But the Isle of Dogs' Steeds, 23, was a replacement for Williams, a Muslim, who withdrew so he could observe Ramadan.

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Mohammed Rahman left Jasmin Chowdhury, 32, in a "half-dead state" after the attack at their home in the Isle of Dogs, south-east London, last December.

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In the areas which make up the Isle of Dogs, 2, 640 homes are needed in Canary Wharf, 6, 150 in Millwall and 4, 190 in Cubitt Town.

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Meanwhile, the jagged wah-wah guitars on 1984 conjure up visions of Winston Smith meeting John Shaft in a post-apocalyptic working men's club somewhere on the Isle of Dogs.

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Other transport projects anticipated this year include work on a new Isle of Dogs Crossrail station, "intensification" of the work to extend the East London Line and a host of initiatives to help smooth traffic flow.

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Contemporaries grumbled less about the visual impact of Wren's gigantic dome, than do modern protesters who object to the skyscraper on Canary Wharf in the Isle of Dogs, erected under the exceptionally loose planning regime of the Docklands Development Corporation.

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