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London venue changes could save $30 million

IOC president Jacques Rogge says the change in venue for two sports at the 2012 London Olympics should be finalized in a month or two.

Richmond's London to coach Virginia football

Mike London said all the right things in accepting the job to rebuild Virginia's football program, talking of how high academic standards shouldn't rule out success on the field and the importance of building deep and personal relationships.

Climate change protesters take to London streets

Thousands of people calling for a deal on climate change at next week's United Nations conference in Copenhagen marched through central London on Saturday, encircling the Houses of Parliament in a human wave of blue-clad demonstrators.

2 sports close to venue change for London Olympics

London Olympic organizers will avoid building a $66 million temporary arena after reaching an "agreement in principle" with two sports to move to an existing venue for the 2012 Games.

Slight rise in construction cost of London Games

The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged.

BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor

BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors.

Chipotle to open first European store in London

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. plans to open a restaurant in London, its first location in Europe.

'Hair' sets a London opening with its B'way cast

The Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" is going to London — with its original Broadway cast.

2012 Games pose biggest security risk in decades

London faces the largest security challenge since World War II when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, British security minister Alan West said Friday.

Roof lowered onto 2012 Olympic swimming venue

The architectural showpiece of the 2012 London Olympics is taking shape after the wave-shaped roof of the aquatics center was lowered into place.

London working to finalize last 2 Olympic venues

London Olympic organizers are working to reduce the travel time for athletes in the two sports whose venue for the 2012 Games is being changed to save money.

UK to crack down on sex traffickers ahead of 2012

Britain will take "pre-emptive action" to stop sex traffickers from targeting the 2012 London Games.

Olympic officials tender $1.1 billion in contracts

London Olympic organizers will tender for $1.1 billion worth of goods and services between now and the 2012 Games.

Queen visits London 2012 Olympic Park site

Queen Elizabeth II visited the Olympic Park on Tuesday to inspect preparations for the 2012 London Games.

Radio communications system in place for Olympics

British officials have acquired a $64 million radio communications system to boost security for the 2012 London Olympics.

First building completed on 2012 Olympic Park site

Construction has been completed of the first building on the Olympic Park site for the 2012 London Games.

US Olympic official appointed to key London post

Veteran U.S. sports executive Doug Arnot can add overseas experience to his resume after being given a leading role in the 2012 London Games.

Winless Bucs hoping for turnaround in London

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in London and hoping the change of scenery will finally help them get their season back on track.

Goodell expects multiple NFL games in Britain soon

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years — an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London.

Brady, Belichick not expecting rout of Bucs

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick aren't expecting another blowout when their New England Patriots face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Thomas Cook becomes sponsor of 2012 London Games

Thomas Cook has become the 23rd domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics.

London unveils pictograms for 2012 Olympics

Organizers of the 2012 London Games have unveiled the 38 Olympic pictograms — the visual representations of each sport.

Pose nude? No way. After breast cancer? OK!

Pamina Brassey was so nervous before the photo shoot that she made sure she had a little bit of wine on hand, just in case she needed it.

Qatar fund boosts stake in London property company

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund said Saturday it has become the biggest shareholder in the company that owns much of London's Canary Wharf business district, highlighting a renewed appetite by Gulf investors for property in well-established markets.

The Vine
Stranger Throws Sulfuric Acid into Face of Beautiful Model
Source: ABC News

Katie Piper was stunning. She had a look and a life in London that seemed to promise a bright future as a model.

Child Porn Laws Impede British Airport Searches -
Source: ABC News

Much has been made of the issue of profiling minors under the age of eighteen and safeguarding any images captured of them. Britain's child pornography laws currently prevent young people from being searched by body scanners.

American Pilot Admits Drink Charge
Source: Express.co.uk

An American pilot has admitted turning up to fly out of Heathrow Airport while over the alcohol limit.

Cruelty Of Tortoise Smugglers
Source: Express.co.uk

A COUPLE who smuggled live tortoises into Britain – one with its head and leg holes taped up – have been banned from keeping reptiles for 10 years.

Gordon Brown to launch £100bn wind energy programme
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Gordon Brown will this week launch a £100bn programme to build thousands of offshore wind turbines that could power most of Britain's households during strong winds and are crucial to meeting the country's renewable targets.

Bomb squad descends on London home
Source: QMI Agency - By Joe Belanger

LONDON, Ont. - Police have expanded the evacuation area around a suspected explosive device found at a city home. It was discovered when officers went to assist a man in medical distress.

