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What next for the Olympic Park?
For the past seven weeks an unloved area of industrial wasteland has been the centre of the world’s sporting action, but what next for the £300m Olympic Park?
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Paralympics: Top tips for London 2012
The Channel 4 News guide to the London 2012 Paralympic Games – how, where and who to watch, ahead of Wednesday’s opening ceremony.
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Is a United Kingdom London 2012’s legacy?
With the success of Scottish and Yorkshire athletes reflected in Team GB’s final Olympics medal tally, former PM Gordon Brown says the UK could become a “beacon” for how countries can co-exist.
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Lord Coe: army of Olympic volunteers ‘make the difference’
They have endured long days with no pay in a garish uniform but the Olympic volunteers are proving to be among the top performers of London 2012.
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Ohuruogu hopes to retain Olympic title
Britain’s only reigning athletics Olympic champion will have to overcome the odds to retain her track and field title in London, but the Newham-raised athlete is no stranger to adversity.
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Olympomania takes hold across the UK
With the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony only hours away, excitement builds across the UK.
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Olympic torch touches the heart of London
The Olympic torch races through London on its first full day in the capital, giving crowds a “supreme buzz” before opening ceremonies kick off 27 July.
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Olympic torch abseiled into London
The Olympic torch is to be abseiled down to the Tower of London by a Royal Marine commando to start its journey around the capital.
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Exclusive: A4e finds jobs for 3.5 per cent of job-seekers
Data obtained exclusively by Channel 4 News shows that the welfare to work company A4e secured sustainable jobs for just 3.5 per cent of its job-seekers under the government’s flagship Work Programme.
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FactCheck Q&A: How many hospitals are on the verge of collapse?
“Mr Lansley made dire warnings in September last year about 22 trusts “on the brink of financial collapse” due to their exposure to PFI debt. But his department isn’t dwelling on that list today, which suggests he may have been exaggerating somewhat then.”
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Host boroughs to provide 40 per cent of security staff
London’s six Olympic host boroughs look set to provide more than 40 per cent of security staff for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, its official security provider reveals.
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Police sergeant suspended in new racism allegation
Another Metropolitan police officer has been suspended for alleged racist comments.
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Met inspector investigated over racism allegations
The off-duty inspector is alleged to have racially abused a council parking enforcement officer in Barnet, North London.
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Senior Met officer suspended over allegations of racism
The scandal of alleged racism which has engulfed Scotland Yard took yet another twist tonight, as Channel 4 News’s Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel reports exclusively.
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Olympics council accused of ‘social cleansing’
A London council is criticised after contacting housing associations in other parts of the country to see if they will take private tenants whose high rents are not covered by housing benefit.