Recession prompts more police call (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Thousands of extra officers will be needed to deal with rising property crime as the recession deepens, police rank-and-file representatives have claimed.
"More police needed" to beat recession crime (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
An extra 2,000 officers will be needed over the next three years to help cope with an expected sharp surge in burglaries because of the recession, the head of a police body said on Tuesday.
London 2012 Awarded Silver Medal for Green Progress
Watchdog says that despite onset of recession, the London Olympics are broadly on track to meet green goals, although some areas of concern remain. Shaun McCarthy, chairman of London 2012′s independent sustainability commission, said that while concerns remained about a lack of progress in some areas, the overall performance against the Games’ green targets was [...]
IOC defends London 2012 spending amid recession (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Britain is justified in spending 9.3 billion pounds on the London 2012 Olympics despite the worst recession since World War Two, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
2012 Clear Of Recession Dangers (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
OLYMPICS: The IOC believe London’s 2012 preparations remain unaffected by the financial crisis.
Olympics 2012: Will London Pass Inspection? (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The three-day visit by the IOC co-ordination commission is the first since the UK officially went into recession, and the fourth since the capital was awarded the Games.
