New trees and wetland plants turn Olympic Park from brown to green
The first of 4,000 new semi-mature trees are taking root in the Olympic Park to help create around 250 acres of parklands on former industrial land.
Israel's abuse of Palestinians makes it a rogue state | Letters
Nick Cohen condemns Hamas, but ignores the besetting sins of Israel While agreeing with Nick Cohen on many issues, I am always baffled by his pro-Israeli stance (“Sympathise with Israel, but not the blockade” Comment). He goes on about Ba’athists or Iran or Islamists, as if their existence justifies any action of Israel’s. He decries [...]
London police could work with Navy at Olympics
London police may take advantage of the Royal Navy’s “niche capabilities” on the waterways to help them provide security during the 2012 Olympics, the police’s security chief said on Wednesday.
GB taekwondo pair lead rankings
British taekwondon stars Sarah Stevenson and Aaron Cook are given world number one status in their divisions, helped by both winning gold in May’s European Championships.
Hideously diverse Britain | Who is building the Olympics?
The notion of a foreign takeover at the east London Olympic site is nonsense A job is a job, but there is something special about working on the Olympics, Jack tells me. “I mean bloody hell, we’re building the Olympics. You only get to do that once in a generation.” But just who is building [...]
2012 Olympics: mascot mockery round-up
Waggish columnists have, naturally, been wringing every last drop of derision from their creative juicebanks in the cause of humiliating poor old, one-eyed, Wenlock and Mandeville. Londonist begins its round-up of trans-continental scorn as follows: Well, it was always going to happen, wasn’t it? Had the Olympic organisers reanimated Frank Lloyd Wright, William Morris and [...]
Festival chief gets key role for Olympics
AN EXPERT in events management has been given a key role in helping to ensure the smooth running of the London 2012 Olympics.
The pitiful Olympic mascots sum up this sorry affair | Catherine Bennett
It seems all that counts in 2012 is getting gold medals. So forget any proper investment in sport Weirdly, it was then thought, Tony Blair chose to launch his 2001 manifesto in a school: St Saviour’s and St Olave’s, Southwark. Perhaps forgetting the traditional affinity between deranged leaders and parties of dumbstruck children, Clare Short [...]
This week: Labour leadership, Craig Venter, Wenlock and Mandeville
Lucy Mangan on the people hitting the headlines in the past seven days Loss leaders Milibands, Balls, Burnham, Abbott, McDonnell and … It may sound like a re-imagining of the roll call for Trumpton but it is of course the full (at time of going to press) list of people who have indicated their willingness [...]
Olympic Park building wins architectural award
The Primary Substation that will help power the Olympic Park during and after the Games has won an award for architectural excellence.
