London: The credibility of Olympic Games security has been questioned after it was revealed that private security firm, G4S, staff hired to look into the games security are cheating their way ‘through the tests’, according to a report.
According to The Guardian, trainees who failed the test are being given repeated opportunities to get the right answers for the same questions. Read article
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Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, the fastest men in the world, storm over the line together in the 100-metres final of the London Olympics – a photo finish. As they eagerly look up for the result, a political message from a rouge hacking group fills the screen as the world looks on in disbelief. Read […]
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Security was certainly not one of Uganda’s areas of attention as the country prepared for the London Olympics. But as it turns out members of Team Uganda might have to constantly be looking over their shoulders following fears that a terrorist might have made it to the Olympic City. Read article
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ECDC is enhancing its surveillance activities for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ECDC is watching for any infectious disease health events that could present a public health threat and as of Friday 20 July, a summary of relevant health events will be included in the weekly Communicable Disease Threat Report (CDTR), published on […]
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LONDON (AP) There’s nearly a week to go before the Olympics kick off in London and British officials are stuck playing defense. On Thursday, the country’s Olympics secretary said 1,200 extra troops were put on standby in case embarrassing manpower shortages get any worse, while U.K. border agents announced a strike for the day before […]
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“There are very few people who can remember the last time a Games was held in a city where there is a (terror threat alert),” the former chairman of the British Olympic Association said. “So the threat here in London is more notable than in previous Games. And the country is taking it seriously.” Read […]
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A strike by border staff is threatening to throw the Olympics into chaos. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union could walk out within a week, it was announced last night. Read article
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London, U.K. – Just about everyone in the world is excited about the Olympic Games as one of the few times that human beings of all description can get together without any kind of drama or fighting. While these Games will not be, as they never are, a watershed moment in human history they will […]
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From airport tie-ups to security stumbles to the 50 shades of gray of London’s “summer,” British officials and organizers of the Olympics are fighting rising concerns over how ready this city is to host the world’s biggest sporting event, which kicks off in two weeks.Snafus on London’s overloaded transport network have angered commuters and embarrassed […]
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The event is monumental terror magnet, and authorities don’t have to look far for jihadists, given an estimated 2.9 million Muslims residing in Britain as of 2010. A number of those are unfriendlies, as shown by Islamic attacks like the July 2005 public transit bombings (that killed 52 and injured over 700) and more recent […]
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