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'Best of British' concert to mark end of Olympics
The Olympics will sign off with a spectacular concert in Hyde Park with the Rolling Stones, Adele and Blur all being courted for a "Best of British" night Comments (7)
JLS join athletes to back Sport Relief
Boy band JLS backed the Get London Running campaign urging readers to enter the Sport Relief Mile Comments (2)
What's purple all over? It's a 2012 BorisPod
Scores of bright purple Olympic information kiosks will be set up around the capital to help tourists get to the Games event Comments (1)
London Games tickets flown in from 'Wild West' US state
EXCLUSIVE: An American firm has been handed the multi-million-pound contract to print the tickets for the London Olympics, sparking fury among British companies, the Standard reveals Comments (33)
Coe charms on Games tour
London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe has embarked on a world tour to drum up international enthusiasm Comments (2)Up for the challenge
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London children will train with top US athletes
Schoolchildren from Tower Hamlets will train with top US athletes at the American team's high-security training base as part of an Olympics legacy deal Comments (1)
Let's get this party started
The Games may be happening in east London, but west London is where most sponsors and dignitaries will be pressing the flesh. Matthew Beard reveals who's doing what, and where Comments
Games Makers are up and running
Some of the volunteers aiming to make the London Olympics tick have told of their delight at being at the heart of the Games Comments (9)
Schools in Olympic tickets windfall
Thousands of schools across the capital find out how many free tickets they are to receive for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Comments
Learn how to take a running jump for an Olympic gold
Marie Winckler discovers the art of the running jump by talking to Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford Comments
Olympic milestones: the black power salute
In an occasional series, five times gold medallist Steve Redgrave picks legendary moments from the Olympic Games' 116-year history, starting with the unsung Australian who made the iconic picture of the black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games possible Comments (1)Into the o-zone with Anna Lord
Anna Lord, 26, PR account executive, lives in the Old Kent Road and talks to the Evening Standard's Lucy Tobin Comments
Synchronised Swimming with Olympic hopeful Jenna Randall
The Evening Standard's Jasmine Gardner goes swimming with Britain's synchronised swimming team captain Jenna Randall CommentsPlea to holiday at home this summer and watch Games
Britons will be asked to holiday at home and watch the Olympics this summer instead of flying abroad - in a TV advertising blitz funded by the Government Comments (39)
Join the greatest event of our lives, says Games chief
The London Olympics boss issued a rallying call for the entire capital to become involved in 'everyone's Games' Comments (57)
Games traffic restrictions may be eased
Sections of London's roads reserved for official Olympic traffic could be reopened to the public at quieter periods during the Games Comments (2)
A commuter's guide to surviving the Olympics
How will our transport system cope with the greatest show on Earth? TfL's Peter Hendy tells Andrew Neather we should grab a pint before the journey home, use Twitter to plan our route and even jump on a Boris Bike Comments (7)
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How the 2012 Olympic site will look in the end
See how the Olympic Park will look including designs for the main stadium, athletes village, velodrome and BMX track
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