Recession talk temporarily put the frighteners up us over the future of the mega Crossrail project, but signs are good and it's heartening to see Foster's final design for the new Canary Wharf station unveiled. It looks like a basking shark about to swallow a dinky Docklands cruiser but stretching along the dockside with a length of 217.75 metres it also resembles a massive moored barge itself. Concern has already been expressed about the......

Since time immemorial people have cried out - 'what we really need is a 23,000 seat multi purpose arena somewhere near Woolwich'. Of course this dream was finally attained last year with the reopening of the Millennium Dome O2 - back in the day, however, the plan was to install this pivotal piece of infrastructure in the heart of Canning Town and use its honeypot-like draw to redevelop the derelict Royal Docks. Where now......

We gave you a heads up last week but here's a big reminder - the Museum in Docklands is having a 5th birthday party this weekend, flinging open its waterside doors and welcoming all, waiving its entrance fee. The Museum is lesser known than its big sister, the Museum of London with pride of place on London Wall since 1975, but the converted warehouse at West India Quay brings the importance of the river......

It was the London Dragon Boat Festival yesterday and like the weather, it was a scorcher. 40 boats competed on the water by the London Regatta Centre near City Airport, mainly corporate teams entering for team building and networking purposes. Entertainment, food and shopping was laid on for the crowds. Some of the races were nail-biting close calls, raising whoops and cheers from the sunburnt crowd. In between those, it was a day out......

The subject of the Museum in Docklands' latest exhibition should require no introduction from Londonist. Since he first struck in 1888, Jack the Ripper entered into London folklore as much as Dick Whittington, Pearly Kings and Queens or the 'Don't be a sinner, be a winner' bloke on Oxford St. What this impressively serious exhibition does, however, is remind visitors that underneath all of the London Dungeon gore, Jack-the-Ripper tours and bad-taste T-shirts, lies......

Londonist brings it on home Clifton 32 Westferry Road, E14 8LW Delivery Area: Docklands 020 7001 2999 12pm – 3pm, 5.30pm – midnight (last orders 30 mins before closing) Expect to Pay: £10 – £15 per person Rating: 7.5 out of 10 In the dim and distant past, the only half-decent takeaway option on the Isle of Dogs was ‘The Gaylord’ Indian restaurant near the bottom of Manchester Road. Despite feeding us well for......

Mere days after warning us about 'white flight' and the perils of living in modern London, scribes at the Telegraph have had a volte-face, and declared their love for our flawed yet fantastic city with a special report on the top 10 property hotspots for 2008. First up on the list: well, colour us a shade of surprised blue - the Telegraph's only singled out the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to Notting......