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• Schools’ focus on competition ‘puts Olympic legacy at risk’• ‘Over half of girls still aren’t happy with school sport’Campaigners have called on the government to do …
Government defends grassroots participation claims as Sport England figures show 20 sports declined while only nine gainedThere are now fewer adults playing sport regularly than before the …
Shedding light on LuciferFrank Cottrell Boyce, the writer who scripted the opening London Olympics opening ceremony with Danny Boyle, has joked that the stuntman jumping from a helicopter …
• Co-architect of London 2012 makes case for investment• Figures show sport reduces substance abuse and crime figuresSir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, has …
UK trade body sees 31,000 jobs directly created by the Olympic Games after efforts by embassies to attract foreign investorsMore than 30,000 new jobs were created last year on …
UK trade body sees 31,000 jobs directly created by the Olympic Games after efforts by embassies to attract foreign investorsMore than 30,000 new jobs were created last year …
Other double winners include BBC2 Shakespeare drama Hollow Crown and BBC1′s drama hit Call The MidwifeThe BBC’s coverage of the London Olympics was a double winner at …
• New report criticises ticketing strategy at the Games• Lack of available affordable tickets for ordinary peopleThe ticketing strategy of London 2012 organisers, despite its success, has …
Grand Prix featuring stars of London 2012 Games sparks rush for tickets amid complaints about booking systemTickets for the two-day Grand Prix athletics event at the Olympic Stadium, featuring many …
Report warns that Cabinet Office co-ordinating legacy risks ‘missing the boat’ in capitalising on enthusiasm of the volunteersA committee of MPs has warned the enthusiasm generated by the …
Bradley Wiggins’s yellow jersey and opening ceremony costumes can also be seen in new exhibitionTom Daley’s 28in-waist, red, white and blue Olympic trunks have become …
Guardian research reveals a disparate picture of deep cuts in some parts of the country and a lighter impact in othersOn Thursday, swimmers at Newcastle city pool will …
• Turkey’s 1500m gold winner has tested positive before• Biological passport testing detects blood abnormalitiesThe women’s 1500m Olympic champion, Cakir Alptekin, faces a second potential ban from sport after …
Official figures show dramatic rise in offences under Terrorism Act, peaking just before Games in LondonThere was a surge in terrorism arrests last year in the …
‘All the details – the mini versions of Stonehenge, Nelson’s column and Big Ben – come together to showcase Britain’s history’Throughout the recession, I had been photographing …
Royal Television Society programme awards also feature Ant and Dec, Danny Boyle and Alan Partridge among winnersBritain’s golden summer of sport helped the BBC run away with the plaudits at …
• British gold medallist at London 2012 expects autumn baby• ‘Huge implications’ for her rowing career, Watkins admitsThe Olympic double sculls champion Anna Watkins has announced she is pregnant.The 30- …
Announcement comes after Michael Gove was forced to accept money should be targeted at sports in primary schoolsA long delayed £150m government overhaul of primary school …
Doubts emerge over scheme brokered by David Cameron and Lord CoeHeadteachers, teachers and sports administrators have privately voiced concern that the government’s soon-to-be-announced …
Security firm admits its £88m failure to supply enough guards for London 2012 Games has knocked a third off annual profits G4S’s profits collapsed by a third after the …
