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Saudi Arabia's one woman Olympic show
Should one woman horse rider, who still has to reach the ‘required standard’, be allowed to suggest a Saudi women’s Olympic ‘spring’? asks Jon Snow.
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Will Wiggins forego Olympic gold for Le Tour?
British cyclist Bradley Wiggins is favourite to win this year’s Tour de France – but will his exertions undermine his chances of securing gold at the Olympic Games in London?
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Olympic missile protesters march through east London
East London residents opposed to plans to site surface-to-air missiles on roofs for security during the Olympics, march through Bow in protest.
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Iraq hero carries Olympic torch to national memorial
Corporal Johnson Beharry, awarded the Victoria Cross for saving the lives of his unit in Iraq, marks Armed Forces Day by carrying the Olympic torch to the National Memorial arboretum.
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Sports fans in shock after a week of upsets
Whilst England crashing out at the quarter finals of Euro 2012 may not have been the shock of the century, there have been plenty of genuine sporting upsets in the week that followed.
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Beckham left out of Team GB’s Olympic squad
David Beckham has been left out of Great Britain’s Olympic football team by Stuart Pearce in a shock move which looks like the end of the player’s international career.
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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: Boris Johnson and the Olympic rings of truth
“Yes, there are Olympic virtues. No they’re not the ones Boris Johnson – in his finest rhetorical mode – listed. And no, they’re nothing to do with the rings.”
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Giant Olympic rings mark one-month milestone
London landmark Tower Bridge is adorned with an enormous set of Olympic rings to mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Survey predicts Olympic-inspired home working boom
Half of the capital’s employers intend to let staff work from home during the London 2012 Olympics with some considering other flexible working arrangements during the games, a survey reveals.
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Budget ‘U-turn’ axes 3p fuel duty rise
As the chancellor tells MPs that the planned 3p rise in petrol and diesel duty will not go ahead, Chloe Smith MP tells Channel 4 News the details of funding the tax cut are not yet finalised.
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Skies begin to open up to pilotless planes
As a section of UK airspace is set aside for unmanned aircraft, Channel 4 News asks whether drone technology is the future of aviation.
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Rising rents amid economic uncertainty
Strong competition among tenants has caused rents to rise for the second month in a row, according to a new analysis of the market.
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Website prosecuted over unauthorised Olympic ticket sales
A multimillion pound ticket sales company based in Norway has been summonsed to appear in court in London to face 22 charges of unauthorised selling of Olympics tickets.
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Presenters rise to Pinsent rowing challenge
Channel 4 News presenters Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Cathy Newman take on a 2km rowing challenge set by four-time Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent. Who will win?
