Editing London Docklands (section)

==21st century==
The population of the Docklands has more than doubled during the last 30 years, and the area has become a major business centre. Canary Wharf has emerged as one of Europe's biggest clusters of skyscrapers and a major extension to the financial services district of the City of London.

Although most of the old wharfs and warehouses have been demolished, some have been restored and converted into flats. Many of the docks themselves have survived and are now used as marinas or watersports centres; a major exception is the Surrey Commercial Docks, which are now largely filled in. Although large ships can—and occasionally still do—visit the old docks, all of the commercial traffic has moved downriver further east.

The revival of the Docklands has had major effects in other run-down surrounding areas. Greenwich and Deptford are undergoing large-scale redevelopment, chiefly as a result of the improved transport links making them more attractive to commuters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andrewsdenfordboyd.co.uk/html/districts/e1-14.html|title=Andrews Denford & Boyd – London Districts, E1 and E14|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009114552/http://www.andrewsdenfordboyd.co.uk/html/districts/e1-14.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Docklands' redevelopment has, however, had some less beneficial aspects. The massive property boom and consequent rise in house prices has led to friction between the new arrivals and the old Docklands communities, who have complained of being squeezed out. It has also made for some of the most striking disparities to be seen anywhere in Britain: luxury executive flats constructed alongside run-down public housing estates.

The Docklands' status as a symbol of [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s Britain has also made it a target for terrorists. After a failed attempt to bomb Canary Wharf in 1992, a large IRA [[1996 Docklands bombing|bomb exploded at South Quay on 9 February 1996]]. Two people died in the explosion, forty people were injured and an estimated £150 million of damage was caused.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Birney |first1=Trevor |title=Quinn |date=1 December 2022 |publisher=Merrion Press |isbn=978-1-78537-477-7 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Quinn/Dte8EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=London+Docklands+1996+bomb+damage+estimate&pg=PT224&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> This bombing ended an [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] ceasefire.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/10/newsid_2539000/2539265.stm |title=BBC ON THIS DAY &#124; 10 &#124; 1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire |publisher=BBC News |date=10 February 1996 |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> James McArdle was sentenced to 25 years of jail time but released in 2000 under the terms of the [[Good Friday Agreement]] and [[royal prerogative of mercy]] officially signed by Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Foster |first=Peter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1350556/Royal-release-for-IRA-bomber.html |title=Royal release for IRA bomber |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=2000-07-27 |access-date=2014-07-10}}</ref>

In a further sign of regeneration in the area, the Docklands now has its own symphony orchestra, [[Docklands Sinfonia]]; which was formed in January 2009 and is based at [[St Anne's Limehouse]].<ref>[http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=elaonline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED16%20Sep%202008%2023%3A53%3A48%3A773 'Docklands Sinfonia' strikes chord to put East End on culture map]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''East London Advertiser'', 16 September 2008</ref>

===Economy===
The offices of ''[[The Independent]]'' group of publications were at one time situated in the Docklands. In 2008, [[Independent News & Media]] announced that ''The Independent'' would be moving its offices to Northcliffe House in [[Kensington]].<ref name="Ponsford">Ponsford, Dominic. "[https://archive.today/20121223202214/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=42559&c=1 Sharing with Mail 'will safeguard future of Independent']." ''[[Press Gazette]]''. 28 November 2008. Retrieved on 6 September 2011. "Under a deal signed today, the Independent titles will share back office functions with the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro and Evening Standard at Northcliffe House in Kensington."</ref>

London's Docklands has become one of the world's leading global internet hubs since the opening in 1990 of the carrier-neutral [[Telehouse Europe|Telehouse]] campus, which hosts the vast majority of [[London Internet Exchange|LINX]]'s internet peering traffic, occupying over 73,000 square metres.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/news/telehouse-opens-177-million-london-docklands-data-center/|title=Telehouse opens $177 million London Docklands data center|website=datacenterdynamics.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> In August 2016, Telehouse Europe opened the $177 million North Two data centre of 24,000 square metres that became the only UK data centre to own a 132 kV on-campus grid substation that is directly connected to the [[National Grid (Great Britain)|National Grid]], reducing transmission losses and improving power density and service continuity.<ref name=":0" />