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Detectives investigating the murder of Danny O'Shea in Canning Town have made another arrest and are also appealing for information about a minibus they believe was connected to the crime.

A 46-year-old man was arrested last Friday morning on suspicion of murder. He was bailed to return to an east London police station in early April. He is the 12th man arrested in connection with the investigation.

Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Danny O'Shea in Canning Town last December.

The men, aged 33 and 39, were arrested at Heathrow Airport yesterday before being taken to an east London police station. They have both been bailed until late March pending further enquiries.

The banks left Canning Town in the '80s and '90s due to a rise in armed robberies, according to locals.

It's just one of the amenities lacking on the high street in Barking Road where bookmakers and charity shops dominate.

The £600 million regeneration of Canning Town Centre has been given the go-ahead.

The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation have approved the scheme, which forms part of Newham's £3.7billion Canning Town and Custom House Regeneration Programme.

Murder squad detectives have arrested a man in connection with the killing of Danny O'Shea in Canning Town.

Mr O'Shea, 18, died last Friday evening after being attacked in Gill Avenue, E16, possibly after being chased by a group of men. Officers arrested a 43-year-old man yesterday. He is in custody at an east London police station.

"I will be British champion by the time of 2012. 100 per cent fact."

Self-confidence is not a commodity in short supply with boxers predicting great things for their careers, though sadly they often turn out to be idle boasts. But one young middleweight who looks equipped to go right to the top is Billy Joe Saunders.

A homeless charity in Canning Town got the ball rolling on a fundraising appeal by making £1million on the first night - with a former resident among those chipping in.

Anchor House is looking to raise £9.3million to building apartments for those looking to take their big step towards independent living.

A man who chased his victim around Canning Town station while wielding a knife in front of horrified commuters has been jailed.

Viet Hoang, 20, of Valerian Way in West Ham, was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon.

Uncertainty surround the date the new DLR extension between Canning Town and Stratford will be open to passengers.

There have been reports that the line will be operational on August 29, but Transport for London has refused to confirm this. The £211million link was due to open this summer but has been dogged by technical problems.

Workers, police and politicians are beginning to tackle the mess left by a third night of rioting across the capital.

Town centres such as Woolwich, East Ham and Lewisham saw major clashes as looters took advantage of stretched police numbers while smaller scale criminal activity broke out in Canning Town and Stratford.

A woman and child have been rescued from a house fire in Canning Town this morning.

Firefighters have been called to a blaze in a Canning Town scrap yard.

Four engines are at the scene on Dock Road, E16 close to the DLR track.

Kevin Mitchell makes his long awaited return to the ring next week and he's raring to go.

The Dagenham-based lightweight takes on John Murray at Excel for the vacant WBO inter-continental title on July 9. It's his first bout since losing to Michael Katsidis in a world title fight at Upton Park last May, and for Mitchell, 26, it's been a long and painful wait.

A new town centre for Canning Town featuring shops, restaurants, a hotel, housing and offices has edged a step closer.

Bouygues Development and its partner One Housing Group has submitted plans for phase one of its scheme for the six hectare site.

A masked gang are being hunted by police after stealing seven vans from a rail company in Canning Town.

The incident took place on a Sunday evening two weeks ago and saw two men break in to the offices of 1st Inrail in North Crescent, Cody Road.

Canning Town and Royal Docks are to be transformed through a quartet of creative projects designed to "entice and attract people to the area".

The winners of Meanwhile London, a competition launched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales to find four worthy schemes, have been announced.

Child Poverty in East London is the worst in the county, with Tower Hamlets showing the highest proportion of child poverty in the UK.

The Campaign to End Child Poverty said its research revealed child poverty rates of over 50 per cent in Bethnal Green and Bow, and Poplar and Canning Town.

A woman was fired at with a shotgun in an attempted armed robbery in Canning Town on Monday.

The 22-year-old victim was sitting in her car in Ivy Road with the day's takings from a local firm when two men, believed to be part of a group of around 20, tried to break in.

After an injury at work Aggrie Chikiwa ended up separated from his family and sleeping rough in a van.

Eight years later he is an inspiration to the people he teaches life-changing skills to at Canning Town's Anchor House, the charity which helped him get back on his feet.

The transformation of Canning Town and Custom House into a thriving and sustainable place to live and work was further buoyed this week by the announcement of Morrisons as retail partner. Communities Minister Bob Neill and Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales visited allotments based on the 16-acre development site to salute the news of the partnership and the promise of thousands of jobs and homes which will be created through the £600million town centre regeneration scheme.