Christine Bleakley offered Olympics role to stay at BBC

Corporation moves to secure One Show star amid speculation that she could follow former co-host Adrian Chiles to ITV The BBC has offered Christine Bleakley a two-year deal and a chance to be the face of the Olympics in 2012 if she stays at the corporation. The One Show star has left her agent John [...]

2012 Olympics won’t be election football: minister (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The 2012 Olympic Games will not be kicked around as a political football in upcoming elections, the minister in charge said Wednesday — though she added she hoped she would still be in charge of them after the polls.

London 2012 equestrian venue gets green light (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Plans to use Greenwich Park as an equestrian venue for the London 2012 Olympics were approved by local councillors at a planning meeting on Tuesday.

West Ham launch joint bid for Olympic Stadium (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

English Premiership football side West Ham have launched a joint bid to occupy the 2012 London Olympic Stadium once the Games are over.

Olympic stadium prospective tenants given deadline (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Organisations have been given an eight-week deadline to submit their interest and post-Games proposals for the 2012 Olympic main stadium, the venue causing most headache for London organisers.

Two Red Arrows jets collide over Crete  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Two RAF Red Arrows jets collided above the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday during a training exercise, a Greek Defence Ministry official said.

Twin Terror Threat To London Olympics (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Terrorists could use a “blended attack” to hit both physical targets and disrupt cyber systems simultaneously during the London Olympic Games in 2012, a security expert has warned.

Extra 300,000 seats available for London 2012 (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

An extra 300,000 seats will be available to sports fans at the 2012 London Olympics, organisers said on Monday, as they set out their plans for avoiding the empty stadiums at Beijing.

London 2012 Olympic organisers announce ticket increase (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

London 2012 Olympic organisers have increased the number of tickets available to the public by 300,000 to eight million.

Hoy looking for Olympic markers on track worlds return (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy will return to familiar ground this week in search of assurances that his bid to rule the London VeloPark in 2012 is still on track.