London 2012: Olympic gold medals glitter in public for the first time
Design by British artist David Watkins in line with London 2012 logo but fails to impress branding experts
Olympic games 2012
London 2012: Olympic flame will be lit in one year’s time, but still much to do
IOC hail progress as Tom Daley dives into Aquatics Centre pool, completed on time and budget
Olympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities
Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters
Giant McDonalds at Olympics will hit child health, says Hackney MP
Shadow Minister for Public Health Diane Abbott slams plans for the world’s biggest McDonald’s in the Olympic Park
Let the games begin
It’s a year to the start of the 2012 Olympics. Iain Sinclair, writer and arch critic of the project, takes on Labour’s Tessa Jowell who played a key role in the London bid
How power, money and art are shifting to the East End
The Olympics have fuelled regeneration, but while many welcome the changes, some fear its character will be lost
Iain Sinclair’s struggles with the city of London
Iain Sinclair has spent decades documenting the capital and its edgelands. Now he has launched a furious attack on the Olympic development project.
London 2012 Olympics ticket sales spark second round of anger
• Thousands who missed out in first ballot disappointed again • 18 out of 24 sports sold out by Friday evening • Only football, volleyball and wrestling left by Sunday
Libya allocated Olympic tickets
Organisers confirm Libya’s Olympic authorities – headed by Gaddafi’s eldest son – given passes to London Games
Government to defend its 9,000 Olympic tickets
Allocation breakdown shows 450 tickets set aside as prizes at School Games and 1,500 reserved for foreign business guests
2012 Olympic torch ignites row over Games’ green credentials
The 2012 torch was supposed to be low carbon, but the scientists at EDF, the Games’ sponsors, simply ran out of time
Barbican unveils Olympics arts festival
Programme includes theatre productions starring Juliette Binoche and Cate Blanchett, and major Bauhaus exhibition
London Olympics’ ticketing process is peculiar, says Boris Johnson
Mayor comments come amid concerns over applicants being deducted money weeks before finding out what tickets they’ll get
Olympics ticket payments postponed
Money will not be taken from customers’ accounts for another week as ballots still being run to determine who gets tickets
Health agency issues Olympics emergency warning
Health Protection Agency says upheaval caused by its abolition could pose ‘extreme risks’ during Olympic Games
2012 Olympic tickets in high demand
Organisers say fears over the ticketing process have not been borne out