olympics

Now that the medals have long been awarded, the plaudits made and the ceremonies completed, the final Olympic and Paralympic contest is underway, notes Simon Barrow. Who will claim political gold in the much-publicized Games ‘legacy’ race?

As the 2012 London Olympic Games winds toward its conclusion on 12 August, so-called "street pastors" have been helping a wide range of visitors.

The London Green Party have urged Boris Johnson to break his silence over the arrest of 182 cyclists in east London during the Olympic opening ceremony.

Human rights supporters today staged a nonviolent rooftop occupation at the headquarters of multinational security firm G4S near Crawley, West Sussex.