2012 London Olympics
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How the 2012 Olympic village will look
New images of the £900million Olympic village in Stratford have been released by the Olympic Delivery Authority Comments
2012 whitewater canoe course doubles in cost to £30million
The cost of an artificial whitewater canoe course for the London Olympics has almost doubled to £30 million, the Standard can reveal Comments
Boris asks Sainsbury's boss to be his Olympics adviser
The chief executive of Sainsbury's has been asked to become the Mayor's Olympic adviser CommentsTaxpayer may foot bill for media centre, Games chiefs admit
Olympics chiefs have admitted that the £300million media centre for the 2012 Games will probably have to be paid for by the taxpayer CommentsNews
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Fury over plan to move badminton to Wembley
Cost-cutting plans to move the Olympic badminton event to Wembley Arena have been plunged into doubt following bitter opposition from the sport's governing body, the Standard can reveal Comments
Final shot to ditch Woolwich for 2012
The British shooting federation has made a final bid to force Olympics chiefs to abandon Woolwich barracks as the 2012 venue for the sport Comments
Games chiefs admit they can't meet travel times for athletes
London Olympics chiefs have been forced to admit that it will be impossible to transport athletes around the capital as quickly as planned in a retreat from the original Games blueprint Comments
£80m velodrome is on track for 2012
This aerial image shows the £80million velodrome in the north of the Olympic Park beginning to take shape Comments
Coe: Give tickets to sports clubs first
Members of sports clubs may get priority on tickets for the Olympics under a plan being devised by 2012 chiefs Comments
Mayor's 2012 aide quits as he faces probe over £130m shares scandal
The Tory tycoon embroiled in a shares scandal dramatically quit as Boris Johnson's senior Olympics adviser Comments
Official: Third of 2012 workers from overseas
The London Olympics is employing one third of its workers from overseas, official statistics reveal Comments
2012 chief: Greenwich Park won't be harmed
Staging equestrian events in Greenwich Park will not be an expensive and damaging exercise with no legacy, the capital's Olympics chief has claimed Comments
Games ministers ignored report saying only benefit would be a national party
An official report which concluded that the London Olympics would fail to deliver sporting or economic benefits was ignored by ministers, it was claimed CommentsNo10 hosts summit of 2012's sponsors
Sponsors of the London Olympics today attended a Downing Street summit to discuss concerns that their interests had been overlooked during the Beijing Games CommentsC-charge fine for 2012 parade floats
The drivers of floats who ferried Britain's Olympic medalists on the London victory parade were all fined for failing to pay the congestion charge Comments
No football club in 2012 stadium, says shops developer
The owners of the Stratford City shopping centre next to the Olympic Park are opposed to the main stadium becoming home to a Premier League football team Comments
Barking could become Olympic shooting venue
The 2012 Olympic shooting event may be moved to Barking after the estimated cost of staging the event at Woolwich barracks doubled to £40million Comments
Mayor's hopes of cutting 2012 costs dashed by report
Boris Johnson says he is "disappointed" after review concluded that no further significant savings could be made on Olympic venues Comments
Fears over legacy in the 'forgotten Olympic borough'
Hackney has become the "forgotten Olympic borough", with a promised legacy of 8,000 skilled jobs falling victim to the recession, local politicians claim Comments
Migrant builders threat to Olympic 'skills legacy'
Promises of a "skills legacy" from the London Olympics were in doubt as it emerged that 20,000 migrant workers had registered for jobs in the main 2012 borough in th past year Comments
£40m consultant bill 'unbelievably excessive'
Olympics chiefs were accused of "unbelievably excessive" use of consultants after paying £40million to outside advisers Comments
The greening of the Games
These images reveal how the Olympic Park will be transformed into a green haven for plants, wildlife and people Comments
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Olympic hopefuls
Sports Correspondent Matthew Beard runs the rule over the British athletes hoping to play a part in London 2012 Comments
Funding cuts will stop our 2012 dreams in their tracks
Hundreds of young British athletes dreaming of participating in the London Olympics face disappointment as public funding is cut Comments
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