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London trains disrupted by fire alert, jumper
Jul 31, 2012 12:34 EDT
Spectators at the London Olympics faced severe disruption Tuesday after problems including a fire alert and a man threatening to jump from a bridge halted key train lines to the Games.
Fire alert stops Olympics Underground line
Jul 31, 2012 05:40 EDT
Spectators faced disruption after a fire alert halted all trains on part of a key underground line leading to the Olympic Park in east London on Tuesday.
London mayor 'cried' with pride at Games opening
Jul 28, 2012 09:10 EDT
London Mayor Boris Johnson said Saturday he cried "hot tears of patriotic pride" during the Olympic Games opening ceremony, rejecting claims the show was too left-wing.
World's eyes on London ahead of opening ceremony
Jul 27, 2012 12:51 EDT
Bells pealed out across Britain on Friday and the Olympic flame travelled down the River Thames in the sumptuous royal barge, as London made its final countdown to the opening ceremony.
Carl Lewis jumps into Romney row
Jul 27, 2012 09:34 EDT
US athletics legend Carl Lewis suggested Friday that Mitt Romney should have stayed away from the Olympics after the White House hopeful offended organisers by saying London was underprepared.
Romney says London now ready for Olympics
Jul 27, 2012 09:29 EDT
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney tried to put the fuss caused by his criticism of London's Olympic preparations behind him Friday, admitting that the British capital now seems ready for the games.
Romney backtracks on criticism of London Olympics
Jul 26, 2012 17:36 EDT
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney backtracked Thursday on unflattering comments about the London Olympics after a visit to Britain aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials fell flat.
Romney mocked by London mayor after Olympics criticism
Jul 26, 2012 17:35 EDT
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney found himself the target of jokes in Britain Thursday after London's mayor Boris Johnson mocked comments he made about preparations for the 2012 Olympics.
William and Kate greet torch as fever mounts
Jul 26, 2012 16:32 EDT
Prince William and his wife Catherine welcomed the Olympic flame to Buckingham Palace Thursday as 60,000 people partied in Hyde Park to mark the penultimate day of its marathon journey around Britain.
Farmer 'cycles from China to London for Olympics'
Jul 26, 2012 11:45 EDT
A Chinese farmer claims he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games, the BBC reported Thursday.
Torch lights up Wembley Stadium
Jul 25, 2012 12:44 EDT
The Olympic flame was held aloft at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday, two days before its marathon journey around Britain comes to an end with a starring role in the London 2012 opening ceremony.
London boasts most expensive Olympic medals
Jul 25, 2012 07:55 EDT
The eight tons of gold, silver and copper unearthed from mines in Mongolia and Utah and now under guard at the Tower of London is the largest ever haul used to make Olympic medals.
London boasts most expensive Olympic medals
Jul 24, 2012 19:13 EDT
The eight tons of gold, silver and copper unearthed from mines in Mongolia and Utah and now under guard at the Tower of London is the largest ever haul used to make Olympic medals.
London mayor's Greek Olympic ode features Bolt
Jul 24, 2012 06:43 EDT
London Mayor Boris Johnson won cheers from Olympic officials after reading out a specially composed ode in ancient Greek, complete with references to athletes like Usain Bolt, at a gala ahead of the Games.
London prostitutes 'cleaned from the streets'
Jul 23, 2012 05:59 EDT
The London Olympics are not big business for everyone -- sex workers say they are being cleared from the streets around the stadium to make the area more presentable for the Games.
London ready for Olympics 'despite nerves'
Jul 22, 2012 19:58 EDT
London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Sunday the city was ready to host the 2012 Olympics despite a national outbreak of pre-match nerves before the biggest show on Earth gets under way.
Olympic flame touches down in London in dramatic style
Jul 20, 2012 17:06 EDT
The Olympic flame made a dramatic arrival in London on Friday when it was flown in by military helicopter and lowered to the ground by a marine commando a week ahead of the opening ceremony.
Olympic flame makes dramatic arrival in London
Jul 20, 2012 13:18 EDT
The Olympic flame makes a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening ceremony in one week's time.
London mayor lashes out at Olympic whingers
Jul 20, 2012 08:33 EDT
London Mayor Boris Johnson blasted people moaning about the Olympics, saying Friday that Britain was about to stage the greatest show on Earth and the doom-mongers should "put a sock in it".
Security firm boss calls Olympics blunder a 'humiliating shambles'
Jul 17, 2012 12:53 EDT
The head of private security giant G4S admitted the company's failure to provide enough guards for the Olympics was "a humiliating shambles" as he faced a grilling from British lawmakers Tuesday.
