London 2012 Olympics

Do we love the Jubilee Line?

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:04:45 GMT

Some 700,000 people use the Jubilee Line each day

Mayor of London Boris Johnson says Olympic chiefs should use London Underground's Jubilee Line to get to events this summer. But what do others make of the silver line that runs from Westminster's

Australia at full strength for track cycling test event

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:22:46 GMT

Australia have announced a full-strength squad for the three-day London World Cup next month which will double up as a test event for the 6,000-capacity Olympic velodrome, which has sold out for all six sessions.

The battle between the Australians

Team GB women's football hopefuls left without a club for Games run-in

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:04:17 GMT

Head coach Hope Powell's preparations for the GB women's football team have suffered a blow after the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer League in the United States was cancelled.

England striker Kelly Smith is one of five British players now withou

Great Britain rower Tom James returns to training after heart scare

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:18 GMT

Beijing gold medallist Tom James has returned to full training this week, after a heart complaint interrupted his selection for the British rowing team.

James has been pronounced safe to compete to hold his seat in the men's coxless four, the flag

Pub opening hours may not be extended for opening and closing ceremonies

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:55:57 GMT

British pubs are facing a bureaucratic hurdle to extend opening hours for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, the chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association Brigid Simmonds has warned.

Simmonds said

Make room for us, Games volunteers ask London homeowners

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:53:32 GMT

Olympic volunteers are appealing to Londoners to open their homes to them amid a shortage of cheap accommodation.

Games Makers, some of whom are coming from as far away as India and the US to work unpaid, are struggling to find affordable places t

What motivates Olympic volunteers?

divingbrit — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:48:29 GMT

In what's been dubbed the biggest volunteer campaign since World War Two, training will start this weekend for the 70,000 people charged with "making London 2012 happen".

Games Makers and Young Games Makers will be on the frontline of helping visi

18-month-old toddler tipped for table tennis stardom... before he's even learned how to talk

richard — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:46 GMT

An 18-month-old is serving up a storm on the internet after his parents uploaded a video of him showing of his table tennis skills.

Talented Jamie Myskova-Buddell may not be able to talk yet but the pint-sized prodigy already he possesses a

Experts warn internet could be overloaded as people log on during London 2012

richard — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:46:26 GMT

Britain faces an internet meltdown during the London 2012 Olympic Games due to more people going online.

In a Government document called Preparing your business for the Games, it warns companies they could lose their internet connection be

Millions urged to miss work to avoid one-hour Olympic queues on the Tube

richard — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:42:34 GMT

Millions of workers at Britain�s recession-hit companies are being urged to stay at home during the 2012 Olympics after organisers warned of hour-long queues at Tube stations.

Firms have been told they should send staff on holiday or let th

James Gilbert - Olympic Joggling Hopeful

iamnotabeggar — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:41:56 GMT

Really excited to be part of 2012, a new event and a great chance for me on home soil. Just created my progress video:

Go team GB

Who gets to sponsor the olympics?

AmritPnaiser — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:53:44 GMT

Hi I am doing some research into the sponsors of the olympics. My question is who does the sponsorship go to, is it the highest biders, for example the bigger brands and companies, and is the olympic message taken into consideration when the sponsors

Olympic sell-out as 91% of London 2012 souvenirs made abroad

richard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:41:50 GMT

In patriotic red, white and blue, these 2012 souvenirs are meant to showcase the best of British workmanship to mark the London Olympic Games. Unfortunately, a mere 9 per cent of the collection is actually made in the UK.

Almost all of the

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Anonymous release top secret call between FBI & Scotland Yard

richard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:16:45 GMT

A confidential call between the FBI & Scotland Yard was recorded by hacking group Anonymous - the very people they were trying to catch. :cool:

The group released a 15-minute tape of what appears to be a conference call last month about tra

Will London 2012 be the greenest Olympics ever?

richard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:08:25 GMT

[b]For an Olympic Games claiming to be the "greenest ever", in a city intending to be the "greenest ever", taking place under a government vowing to be the "greenest ever", there's precious little green to be seen when I pitch up at the 2012 venue in