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MPs attack Olympic chiefs over soaring wages for 2012

09.03.09
Olympics chiefs have come under fire over the rising wage bill for the 2012 project... more

BBC spends £45,000 on Oxo party to launch Merlin

17.12.08
The BBC is under fire again for throwing a £45,572 licence fee-funded party to launch a TV drama series... more

£40m consultant bill 'unbelievably excessive'

10.11.08
Olympics chiefs were accused of "unbelievably excessive" use of consultants after paying £40million to outside advisers... more

MPs call for ban on happy hours

10.11.08
A pub with a £10 "all you can drink" night was attacked by health campaigners for encouraging binge drinking... more

Tessa Jowell in storm over her trip to Brazilian Grand Prix

04.11.08
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell came under attack for taking a trip to Brazil which included tickets to watch Lewis Hamilton in the Grand Prix... more

'Too many bean-counters working on the Olympics'

17.10.08
Olympics chiefs are accused of "staggering" excess as it emerged that nearly 1,000 people are administrating the 2012 project most at taxpayers' expense... more

Six ministers, 13 departments but no single leader

04.09.08
The chaos hampering London's 2012 sporting legacy is revealed today. No single individual is dedicated to realising the promised Olympics sports legacy and there are growing fears that the ambitious scheme will end up mired in bureaucracy... more

Betrayed: Children are not getting their two hours of sport

03.09.08
Ministers have failed to deliver on a key Olympic pledge - and stand accused of betraying a generation of children... more

'Junket' to China costs taxpayer £7m

07.08.08
The Government is under fire over the number of public servants heading to the Beijing Olympics at a reported £7million cost... more

Fewer people playing sport in Olympics city

25.07.08
The number of Londoners taking part in sport has declined since the capital was awarded the 2012 Games, official statistics reveal... more

£600,000 staff costs of quango that hands out lottery grants

23.07.08
A quango established to distribute lottery cash to the Olympics has run up almost £600,000 in staff costs in the past year despite making only two grants... more

ITV set to escape seven-figure fine over Ant and Dec vote-rigging scandal

19.05.08
ITV may get away with its latest vote-rigging debacle involving presenters Ant and Dec - and avoid a seven-figure fine in the process.... more

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