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People treated for breathing difficulties after Olympic Park chlorine leak

A number of people are being treated for breathing difficulties after a “high quantity of chlorine gas” leaked in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. Around 200 people were evacuated from the Aquatics Centre on Wednesday morning, ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Sport

Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals he was sexually groomed by a coach at the age of 13

Sir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was just 13 years old. The 2012 Tour de France winner and three-time Olympic champion said he did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Dame Laura Kenny hopes Olympic exhibition at VeloPark will inspire youngsters

Dame Laura Kenny has said she hopes to “inspire” young people as she opened an exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of the London Olympic Games. The track cyclist, who won two gold medals at the Lee Valley VeloPark in 2012, ...

03 May 2022 at 18:55

News

Lemn Sissay ‘over the moon’ to receive Freedom of the City of London

Lemn Sissay, the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. The writer and broadcaster, who was made an OBE in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to literature and charity, ...

27 Jan 2023 at 14:57

Athletics

On This Day in 2012: UK Athletics appoints Peter Eriksson as Olympic head coach

UK Athletics appointed Swede Peter Eriksson as their new Olympic head coach on this day in 2012. Eriksson, then 59, swapped his role as UKA’s Paralympic head coach to succeed the outgoing Charles van Commenee, whose contract ...

29 Oct 2023 at 06:00

Sport

Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals plan to return Olympics and Paralympics to London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says his office are “working on a plan” to bring the Olympics and Paralympics back to the city. The earliest London could bid for a Games would be 2036, with Paris (2024), Los Angeles (2028) and ...

22 Jul 2022 at 22:34

Paris Olympics boost helps Eurostar carry record 19.5m passengers in 2024

International train operator Eurostar has announced it carried a record 19.5 million passengers last year. The company said the 5% increase from 2023 – representing 850,000 more passengers – was partly because of ...

23 Jan 2025 at 11:15

Sport

Sir Sadiq Khan says London could ‘knock it out of the park’ as an Olympic host

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has given his backing to the city bidding for the 2040 Olympic Games. A report published on Monday found the staging of six major sports events in London last year – including ...

28 Apr 2025 at 09:36

Swimming

On This Day in 2011: Keri-Anne Payne makes London Olympics after Shanghai win

Keri-Anne Payne became the first Team GB athlete to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics on this day in 2011. Payne claimed a gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water race at the FINA World ...

19 Jul 2024 at 06:00

Swimming

On This Day in 2013 – Rebecca Adlington retires from competitive swimming

Double Olympic champion and former world record holder Rebecca Adlington announced her retirement from competitive swimming on this day in 2013. Adlington, a two-time winner at the 2008 ...

05 Feb 2024 at 06:00

One in three of Team GB in Olympics attended private secondary school – analysis

A third of the Team GB squad for the Paris Olympics was educated at a private secondary school, an analysis has suggested. The proportion of privately educated athletes in the Great ...

24 Jul 2024 at 22:00

Entertainment

Paddington Bear costume designer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to musical’s puppet

The Paddington Bear costume designer has said she was “overwhelmed” by the public response to the life-like puppet following the musical’s opening night. Costume and creature ...

08 Feb 2026 at 00:01

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