Summer Olympics


Olympic Stadium decision is blow to Tottenham admits Cullen

By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow

London_2012_Olympic_Stadium_lit_up_June_15_2011June 24 - Tottenham Hotspur admitted today that the club could not compete on a level playing field with their Premiership rivals unless they are able to acquire a bigger ground following their failure to get a judicial review to block West Ham United's move to the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.





Locals enjoy first picnic in the Olympic Park

By Emily Goddard

Olympic_Park_picnic_in_the_park_with_stadium_in_backgroundJune 21 - More than a hundred local residents and schoolchildren enjoyed the first "picnic in the park" in the newly completed wetland bowl, riverside spectator lawns and wet woodlands in the London 2012 Olympic Park, led by the experts behind the design and construction of the site.




"You're invited" British celebrities tell world as tourism agency begins London 2012 marketing campaign

By Duncan Mackay at The May Fair Hotel in London

Judi_Dench_on_sofa_LandscapeJune 20 - A new £100 million ($162 million) marketing campaign featuring award winning actress Dame Judi Dench, Sixties model Twiggy and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to try to capitalise on the international opportunity presented by next year's Olympics and Paralympics has been launched by VisitBritain, the country's national tourist agency.