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A boom in affordable housing spurred on by the Olympics which will see 11,000 new homes built in east London will not continue past the summer Olympic Games according to new research.  The boom is being overshadowed by the  economic slowdown which has  caused a ...

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The Department of Transport has asked civil servants to work from home during the Olympic Games in order to avoid a collapse of the public transport. Staff across Whitehall and the public sector will carry out a home-work programme from ...

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Londoner's are today learning that the Olympic Games will cost more money than planned, with an extra £2.7 billion added to the original estimate of £9.3 billion   The news follow an investigation which has  blown to pieces the line put out ...

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Olympics Telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, is completing preparations for the Olympics Games in the summer. The telecommunications infrastructure of the UK will be pushed to its maximum during the six-week event, which will reach the peak periods for spectrum demand during ...

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The Culture Secretary who is the minister in government responsible for the London Olympics, Jeremy Hunt, commented that the Games will be “a massive Keynesian boost for the economy”. The statement comes in response to criticism that the Government's decision to double the amount ...

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The Olympic Games in London could be the target of a biological attack, which has led the Government according to letters seen by the Daily Telegraph, to stockpile vaccines against killer diseases.

Medical staff have already been given vaccines against smallpox to deal with ...

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Almost 70% of Londoners are planning to avoid the Capital’s roads during the Games, according to research released today by triOpsis.

With almost a quarter witnessing more road works in London, 42% complain that many sites are left unattended. This ...

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) Operation Podium team are reminding buyers to be careful of unauthorised and illegal ticket scams as Paralympic tickets go on sale on Friday 9 September until 1800hrs on 26 September.

If you want to ...

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Thomas Cook, Official Short Break provider to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, has today released its final selection of Games Breaks to events, including tickets to those that have already sold out in the public ballot.

With packages still available from ...

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Londoners are being told to prepare for 100 days of "major disruption" in 2012 during the build up to Olympics in July, and when the Games are taking place with businesses still in "denial" according to Deloittes the accountants, with ...