Full-body scanners being ordered for airports, says Gordon Brown
Source: Guardian Unlimited

New full-body scanners are already being ordered by the British Airports Authority, the prime minister said this morning as he outlined a new regime of tightened airport security.

Plane Crazy: We Carry A Syringe On Jet At Terror Airport
Source: Express.co.uk - By David Jarvis

A SUNDAY Express investigator exposes a deadly lapse in airport security – carrying a syringe on a jet bound for Heathrow Airport just FIVE DAYS after the Christmas Day terror attack.

Welcome 2010
Source: Sky.com

The world welcomed 2010 with a spectacular fireworks display! In my opinion- Sydney NYE absolutely ROCKED! Kick back and enjoy the stunning images of other countries celebrating the one day where the whole world unites!

Boy, 11, Arrested Fifty Times Has 17 Convictions in Just Two Years
Source: the Mail online

"A boy of 11 . . . has already been arrested more than 50 times."

Happy 2010! New Year's Celebrations: Photos, Video of Fireworks
Source: the Mail online

Photos and video of New Year's celebration fireworks in London and around the world.

Gordon Ramsay's 2009 financial nightmare
Source: New Zealand Herald

On a gray morning in October, Gordon Ramsay bursts into the kitchen of his south London house, pop music blaring from the radio.

Detroit bomber: British university 'complicit' in radicalisation
Source: Telegraph

UCL ("University College London") has been heavily criticised in the past for its relaxed attitude to radical preachers, and security agencies are investigating whether it was there that Detroit bomber Abdulmutallab was recruited by al-Qaeda sympathisers.

BBC News - Pakistanis recount horror of suicide attacks
Source: BBC News

Two Pakistanis who have lost loved ones in recent suicide attacks share their stories and describe the impact terror has had on their lives. ALI MUSTAFA, DOCTOR, ISLAMABAD Ali Mustafa lost his best friend during the attack on a mosque in Rawalpindi on 4 December.

Al-Qaeda "groomed Abdulmutallab in London"
Source: The Times

The Christmas Day airline bomb plot suspect organised a conference under the banner "War on Terror Week" as he immersed himself in radical politics while a student in London, The Times has learnt.

A few photographs add up to a minor terror alert (Video)
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Paul Lewis takes his camera to a London landmark and minutes later police officers are on their way to stop and search him under anti-terrorism laws

Cops fear 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

The fanatics, in five groups, are now training at secret terror camps in Yemen. It was there London-educated Umar Abdulmutallab, 23, prepared for his Christmas Day bid to blow up a US jet.

Kiwi's brazen bank scam
Source: New Zealand Herald

A Kiwi posing as an international banker has been jailed for a multi-million dollar fraud in the United States after being exposed as a conman.

Memories of a Christmas abroad
Source: The Daily Tribune (without fear or favor)

Every person who attaches special meaning to what is considered the most important event in the Christian calendar remembers with particular fondness, for one reason or another, one or more past Christmases.

Christmas pudding - a lawsuit waiting to happen
Source: New Zealand Herald

LONDON - A London restaurant has asked diners to sign away their right to sue before consuming Christmas pudding, a traditional Yuletide treat that sometimes contains coins or charms.

From Prince to pauper: how William spent the night on the freezing streets
Source: The Times

As a child Prince William was taken by his mother on a secret visit to see the homeless in a Centrepoint shelter, an experience that led to his becoming the charity's patron a decade later.

Kashmiris Call For International Probe After India Rape Cover-Up
Source: Pak Nationalists

The report of the pro-Indian government of Kashmir claimed that the two women – a 17-year-old and her 22-year-old sister-in-law – died by drowning, and not rape and murder at the hands of Indian occupation soldiers. The events of Dec.

Prince William spends night on London streets
Source: Yahoo! News

LONDON – A cold alley in central London is a far cry from a palace — but it was the spot Prince William chose to sleep to highlight the plight of homeless British teenagers.

Expose the EU dictatorship
Source: web page

The abolition of Britain by The Lisbon Treatyon 1st January 2009 The Treaty "takes primacy" over the British Constitution which it thereby abolished, and with it the nations of Britain and England; it gives the EU the power to close our Westminster Parliament.

Police expect Mumbai-style terror attack on City of London - Times Online
Source: The Times

Scotland Yard has warned businesses in London to expect a Mumbai-style attack on the capital. In a briefing in London 12 days ago, a senior detective from SO15, the Metropolitan police counter-terrorism command, said: "Mumbai is coming to London."

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