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West Ham head to Stamford Bridge tomorrow knowing they will have to perform better than they managed in their last outing.
Title-chasing Chelsea will be out for goals and a similar defensive display from the Irons to last Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Bolton could see them on the wrong end of a drubbing.
Tube Lines is set to receive £4.46billion for its next tranche of work on the Underground network under its controversial Public Private Partnership contract.
The consortium, based in Westferry Circus, learned the figure today when PPP arbiter Chris Bolt announced his decision.
Any problems? The Jubilee line is operating a good service but there are suspensions on the Central and Metropolitan lines.
The DLR is running a good service after resolving problems this morning, while Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly. On the roads there are no reported incidents.
Commuters were hit by a meltdown of transport to Canary Wharf this morning with both the Jubilee line and DLR hit by problems.
A signal failure at Canada Water saw the Jubilee line suspended between London Bridge and Canary Wharf at the peak of rush hour, while Bank station shut because of overcrowding.
The Mayor's office is mulling over the possibility of a Zone Seven following a summit with train operating companies.
More than a month after Oyster's roll-out on the railway, transport adviser Kulveer Ranger told The Wharf that there were discussions about adding "end of line" stops into London's travel web.
The 2012 Olympics promised to leave a lasting legacy for east London and the man charged with overseeing the delivery is confident it's an opportunity that won't be wasted.
Andrew Altman is chief executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, set up to ensure the facilities and infrastructure in Stratford are not left to rot when the Games finish.
Any problems? All Underground lines are operating a good service, while the DLR and Thames Clippers have no reported problems.
On the roads an earlier problem in the Blackwall Tunnel has been cleared and traffic is flowing normally.
The over-run of the Jubilee line upgrade is likely to cost Tube Lines around £50million.
That's how much the Canary Wharf-based engineering consortium will lose for its failure to complete the installation of new signalling on the line by the end of last year, according to chief executive Dean Finch.
Ratepayers in Canary Wharf, The City and Westminster are to pay a greater share of the business levy used to fund Crossrail.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced that he is raising the threshold at which London businesses are required to contribute towards the £15.9billion project. Boroughs with a station will also pay a greater share.
Earlier this month, think tank Policy Exchange outlined a vision for increased river commuting.
As the debate continues, The Wharf talks to Thames Clippers managing director Sean Collins about his thoughts on funding, Oyster and riverside houseboats.
Any problems? A good service is operating on the Underground, apart from minor delays on the Piccadilly line. Bank DLR station remains closed until next Monday but otherwise a good service is operating across the network. Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly.
On the roads there are no reported incidents in the area.
The proposed series of 24 hour strikes on the Jubilee line were suspended yesterday when a new pay offer was made.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) were due to stage a walk-out at 7.30 tonight over a pay discrepancy between maintenance workers employed by Alstom at the Stratford Market depot.
Tube Lines has suffered a financial blow after the rail maintenance company lost its legal case against London Underground.
The consortium, responsible for upgrading the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines was claiming £327million in costs for delays to work on two lines being finished.
The Jubilee line is set to be hit be a series of 24-hour strikes from next week after union workers voted for action.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members will walk out from 7.29am on January 27 in a dispute over a pay gap between them and other tube workers.
Transport for London will begin a £70million refurbishment of the Blackwall Tunnel in early February.
The cross-river link - which was the world's longest underwater tunnel when it opened in 1897 - is to be fitted with new safety, lighting and communications systems.
Evolution has no foresight. It doesn't know where it's going. It plods along mutating here and there in the hope that serendipity will give it a shot. Such is the path followed by The Dome.
The dark days of 2001 act as a reminder of the general cluelessness and lack of direction that dogged much of the millennium experience.
The Wharf was at City Hall as Crossrail bosses briefed the London Assembly
Your average Londoner can bang on about transport for hours, sometimes even with good reason.
When 10am rolled around at City Hall, snow jitters had stripped the London Assembly's transport committee down to a skeleton crew.
Any problems? Expect delays southbound on Greenwich High Road due to a gasworks-related lane closure. Otherwise, tube and DLR are clear so far, but check the right sidebar for updates.
The Isle of Dogs is expected to receive £420,000 of funding towards traffic improvements in the new year.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the borough has been promised the cash as part of a £3.7million transport package.
The Rotherhithe Tunnel is to close from Sundays to Thursdays for the next three weeks, starting this weekend.
The road link will shut between 10pm and 5am for five nights a week between January 10-28 for engineering works.
