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London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana

06.11.09

Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free... more

Boris gives Woolwich ferry four more years

14.10.09

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Boris offers deal on 2012 venues

13.10.09

Boris Johnson proposes a last-minute compromise to save Ł20million on the sports venues for the London Olympics... more

Robbery suspect fakes illness to escape police

23.09.09

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'I'll bang my shoe on desk': Boris Johnson demands Ł20m Olympic cuts

18.09.09

Mayor at centre of unprecedented row after his proposals to cut costs for 2012 Olympics were rejected... more

BOA support plans to stay at ExCel Centre

16.09.09

London 2012 organisers' hopes of persuading boxing to move to Wembley have suffered a major blow after the British Olympic Association threw their support behind the sport's refusal to switch venue... more

Don’t play Games with Greenwich, Lord Coe

23.03.09

THERE comes a point where you can no longer keep saying that black is white and get away with it: a Stephen Byers moment, where someone once taken seriously sets out towards discredit and defeat. For the London Olympics, that moment arrived last week. ... more

Kate Hoey attacks choice of 2012 shooting venue in Woolwich

20.03.09

A decision to keep the Olympic shooting venue at Woolwich barracks was today attacked by Kate Hoey, the London Mayor's commissioner for sport... more

Bisley faces being shot down as 2012 Olympics venue

04.03.09

A proposal to move the 2012 shooting events from Woolwich to Surrey looks almost certain to be rejected... more

Slump in number of mortgage products on offer

09.02.09

The number of different mortgage deals available has slumped to only a tenth of its level before the credit crunch first struck, figures show... more

Legacy fears over Bisley as 2012 venue for shooting

29.01.09

Olympics chiefs have raised concerns that the national shooting centre at Bisley could become a white elephant if chosen as a Games venue... more

Ł180m DLR Olympic link opens ahead of schedule

12.01.09

The Ł180 million extension of the Docklands Light Railway under the Thames has officially opened ... more

How your station is affected

09.01.09

How your station is affected... more

Safety review into hospitals' downgrading

09.01.09

Plans to downgrade two major London hospitals could be halted after ministers ordered a safety review... more

Final shot to ditch Woolwich for 2012

12.12.08

The British shooting federation has made a final bid to force Olympics chiefs to abandon Woolwich barracks as the 2012 venue for the sport... more

Woolwich shooting range costs must be cut by Ł10m

27.11.08

At least Ł10million must be cut from the spiralling cost of converting Woolwich barracks into a shooting range or the Olympic event could be staged elsewhere... more

We can't hold 2012 shooting at Woolwich, says Army chief

26.11.08

The head of the Army has come out against the plan to hold the Olympic shooting at Woolwich Barracks in a blow likely to be terminal to the venue... more

Public get say on Olympic priority lanes

24.11.08

Londoners will be able to air their views on so-called "Zil lanes" to be implemented on the capital's roads for the London Olympics when a 12-week public consultation begins next month... more

Barking could become Olympic shooting venue

21.11.08

The 2012 Olympic shooting event may be moved to Barking after the estimated cost of staging the event at Woolwich barracks doubled to Ł40million... more

Don't be fooled by this 2012 whitewash, Boris

17.11.08

Leaked emails have revealed that the Mayor’s backing for the use of Greenwich Park for the 2012 Olympic equestrian events is based on a secret report that is seriously flawed... more

King's Troop hoof it 15 miles to new barracks

09.10.08

One of the most prestigious ceremonial regiments in the Army is to leave its base in central London after more than 50 years... more

Fight begins to save libraries as council lets 'closure plan' slip

03.10.08

A row has erupted over proposals to shut a string of libraries after a report was accidentally released detailing the plans... more

Olympics minister orders rethink over 2012 plans for Greenwich park

28.08.08

As concern grows over the plan to stage equestrian events in London’s world heritage park, Tessa Jowell calls in accountants in a move that could lead to Greenwich being scrapped as a venue.... more

A paddling pool in Woolwich... by the Diana team

18.08.08

The design team behind the Diana Memorial fountain has been hired to transform two squares in Woolwich town centre... more

Patients vote against NHS shake-up plan

23.06.08

Londoners have rejected plans to downgrade major hospitals and cut services in four trusts as part of the move towards "super hospitals" and polyclinics... more

A mean time in Greenwich

19.06.08

The Greenwich + Docklands International Festival focusses on outdoor performance. But it's about more than a few silly costumes. Get ready for some amazing, free, large-scale entertainment. ... more

Always a sinking feeling over societies that floated

03.06.08

Simon English says we should cherish the Nationwide, hate all banks, and beware the nappy/beer formula... more

Moving walkway and cable cars proposed for Thames

21.05.08

European-style cable cars and a moving walkway are among ideas being considered for a new Thames crossing... more

Banks cheat by raising home loans

09.04.08

Britain's biggest mortgage lenders were accused of cheating borrowers today after two raised their mortgage rates despite an expected Bank of England cut... more