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David Cameron and Boris Johnson rejected claims that the Olympics legacy had been wasted. In tonight’s Evening Standard, the PM and the Mayor argue that thanks to the London 2012 Games, millions of children and thousands of companies are reaping the benefits. They write: “Six months on we are putting as much focus on the […]
The full details of the route for the London 2012 Paralympic torch relay have been unveiled. Wednesday 22 August Unlike the Olympic flame, which was lit in Greece, the Paralympic flame will be created from four national flames. Groups of scouts will ascend the highest peaks of each of the UK’s home nations: […]
Many professional musicians have been asked to perform unpaid at the London 2012 Olympics. Is this fair? asks Ivan Hewett. Music is the food of sport, it seems. The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics just can’t get enough of it. There are five “official songs” for the Games. The opening ceremony will be full […]
IOC chief insists that everything will be fine by the time the opening ceremony begins Despite a welter of negative headlines in recent days, Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC, has insisted that the London Games have not become an ‘Olympishambles’. According to The Daily Telegraph the closure of the M4 (now reopened), the security crisis, problems at Heathrow […]
The RAF will use “lethal force” if the Olympics are threatened, the Games air security commander has said. Speaking at RAF Northolt in north-west London, Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Atha said a plane could be shot down as a last resort in a “worst-case scenario”. Asked who would give the order, he said: “The highest level […]
The International Olympic Committee has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets for the London Games on the black market. The IOC’s ruling executive board met after fresh claims by the Sunday Times involving more than 50 countries. Tickets for top events were said to be priced at up to […]
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a sonic device will be deployed in London during the Olympics. The American-made Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) can be used to send verbal warnings over a long distance or emit a beam of pain-inducing tones. The equipment was spotted fixed to a landing craft on the Thames at […]
There’s so much at stake in the restaurant industry these days – from money, to reputation, to loyal customers, and then there’s ego. Heading to a restaurant that headlines with three prominent names one might expect these to be the chef, owners, artistic directors or culinary visionaries. But no, I later (and thankfully) find out. […]
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