London's centre of gravity is making another move to the east as the booming Docklands location is set to expand again, writes Russell Lynch

Many argue that the jobs created are simply displaced from other areas, and that costs outweigh the benefits

A man was jailed for life today for killing his mother because she would not move out of the family home.

The bitter and bloody rivalry between West Ham and Millwall supporters is one of the oldest, most intense feuds in the history of British football.

Britain celebrates 'volunteering ethos' as 2012 Olympics draw closer

Nature Notebook: Great Nature is still visible in view of the heartless towers if you look hard enough

Nature Notebook

A £16 billion rail project received a welcome boost today when a deal to build one of the link's new stations was reached.

One of the first schools to have a police officer stationed on site was George Green, a 1,300-pupil comprehensive on the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets, east London.

Where to go, how to save, what to avoid

Dolphins in London, falcons in Cardiff – it's amazing what you can find in the city

The contrast could not be more pronounced. On one bank of the Thames, the Isle of Dogs: the face of modern Britain, with multiple ethnic groups and its share of inner-city problems. On the opposite bank, Trinity College of Music, divinely housed in old-world imperial splendour at the Old Naval College in Greenwich.

People don't want to live in a nanny state. Thus spake the Prime Minister during a previous discussion about obesity, when it was alleged that his advisers wanted to impose a "fat tax" on supposedly unhealthy foods. He was right, but unfortunately his ministers have been over-zealous in their desire to be seen to be doing something about childhood obesity. Theirs is not an ignoble motivation. Of course, as Tony Blair said, it is not the Government's job to make people thin, but equally the state has a responsibility to give people the information they need to keep themselves, and their children, healthy. Health education campaigns backed by legislation can work wonders without intruding on people's liberties. Even before the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces comes into effect next year, smoking was in decline.

Manchester United have Old Trafford, Bobby Charlton and Angus Deayton. Millwall have the New Den, Barry Kitchener and Mo from EastEnders. Nick Harris assesses today's final opponents in Cardiff