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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As a follow-up to my July 9th posting concerning the July 8th assault and robbery of two French hitchhikers in the Papamoa area south out of Mount Maunganui near Te Maunga when the two victims were picked up by a vehicle with two male occupants, two suspects, ages 24 and 26, were arrested yesterday. Read […]
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Typically on high alert, London’s Jewish community organizations are being advised to take additional security measures during the Olympics.The Community Security Trust, the charity that represents and recommends the community on matters of security, has told Jewish groups to implement or increase patrols around their buildings. CST’s guidelines also remind community groups of basic security […]
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The most important time of this year is nearly upon us. The Olympic Games opening cermony on the 27th of July will mark the beginning of the 30th Olympic Games, this year hosted in London. This is London’s third Olympic Games previously hosted in 1908 and 1948. Interestingly the Games have been cancelled on three […]
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Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics have said the games will be a “symphony of inspiration”–uplifting and unifying. For Britain’s Islamic radicals, however, the Olympics are providing inspiration of a different sort. Read article
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London (CNN) — With 10 days to go before the Olympic Games open in London, questions over the provision of security guards for the event are dominating the British media. Thousands of team officials and athletes are arriving this week, and throngs of visitors are expected to follow. But should they be worried? Read article
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The Scottish government has said that a third person has died in the Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak in Edinburgh. The man, from south west Edinburgh, was in his 60s and had been unwell for some time. Read article
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