2012 Olympics

Hague Dismisses Argentina Olympic Advert As A 'Stunt'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Politics

An Argentinian television advert showing an Olympic hopeful training on a British war memorial in the Falklands has been branded a "stunt" by William ...

MoD Reveals Five More Olympic Missile Sites

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK

Surface-to-air missiles could be deployed at six sites across London during the Olympics, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. The Lexington Bui...

Olympics SAM Missile Plan For East London Flats

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 28.06.2012 | UK

The Army is to station soldiers and high velocity surface-to-air missiles on top of a block of residential flats to ward off any airborne terror threa...

Here Come The Planes..

PA | Posted 22.06.2012 | UK

The transport chief tasked with flying 500,000 visitors to Britain for the Olympics has admitted: "It's quite a challenge." The London terminal con...

Olympics Sponsors Under Pressure From Human Rights Groups

PA | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

Human rights and environmental pressure groups have joined forces today in a campaign against three sponsors of the London Olympics. The protest ca...

Could the Olympics Become a Network Danger?

Thierry Grenot | Posted 10.06.2012 | UK Tech
Thierry Grenot

The Olympics are coming. In the same way that the city of London is building new roads to handle increased traffic, companies must ready their networks to support the increased flow of applications.

London 2012: British Airways And Tracey Emin Unveil Olympic Inspired Aircraft 'The Dove'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.06.2012 | UK

Artist Tracey Emin has unveiled British Airways' Olympic-inspired aircraft, 'The Dove'. The plane, which will fly thousands of passengers during t...

'This Is Not An April Fool - Will You Marry Me?'

PA | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK

The first proposal in London's Olympic Stadium took place today and, to the delight of the 20,000-strong crowd, she said "yes". Charity mascot Wend...

A Third Of Holidaymakers Are Deliberately Escaping The Olympics

PA | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK

Around a third of Britons who have booked a holiday abroad this summer have deliberately chosen their dates so they can avoid the Olympic Games, a stu...

PICTURES Thousands Limber Up For First Olympic Stadium Event

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

Five thousand runners were the first to take part in a public event at the Olympic Stadium in east London during Saturday's National Lottery Olympic P...

The Funniest Twitter Jokes Of The Week

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Firstly, we apologise for the lack of Twitter Jokes Of The Week: Week 11 (Of 52). Secondly, we hope we're making up for it by bringing you a bumper ed...

Jane Tomlinson's Son To Carry Olympic Torch

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.05.2012 | UK

The teenage son of inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson said today that he is carrying the Olympic Torch on behalf of his late mother. Steven To...

Airlines' Warning Over 'Severe' Olympic Games Delays

PA | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK

Britain's leading airlines have warned that passengers could face "severe delay and disruption" at London's airports during the Olympic Games. Brit...

Nazi Bomb Found On London Olympic Site

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.03.2012 | UK

Work on the London 2012 Olympic Games momentarily came to a standstill on Wednesday, as workmen came face to face with a Nazi bomb left over from the ...

London 2012: MPs Attack 'Staggering' Olympic Budget Mistakes

PA | Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Politics

MPs today expressed concern that the London 2012 Olympics may go over budget and said it was "staggering" that initial estimates about security costs ...

Diver Daley Straight A Record On Twitter

PA | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

He has been accused of spending too much time doing media work rather than practicing at the swimming pool, but teenage diver Tom Daley clearly has no...

Tube Workers To Be Paid £850 A Day During Olympics

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK

Thousands of London Underground workers have been offered a payment of £850 each for working during the 2012 London Olympic Games, it has been reveal...

Union Boss 'Couldn't Care Less' About Olympics Strike Furore

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Politics

Britain is made up of two countries, with lengthening dole queues alongside "bonus-drunk" bankers still carrying on business as usual despite the stat...

Olympic Hopefuls Are Statuesque In This Week's Grazia

MyDaily | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK Style

Olympic hopefuls have been transformed into marble statues for this week's edition of Grazia....

Prince Harry To Meet Usain Bolt

PA | Posted 05.05.2012 | UK

Prince Harry will get a masterclass in sprinting from the world's fastest man Usain Bolt today when he joins the athlete for a coaching session. Th...

Olympics Chief 'To Be Knighted'

PA | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK

The man charged with overseeing the building of the venues, facilities and infrastructure for the Olympic Games will be knighted today by the Prince o...

London 2012: Mock Olympic Terror Attack Staged At Disused Tube Station

PA | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK

A mocked-up terror attack on the London Underground is being staged today as part of a massive exercise to test security for the 2012 Games. The ex...

More Military Personnel To Be Posted To Olympics Than Sent To Afghanistan

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK

The London 2012 Olympics will see more than two thousand military personnel called out to work as part of the security force for the Games, Defence Se...

Going For Gold

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Curious children have been given a lesson in what the human body needs to do to win an Olympic gold medal from five-time champion Sir Steve Redgrave. ...

Games Competition Launched To 'Rival US Spirit'

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Up to 12,000 schools will take part in a new school games competition which the government hopes will replicate the US system of bolstering competitiv...