Hoax callers who try to disrupt Olympic events in Scotland with a bomb scare could face up to seven years in jail, prosecutors have warned. A "toug...
Russian women just adore running heels and each year compete over a 100-metre sprint wearing stilettos and a grimace. Potentially a contender for ...
The Spice Girls are reforming to make a comeback at the London Olympics. According to a new report, the Wannabe hitmakers are "95%" confirmed to ad...
The government has accused rail workers of 'self-interest' by voting to strike during the Olympics. Train drivers are to stage three days of strike...
Theresa May has been accused of giving MPs a "selective account" about when she knew G4S were having problems supplying enough guards to secure the Ol...
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If the sight of fit Olympians training for the 2012 London Olympics has inspired you to rev up your daily fitness regime, you're not alone. Kesh Pa...
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When we think back on London in the year 2012, where will we cast our minds?
With the likes of wars and GBH still on-going, the army and the police already have jobs that deserve their attention, so dragging them out of where they need to be is not the best solution to the problem. There are other ways of adding security at the games that have seemingly been overlooked.
The Olympics, like all major sporting events, offer us a rare chance to shed our snotty London skins, and British reserve, and cry, shout and hope with everyone else. This Summer, London is going to be a Nike ad. Only with more sex. And queues.
The Olympics hysteria descending on London is creating a sense of foreboding among those of us who live in the east. What is it we fear?
When did the Olympics turn bad? From reading headlines over the last week it would seem the Games have flopped even before the starting gun has been fired.
Oscar Pistorius made history this week when it was confirmed he would be the first athlete with a prosthetic device to take part in the Olympic Games, but what really does this mean for the future of sport and society more widely?
High Olympic ideals of promoting sport and healthy living seem completely at odds with Big Macs, chicken nuggets, fries, sugar rich milkshakes and coke drinks. Yet brands such as McDonalds and Coca Cola, through sponsorship deals, will be the only food and soft-drink brands advertised at the London 2012 Games, at both game venues and through TV broadcasts to billions of worldwide viewers, including children.
Whether you're looking forward to the spectacle, or dreading the disruption, organisations need to make sure they're ready if they're to ensure business continuity and IT security during London's Olympics and Paralympics games. And it's not just London gearing up to host the games as 34 venues throughout the UK will also be taking part. Are you ready?
As the Olympics approaches, I must confess that I am rather looking forward to it. Oh not to the games, but rather anticipating almost everyone I know departing this beautiful Shire of York and giving me some peace.
Feeling inspired to take up a new sport or do more exercise because of the Olympics? That's great. But I'd like to add a note of caution about making sure you do it safely and look after your joints when you're exercising.
Well there is no beating around the bush now I have started with that headline. How did we end up here?
Skimpy outfits, made-up faces, smoothly waxed bodies. These are some of the images that come into my head when I think of the Olympics. I'm certainly not sporty in any way myself. So perhaps I'm going about it all wrong when I look at athletes, especially female ones, and wonder why their bodies are so hairless and why their leotards and sports bras seem to barely cover their flesh.
Perhaps the difficulty is in shifting people's perceptions of these regions. Away from the stereotypes of poverty, corruption and violence, there is an alternative picture materialising in Africa. Anyone who does business there will tell you of the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit that goes hand in hand with a growing economic power.
Great Britain has been predicted to win 27 Gold's at the 2012 Olympics. Hopefully the British Athletes will enjoy their best Olympics for more than a century and challenge for third in the medal table in London.
It can't have passed you by that this summer is set to be a bumper one for the UK. Having experienced the highs of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and the lows of Euro 2012, the Olympics is now just around the corner.
With all the moaning about transport, costs and sponsorship, it can be easy to forget that some amazingly creative work has gone into this year's Olym...
