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Riots cast ‘dark shadow’ on London Olympics
Coverage of riots in cities around the UK has made headlines across the globe, with interest in the story intensified by London’s hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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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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Olympics website buckles as more tickets go on sale
The ticket website for the London 2012 Olympics struggled to cope with demand after the window for the second round of sales opened at 6am on Friday morning. It is now back online.
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‘No Olympics tickets for Libya while Gaddafi remains’
Libya will not be given tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite organisers saying earlier that it had been allocated several hundred.
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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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Paralympic cyclists gear up for London Olympics
Channel 4 News reporter Katie Razzall gains exclusive access to the hi-tech training ground of Britain’s Paralympic handcycling team as they race towards gold in London 2012.
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London Olympics: Velodrome comes off the blocks
The 2012 London Olympics takes a big step – or rather roll – forward with the opening of the Velodrome. Jane Deith reports from East London.
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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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Are the 2012 Olympics bad for Scotland, as SNP claims?
SNP make a number of claims about how the 2012 Olympics are detrimental to the Scottish economy.
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France’s ‘current political regime out of breath’, says European foreign policy expert
We are joined by Arthur Delaporte who has been re-elected as a member of parliament for the Socialist Party, which is part of the New Popular Front. It’s worth remembering that President Macron used to be a member of the Socialist Party.
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Explained: Macron’s election gamble after far-right victory
President Emmanuel Macron of France has called for the snappiest of snap elections. Why has he done that?
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Kelvin Kiptum: Men’s marathon world record holder dies in car crash
Kelvin Kiptum was the long-distance running champion who smashed the marathon world record last October.
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Olympian-turned director Savanah Leaf discusses new film Earth Mama
From the Olympics to the big screen, former Team GB volleyball player Savanah Leaf has won critical acclaim for her first feature film at Sundance – and this week she also picked up ‘best debut director’ at the British Independent Film Awards.
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‘Your fifties is a time to challenge people’s perceptions of you,’ says Beverley Knight
She’s a Singer, songwriter, actor and radio presenter. She released her first album, B-Funk – nearly three decades ago, has had a string of hits, was lauded by the artist formerly known as Prince and sung at the London Olympics opening ceremony.
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The Olympian who escaped Syria by swimming the Aegean Sea
The Syrian sisters Yousra and Sara Mardini, professional swimmers back in Damascus, found themselves on a sinking dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea.