Mayor in Olympics row
Ken Livingstone has sparked a new row with firms over the compensation they are being offered to make way for the Olympics if London gets the Games. He has accused them of inflating the number of jobs at stake and of attempting to hold the bid to ransom... read
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Jowell backs minister
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell endorsed a minister who admitted lambasting London's 2012 Games bid as a waste of money. She stepped in after tourism minister James Purnell confessed to writing an article that drubbed the bid... read
Boost for 2012 bid
London and Paris' bids to host the 2012 Games have been ranked neck-and-neck according to analysis carried out by influential Olympic watchers, ahead of rivals Madrid, New York and Moscow. London was given top marks for 'legacy'... read
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Rogge told to ease off
Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, has been advised not to be too tough on the cities bidding for the 2012 Games. Former IOC marketing director Michael Payne said the IOC need to walk a fine line between "encouraging" and "suffocating" a bid... read
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Bid team scrap pledges
Lord Coe and the other leaders of London's Olympic bid have scrapped plans for a second programme of incentives and sweeteners following the controversy over a £15million package for athletes and sports federations... read
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London will fly world to Games
Olympic bid officials today offered to pay the travelling expenses of every athlete at the London Games in 2012. The air tickets will be offered to 10,000 athletes along with £52 of free phonecalls and free UK train travel... read
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Haile hails London race plans
Plans for a spectacular marathon past London's famous iconic landmarks at the 2012 Olympics have been described as "fantastic" by Ethiopia's running great Haile Gebrselassie. The details of the course were revealed ahead of Sunday's annual marathon... read
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