Politicians and councils have come under pressure to hand back thousands of VIP tickets after it emerged as many as 13,000 seats would not be made available to the masses... more
Campaigners in Lewisham are to protest outside government offices in a last-ditch attempt to save five of the borough's 12 libraries from closure... more
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport could lose up to half its staff, with hundreds of civil servants facing redundancy in cuts being drafted by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt... more
Final funding is agreed for the £46 million restoration of the historic clipper, allowing its masts to tower over Greenwich in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games... more
Communications chiefs held a brain-storming session last week to discuss how to put a positive spin on the promised sports legacy of the London Olympics... more
Government has cut funding to a proposed £30million project in which Prince Charles was to help boost sport participation ahead of the 2012 Games... more
The budget for the Olympic velodrome has risen by £20million to at least £100million because of construction complications, the Government will admit this week... more
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
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
The number of cases of alcoholrelated illnesses being treated in hospital has almost doubled in one area in just three years and has rocketed in many other districts... 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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