In one of the biggest vetting operations in 70 years, the backgrounds of half-a-million people have been screened amid concerns the Games remain threatened by terrorism. The Home Office has so far refused more than 100 applications for a range of reasons, but mostly due to concerns about extent of an individual’s criminal records. Read article
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The paper reports that the bill would cover the costs incurred and revenues lost by companies such as advertisers and media companies. Other forms of cover, including employers’ and public liability insurance, would add to the industry’s losses. Read article
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested after two men were stabbed in Taupo yesterday evening. The first victim was with two other backpackers on Tamamutu Street when they were approached by a man about 5.50pm. Read article
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British police and military forces using a helicopter and inflatable boats teamed up Thursday to practice security procedures designed to protect the Thames river from possible terrorist attacks during the 2012 London Olympics. The Thames is Britain’s best-known river, immortalized in the novels of Charles Dickens, and a waterway once so putrid that it shut […]
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EIGHT people were seriously ill in hospital last night after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. NHS Lothian said they had four confirmed and another four suspected cases of the illness in Edinburgh. Read article
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The digital clock in the foyer of Thames House, the headquarters of MI5, is a constant reminder to visitors and staff of the security service’s main priority over the coming weeks. At first it was set to count down to zero, to coincide with the arrival in the UK of the Olympic torch in May. […]
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The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned. In what is understood to be the biggest vetting process since the second world war, the Home Office has so far refused about 100 […]
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The digital clock in the foyer of Thames House, the headquarters of MI5, is a constant reminder to visitors and staff of the security service’s main priority over the coming weeks. At first it was set to count down to zero, to coincide with the arrival in the UK of the Olympic torch in May. […]
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The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned. In what is understood to be the biggest vetting process since the second world war, the Home Office has so far refused about 100 […]
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One man has died and five others have become ill after contracting a rare strain called ‘Legionella longbeachae’, which appears to come from compost. The unusual strain is well known in Australia and New Zealand, where bags of compost carry warning labels. Read article
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