Search results for ‘London Olympics 2012 special report’
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Afghanistan: 2012’s forgotten war?
Lives and limbs are still being lost in Afghanistan but is the British media losing interest? Vaughan Smith spent three weeks embedded with soldiers in Geresk where the fighting is as fierce as ever.
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Who is your sporting hero of 2012?
It’s that time of year: as December approaches, the lists begin. First up could be one of the trickiest – who is your sports personality of the year? Sports reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan takes a look.
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Paralympic legacy set for London tube stations
Tube bosses tell Channel 4 News they will try to keep and even expand a network of accessible ramps for disabled passengers which were only expected to remain for the Paralympic and Olympic Games.
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NI brothers target rowing glory at London 2012
The focus of British rowing interest turns to Northern Ireland on Thursday, as Coleraine-born Peter and Richard Chambers perform alongside Chris Bartley and Rob Williams in the lightweight men’s four.
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London 2012 live blog – latest from the Games
Latest updates on day four of the Olympic Games in London.
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Ambush marketing stunt hits London Games
Despite restrictions on non-Olympic sponsors at the London Games, organisers are facing a challenge from a company that has handed out headphones to members of Team GB.
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Olympic London is quiet – go out and enjoy it!
The world’s greatest sporting event is taking place at venues around the capital – but tourist organisations are reporting a slump in bookings and custom.
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Olympic test for London transport
As London’s transport system faces its first major test of the Olympics, organisers say security has not been compromised by the loss of keys at Wembley Stadium.
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Alternative Olympics: the wrestler
In a three-part series, Channel 4 News speaks to the “alternative Olympians” living and working in Hackney Wick. Lise Munro is a professional wrestler.
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Alternative Olympics: the punk band
In a three-part series Channel 4 News speaks to the “alternative Olympians” living and working in Hackney Wick; continuing with an all-female punk band.
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Rain follows sun to hit conditions at London 2012
After a week of sunny weather, rain and the forecast of hail on the second day of competition affected tennis at Wimbledon and made for slippery conditions in the women’s cycling road race.
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Cinematic ceremony launches London 2012
Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins kicks-off an all-singing, all-dancing opening ceremony which charts Britain’s social and cultural history from Bond to Bean, via the NHS.
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FactCheck Q&A: London 2012 special
“How many medals will we win? This one’s a bit easier. The answer’s 62. Fact.”
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London 2012 opening will not be ‘global pap’
The Olympics opening ceremony will not be “global pap”, Mayor of London Boris Johnson tells Channel 4 News, but “ingeniously traditional”.
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Women at the Olympics – inspiring change or token gestures?
Brunei, Saudi Arabia and Qatar bring women to the Olympics for the first time, but are these real steps towards equality or just token gestures?
