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Schoolchildren from Tower Hamlets enjoyed a grand day out at the home of rugby last week.

The finals of the Nomura-Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy took place in front of a crowd of 30,000 at Twickenham last Thursday, just before the Nomura Varsity Match.

Rugby in east London has had a major boost after Nomura agreed to continue funding the Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy.

The Japanese bank picked up the sponsorship of the Academy, set up by the former England player two years ago, after the collapse of original sponsors Lehman Brothers last year.

A RECORD £153million will be pumped into Docklands if planners give the green-light to Wood Wharf – including £118million for transport alone.

ISLE of Dogs parents are planning public action in a bid to block the return of a headteacher accused of shutting a child in a store cupboard.

Cubitt Town Infants School head Nikki Daly is making a "phased return" to her post after an internal inquiry was completed into last March's incident.

She was arrested in May last year after a complaint by one mother, but the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to pursue the case. Now a group of parents are planning to picket the Manchester Road school on Wednesday in a bid to force Ms Daly's removal.

ISLE of Dogs parents will fight to block the return of a headteacher accused of putting one of her pupils in a store cupboard.

Cubitt Town Infants School head Nikki Daly was arrested in May last year following the incident last March, but was found not guilty by a crown court in February this year.

She still faces an internal inquiry over the case, but news of her possible re-instatement has enraged parents. A group of mothers began collecting signatures outside the school gates last Thursday.