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Cyclist killed in collision with Olympics shuttle bus
LONDON — A man was killed Wednesday when a bicycle was involved in a collision with an Olympics shuttle bus just outside the site of the Games in London, police said. An AFP reporter saw a man’s legs protruding from under the double decker bus on a slip road outside…
Street artists take satirical aim at Olympics
An javelin thrower stands poised to make his throw – but in place of a spear, he holds a missile. The striking image, stenciled in black onto a dirty wall, is one of two new works recently unveiled on the website of British satirical street artist Banksy to coincide with…
London cabbie improvises with ‘hotel-for-one’
With the London Olympics threatening to put a crimp on his business, one local cab driver improved his chances by converting his cab into a mini-motel, The Daily Mail reports. “I’m offering the authentic London experience,” cabbie David Weekes said. “I know this city like the back of my hand…
Michelle Obama to Olympians: ‘I’m still so inspired by you’
First Lady Michelle Obama said Friday she is fulfilling a childhood dream by leading the US delegation to the London Olympics. “These Games especially affected our little house on the south side of Chicago,” she told US athletes at their training base in east London ahead of Friday evening’s much…
World’s eyes on London ahead of opening ceremony
London began the final countdown Friday to the opening ceremony that will officially kick off its Olympic Games, with some 120 world leaders arriving in the British capital for the spectacle. Organisers expect more than a billion people worldwide to watch the event on television, while tens of thousands will…
Olympic officials replace backwards Arabic ‘welcome’ signs
The official shopping centre of the 2012 Olympics apologised on Thursday for putting up “Welcome to London” banners in Arabic that read backwards. The banners at the giant Westfield Stratford City complex — at the main entrance to the Olympic Park in east London — were also written with spaces…
Romney follows up ‘Anglo-Saxon’ gaffe by disparaging Olympic readiness
Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is frantically trying to walk back disparaging comments he made about London’s readiness to host the Olympics, and for casting doubt on Britain’s willingness to “come together and celebrate the Olympic moment,” according to the Agence France Presse. Mending this…
Farmer cycles from China to London for Olympics
A Chinese farmer claims he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games, the BBC reported Thursday. Chen Guanming, 57, said his goal was to “spread the Olympic spirit” on his epic quest through…
Controversy dogs Romney as he jets in for London Olympics
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s arrival in London for the Olympics was overshadowed on Thursday by a disputed remark to a Britsh newspaper and unflattering comments about the Games’ build-up. The Republican, a former governor of Massachusetts, jetted in with wife Ann on Wednesday for a three-day trip which will…
Stars out in London to honour great Ali
Stars of sport and screen gathered in London to honour legendary heavyweight boxer and Olympic champion Muhammad Ali as the countdown to the 2012 Games neared its finale. The 70-year-old boxer attended Wednesday’s gala event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London which was hosted by Hollywood A-list…
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