional competition Forgotten Spaces, which invited proposals for the design and regeneration of underused spaces across London.

University of East London student Djo Lema has earned himself a possible UK title fight after impressing as a cage fighter.

The business information systems student beat reigning lightweight champion Scott Jansen in a bout in the UCMMA event at The Troxy on May 8 and impressed the promoters so much they want to give him a chance to win the national title.

Mick Jagger's ex-wife Bianca was one of the special guests at the inauguration ceremony of the new Vice Chancellor of the University of East London.

Professor Patrick McGhee was inaugurated at a formal ceremony at UEL's Docklands campus last Friday and Ms Jagger was guest of honour.

Most of us take the digital age for granted but few realise how much the Government's plans to implement it as the main form of broadcasting will impact on our lives in the next few years.

Next year television will switch to digital, while 2015 has been earmarked as the date for analogue radio to be switched off.

A green business launched by an entrepreneurial postgraduate has received a £10,000 boost.

Owen Morgan's start-up company, which installs solar panels and other green products so people and businesses can generate their own power, won the top award in the grand final of the University of East London's E-Factor competition.

Plans to turn derelict land in Beckton into a state-of-the-art sports centre have been approved by Newham councillors.

The University of East London is behind the application for the venue, which will be called Sports Dock and open at the end of 2011.

Tory leader David Cameron praised the University of East London when he visited its Docklands campus this week.

Cameron was speaking to students, staff and reporters at the event over a range of issues, including MPs expenses and his future plans, as well as a vision for a "new form of politics".

Professor Patrick McGhee has begun his stint as vice chancellor of the University of East London.

The former University of Central Lancashire deputy vice-chancellor, 47, is one of the youngest vice-chancellors in the UK.

Professor Shafik Naib has long been a fan of this part of London and has even successfully campaigned for the salvation of its oldest buildings.

In his latest book, London And Dockland Historical Reader And Picture Collection, the University of East London's professor of civil engineering documents more than 500 years of the area.