The RMT have agreed a deal "in principle" with maintenance consortium Tube Lines which will suspend the 72-hour stoppage scheduled to start at noon tomorrow.

The strike would have affected the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines.

ANY PROBLEMS? No problems on the Tube at the moment but keep an eye on the chart on the right sidebar of this site for updates.

Currently, the planned strike by Tube Lines staff is still on for tomorrow. So expect problems on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines from late morning on Wednesday through to Saturday.

DLR: A good service is operating.

ROADS: The only major problem is with traffic coming in to Canary Wharf from central London due to an accident at The Highway in Stepney. The eastbound road was closed at 4pm.

FERRIES: A good service is operating.

SO who's going to watch the Watchmen?

The film version of Alan Moore's dark and intriguing superhero comic may have slipped under the radar of those fools who avoid books with pictures. But judging from the cheers at the BFI's Movie-con event at the weekend, film fans won't just be watching - they'll be drooling as well.

LONDON City Airport hopes a partnership with Streetcar will boost its green credentials.

Bosses at the airport have signed a deal to offer dedicated spaces in its car park for the company which deals in car sharing.

ANY PROBLEMS? A not-so-manic Monday ahead of a bleak Bank Holiday on the transport network. Check the chart on the right sidebar for your latest tube updates.

DLR: No problems reported. However, the on-going reduction of service between Crossharbour and Lewisham might slow you down.

ROADS: The Westbound lane of Marsh Wall remains closed for DLR improvements, but otherwise clear.

FERRIES: Good service is in operation.

Check www.wharf.co.uk at 4.30pm each day for travel updates.

FORMER Isle of Dogs boater Mark Hunter swept to Olympic gold in Beijing on Sunday.

Mark, 30, and teammate Zac Purchase, 22, became the first British rowers to take gold in the lightweight men's double sculls, ahead of rivals Greece and Denmark.

The East End-born athlete began his rowing career at the Poplar, Blackwall and District club, and trained for six years in a bid to skipper passenger and freight boats on the Thames.

The AVERAGE homebuyer put down a 22 per cent deposit in June, up from 20 per cent in May, according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

The majority of lending continues to be on conservative terms, as lending criteria have tightened in response to the shortage of funding and current market conditions.

London is a truly multi-cultural city.

Everywhere you look, you can spot light skin, dark skin... and of course banana skins.

But while there are plenty of column inches dedicated to the diversity, this is the first we’ve seen that tracks down this particular fruit.

There are plenty of photos to choose from. Whether it’s unethical to snap bananas without their permission is a completely different question.

Go to www.londonbananas.com

The striker picked up a leg injury when taking a free-kick half-way through the second half and hobbled off, having scored both his side's goal in the 2-1 win over Wigan.

Centre-back Anton Ferdinand is a doubt after damaging a hamstring against Ipswich last week, which means Callum Davenport looks set to partner Matthew Upson.

Skipper Lucas Neill is likely to start at left-back, which means a Premier League debut for £5million summer signing Valon Behrami at right-back.