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A proposed extension to the planned tower providing access to the renovated Cutty Sark, doubling its length and increasing its height by almost two metres has resulted in backlash from English Heritage and action groups.

Organisations including Greenwich Conservation Group and Greenwich Foundation have criticised alterations to the 2005 plans, calling them "intrusive" and "a disappointing solution."

It's the penthouse for US life insurance company Metlife, which is reported to be moving into the top floor of One Canada Square.

Bloomberg News claims 250 employees will be moving into the 235m sq space on the 50th floor of the Canary Wharf landmark in July.

BANKING giant HSBC is in talks to buy back its Canary Wharf headquarters according to a report in the Financial Times.

Spain's property firm Metrovacesa, which bought the tower for £1.1billion last summer, has until November to refinance an £810million loan from HSBC, which it used to purchase the building.

It is believed a sale is now the most likely outcome.