Olympics Scaled Down to Face Debt Crisis Realities

London — The 2012 Olympic Games may be weeks away, but they are already feeling the effects of the European debt crisis.  A long list of austerity measures is being implemented to help the international...

Romanian beggars set up camp in Park Lane, Mayfair, London

Romanian beggars evicted from Marble Arch in Mayfair, central London, have set up a new camp less then 50 yards away - in the central reservation of the busy Park Lane dual carriageway. A group of more than 50...

Olympics to ban social network photos & videos

SECURITY On Monday this week we learned that British Army General Sir Nick Parker will be in charge of coordinating the armed forces during the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic games. General Parker revealed that...

Marble Arch, London, the new crime ghetto home for Romanians

A huge surge in the number of Eastern European migrants arriving in London before the Olympics is driving increases in begging, pickpocketing and prostitution, officials warn. Organised crime gangs are...

London council's 'social cleansing' of housing benefit tenants

If the poorest borough in London cant afford to house its lowest paid working classes then what about the rest of the more expensive borough's? London has a housing shortage that has seen accommodation prices...

Indians urge UK to drop chemical firm as London 2012 sponsor

Britain’s claim of hosting the greenest Olympics in history has come under a cloud as Indian activists and victims of Bhopal gas tragedy urged the UK government to drop the chemical company as the Games’...

London’s Olympic Housing Crunch

Late to worry Boy, it sounds a little late to me to be worrying about where to put people this summer. That is just around the corner. One would have thought that more hotels and apartment buildings would have...

Transport chief says 'go down the pub' to ease Olympic congestion

Commuters should go to the pub after work to avoid inevitable travel disruption during the Olympics, London's transport chief said today. The unlikely advice to hit the bar during the Games came at the launch...

Macho Olympic call for knitlympics

A British spin on Olympic fever If you have the needles for it, you can enter the event. Grandma’s welcome too. " “Full description for Knitlympics Dive into the Olympics with Knitlympics! This fantastic new...

BritishTriathlon Hyde Park August 2011

Lucy Hall rounded off an outstanding day of action in Hyde Park, winning the British Junior Aquathlon Championships. Britain’s finest young triathletes aimed to replicate the success of Helen Jenkins, who...

London is sprucing up for Olympics

Hackney When the Olympics come to town, anywhere in the world, it is a time for redevelopment. Nations are proud and want to improve the environment for their guests and visiting athletes.  This provides an...

London 2012 Olympic IT testing kicks off

London 2012 and Atos Origin have launched a technology lab that will test all aspects of the technology infrastructure ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games held in London.The Technology Lab, hosted in London's Canary Wharf, will oversee 200,000 hours of testing in what was...

Tommie Smith To Sell Gold Medal From 1968 Mexico Olympic Games

Tommie Smith And John Carlos "Black Power Salute" After Winning Gold in 1968 - Now, Smith To Sell Gold Medal A single gesture grabbed headlines and changed the lives of two young athletes during the Olympic Games...

Film Chronicling Anti-Olympic Movement Seeks Social Media Support

The people behind the film, With Glowing Hearts have shot a film that chronicles some of the voices that opposed the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and used social media to get their message out.   The movie...

London 2012 Mascots: Meet Wenlock and Mandeville: Photos

The London 2012 Mascots Have Been Unveiled - Meet Wenlock and Mandeville Already causing a storm of controversy, the long-awaited mascots for the London 2012 Olympic Games have been unveiled and their names are...

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