Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell yesterday admitted that “intense” talks were underway with potential funders of building projects for the London 2012 Olympics.
Speaking to the House of Commons Culture Select Committee, Jowell said:
“This is not a good time to pursue private sector investment but, remember, there Read more
Conservative London Mayor Boris Johnson found himself spending nine hours in economy on a flight to Beijing. He is said to have arrived looking “dishevelled”. How is that any different to his usual look?
Anyway, despite Mr Johnson making a big thing of his decision to travel Read more
Conservative London Mayor Boris Johnson has said there will be a celebration to congratulate British
medal-winners when they return to London after the Beijing Olympics.
With sailor Paul Goodison winning another gold medal for Britain, the thirteenth, in Read more
In 2007, the Kahtaniya bombings in northern Iraq killed a reported 400 people.
In 1969, British troops were deployed in Northern Ireland, in what was described by government as a ‘limited operation’ to establish law and order. They would remain for 30 years.
In 1966, award-winning American actress Read more
If wasting money abroad was an Olympic sport, Gordon Brown and his underlings would be in for gold medals.
Team GB - 313 athletes representing Great Britain - will be outnumbered in Beijing by 2 to 1 by another Team GB - Gordon Brown and his unprecedented entourage Read more
Andy Burnham, Labour’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has predicted the best British Olympic results for years - a bold forecast given Britain’s recent sporting performances and the fact that the Beijing Olympics have not yet begun. He hopes Britain will outstrip nations like Australia in Read more
