The London Daily News

Work on the 2012 Olympics is being duplicated and decision making slowed down by extra layers of bureaucracy, according to insiders.

Over 1,000 people are now employed to oversee the delivery of the games - 850 of those publicly funded jobs are managing the construction of the Olympic ...

Olympics Desk

The funding problems of the 2012 games highlighted with Lend Lease who are the company building  the Olympic village who are struggling to find £400 million to construct the project, will be an issue that  may seriously derail the grand plans for the Olympics in London ...

Olympics Desk

The credit crunch is hitting the 2012 games in the capital with the latest revelation that the Olympic village is now having serious funding problems following an announcement by Lead Lease the Australian company building the village that it is £750m short of funds.

The ...

Olympics Desk

The ODA today announced in a statement that the appointment of a new security contractor will mean more jobs in. security!  
"The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today announced that its recently appointed security guarding contractor will work with the ODA and five host Boroughs to ...

The £400 million media centre for the 2012 Olympics is under threat as bank lenders get cold feet.

It is the second funding crisis to hit the Olympic Delivery Authority in the past few weeks after fears the private consortium, Lend Lease, may not find its £450 million ...

An elderly couple who risked jail by refusing to pay the Olympic levy on their council tax has paid up.

Tom and Rita Glenister, from Barnet, held back £33.35 from their annual bill for two years - on the principle that the whole of Britain would enjoy the ...

Olympics Desk

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today published new images showing work is progressing well on the foundations of the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Work is underway creating the foundations for the platforms that will support the sweeping wave-like ...

Olympics Desk

London 2012 and the Trades Union Congress have agreed to continue to work together for an ‘inspirational’ Olympic and Paralympic Games with a sustainable legacy. 

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have announced today the agreement of a set of overarching ...

Mayor of London Boris Johnson today brought the Olympic flag back to British soil.

Boris took the flag in Beijing’s Birds Nest stadium Sunday night in China and flew back economy class to London today.

Flag stays for four years

The white flag emblazoned with the five ...