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Indian Olympic protest over Dow’s Bhopal link
The Indian government says Dow Chemicals – a key London 2012 sponsor – is “tainted” because it now owns Union Carbide, the firm held responsible for the chemical disaster at Bophal, in India.
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Row over Olympic sponsor’s Bhopal links
Opposition is growing to London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical Country, owners of Union Carbide, the company responsible for the Bhopal gas leak in which thousands died.
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Olympic medals revealed at London 2012 countdown
As the medals for the London 2012 Olympic Games are revealed, Channel 4 News correspondent Tom Clarke becomes the first journalist to swim inside the newly-unveiled Aquatics Centre.
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Terror tests begin for London 2012 Olympics
Sports fans will face airport-style security at the 2012 Olympic Games say police, as they start testing London’s venues against potential terror threats.
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Is the London 2012 Olympic torch a winning design?
The Olympic torch design for London 2012 has been unveiled. The curved triangular aluminium tube will have 8,000 holes to represent each person carrying the torch on the relay.
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Fastest man on no legs eyes Olympic glory
In 2012 blade runner Oscar Pistorius aims to make history by becoming the first disabled athlete to compete in both Olympic and Paralympic Games. Keme Nzerem went to meet him.
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London 2012 and the Olympics host city curse
A row between the British Olympic Association and the Games organising committee threatened to blight UK preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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London 2012 Olympic Games schedule announced
As the London 2012 Olympic schedule is unveiled, with events in Cardiff, Glasgow and Coventry, Channel 4 News followers on Twitter and Facebook reveal their Games plan.
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Olympics 2012 tickets top £2,000
The best seats at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony will be twice the price of other global sporting events – but organisers say this will keep ticket costs down for sports fans.
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London 2012 stuntman dies in Alps accident
Mark Sutton, who parachuted into the Olympic Stadium dressed as James Bond during the London 2012 opening ceremony, dies in an apparent wingsuit accident in the Swiss Alps.
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Ennis-Hill and Farah prepare for Anniversary Games
Ahead of this weekend’s Anniversary Games at the Olympic stadium, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah talk about how their preparation is going.
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From Afghan taxi-driver to Paralympian
Fahim Rahimi lost his leg in a land mine accident when he was just 12, but tonight he’ll carry the Afghan flag into the Olympic Stadium, as the Afghanistan’s only competitor.
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Lightning strikes twice as Bolt retains 100m
Usain Bolt sets a new Olympic record of 9.63 secs to win gold in the men’s 100m final at the Olympic Stadium.
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Ikea plans to build entire neighbourhood
Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant, is planning to build a 1,200 home neighbourhood near the Olympic stadium in east London.
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Home under the Hammers: What’s changed?
Earlier this year, after 112 years of memories, West Ham left their East London stadium for a new home in the former Olympic stadium in Stratford. But what about the community West Ham left behind?