Matthew Freud collected an increased dividend worth around £1.5 million from his public relations firm Freud Communications last year, despite a slide in profits... more
Commentary: In 2008, the book trade, like everybody else, was taken by surprise as British athletes did so unexpectedly well at the Beijing Olympics... more
Carry the flame: The Olympic Games in London will affect everyone... but not everyone can be involved. Nick Curtis tells of our search for 'ordinary' heroes to be part of an extraordinary event... more
Aussie Rod Sheard has overseen all the buildings for the Olympics. As he tells Nick Curtis, he wanted to do it for a city he's now proud to call home... more
The London 2012 figurehead explains why next year's Games will be 'the greatest show on earth' and how his mantra is 'testing, testing, testing' and offers a robust defence of the Olympics ticketing system... more
They are proud to have beaten 700 rivals to create a 'torch for our time' and are passionate about the Games - even if these two East End designers can't get a ticket. Nick Curtis met them... more
Exclusive: A year after saying a regulator could be needed to overhaul the game, the Sports Minister's gone cold on the idea and is looking to the Select Committee for answers... more
There is still the best part of 500 days until the Olympics but a crucial deadline is already looming. In a first for the Olympics, the organisers are running an eBay-style online auction for prime outdoor poster sites in London. Bidding, which will be conducted in private, begins on April 4... more
Campaigner who allegedly destroyed a set of markers mapping out an Olympic cross-country course in Greenwich Park has had the charges against him dropped... more
Matthew Freud’s public relations firm Freud Communications bucks the recession with a 28% increase in pre-tax profits to £6.7 million last year... more
Hobby specialist Hornby today outlined plans to make a range of toys and collectables for the London 2012 Olympic Games — including Airfix models of the Olympic stadium... more
London 2012 organisers have raised nearly 80% of their £700 million domestic sponsorship target and believe they have deals worth more than £100 million in the pipeline, commercial director Chris Townsend said today... more
Design engineer WS Atkins is keeping the recession from the door with a slew of big jobs in London as it helps to build the Olympics, construct Crossrail and upgrade the M25... more
Concerns over the sponsorship revenues for the London Olympics were heightened when 2012 commercial partner Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States... more
Staging equestrian events in Greenwich Park will not be an expensive and damaging exercise with no legacy, the capital's Olympics chief has claimed ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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