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NEWS ARCHIVE - 2004/2005 (any submissions?)

Pre-Win

  • British Invasion: The Olympics March Into London Edge of Sports July 6th '05

  • Olympic bidding turns into a 5-ring circus International Herald Tribune July 6th '05

  • Bookmaker Reports Last Minute Money On Madrid GamesBids.com July 5th '05

  • London 2012 Denies Three-Way Deal GamesBids.com July 4th '05

  • 30 votes up for grabs in Olympic bid Gulf Times July 4th '05

  • London denies Spanish 2012 link BBC July 4th '05

  • London experts spark dispute with Paris ndtv.com July 4th '05

  • Critical Transport Report Temporarily Shelved GamesBids.com July 2nd '05

  • Visa cost fears for Olympics bid This is London June 30th '05

  • Some Londoners against Olympic bid SLAM! Canada June 29th '05

  • Singapore security in place for Olympic vote northjersey.com June 29th '05

  • Olympic voters are an eclectic bunch Boston Herald June 28th '05

  • Punters’ Parisian passion for Olympics onlinecasinonews.com June 28th '05

  • Two thousand security personnel for Singapore's Olympic meeting Radio Australia June 28th '05

  • Major bet on London to host 2012 olympics Readabet.com June 14th '05

  • Why Paris deserves the 2012 Games The Times Online June 8th '05

  • The economy won't be an Olympic winner The Guardian May 23rd '05

  • London Eye rent dispute could hit Olympic bid The Times Online May 21st '05

  • Traders warn bid This is London Apr 27th '05

  • London strike fear into IOC The Telegraph Apr 26rd '05

  • London 2012 Cancels Second Program Of Incentives GamesBids.com Apr 25th '05

  • James Lawton: Why a London Olympics is still a generation away The Independent Apr 23rd '05

  • London 2012 withdraw incentivesThis Is London Apr 23rd '05

  • London’s Olympic bid could mean the end for historic smokery just-food.com Apr 22nd '05

  • London 2012 Proposed Stadium Has Set Back GamesBids.com Apr 20th '05

  • London Olympic 'offers' probed icTeeside.co.uk Apr 20th '05

  • London incentives probed Evening Standard Apr 19th '05

  • Row over Olympic site This is London Apr 19th '05

  • London warned over incentive package The Times Apr 20th '05

  • Moscow poses threat to London The Guardian Mar 19th '05

  • IOC Stops London 2012 From Making Commonwealth Presentation GamesBids.com 18th '05

  • High praise lifts Paris hopes The Guardian Mar 14th '05

  • Bid cannot escape Pickett's Lock The Guardian Mar 12th '05

  • Truce with protesters helps Paris in Olympic race with London The Independant Mar 11th '05

  • Olympic bid visit 'cost £680,000' The BBC Mar 9th '05

  • Olympic plan 'will cut park in two' Camden Chronicle February 23rd '05

  • London still 20 votes short in Olympic race The Guardian Feb 21st '05

  • Traffic jams present Olympian challenge The Times Feb 21st '05

  • London lags behind its rivals in the race for a drug-free games The Guardian Feb 19th '05

  • Best seats in the house will set record at £1,000 apiece The Times Feb 19th '05

  • Why does London have to get everything? icBirmingham Feb 18th '05

  • Best seats in the house will set record at £1,000 apiece The Times Feb 19th '05

  • Mayor’s presence seen as threat to 2012 bid The Herald Feb 18th '05

  • Olympic elite urge No 10 to make up funding gapThe Times Feb 18th '05

  • Saying no to London 2012BBC Feb 17th '05

  • It is mad to back the bidThe Times Feb 16th '05

  • Protest stirs in troubled east Reuters Feb 15th '05

  • Pessimism about 2012 bidReuters Feb 15th '05

  • A stiff exam awaitsThe Telegraph Feb 15th '05

  • Inspectors' visit covered by veil of secrecy The Telegraph Feb 15th '05

  • The rings of truth? BBC Feb 15th '05

  • Jowell snubbed me, claims sports chief icBirmingham Feb 15th '05

  • Cherie joke may hurt Games bid Daily Telegraph Australia Feb 14th '05

  • Capital punishment for Tessa in Brum icBirmingham.co.uk Feb 14th '05

  • Will UK business be an Olympic winner? BBC Feb 14 '05

  • How a sausage roll at No 10 could end Olympic dream The Guardian Feb 14 '05

  • Fears hanging over 2012 bid This is London Feb 14 '05

  • Good news - Olympic chiefs visit London. Bad news - they'll be travelling by Tube The Independant Feb 13 '05

  • Are the Olympics any of our business? The Telegraph Feb 13 '05

  • Hockey's infighting a blow to Coe's bid The Scotsman Feb 13 '05

  • Floating protest against Olympics BBC Feb 12 '05

  • Don't ruin Olympic dream, protesters told The Independant Feb 12 '05

  • River Users Protest London 2012 Bid Ahead Of IOC Visit GamesBids.com Feb 12 '05

  • Threat to Olympic bid as velodrome closes Streatham Guardian Feb 10 '05

  • London Olympics would trigger ad curbs Financial Times Feb 07 '05

  • London welcome party fears Olympic bid could go down the Tube Sunday Times Feb 06 '05

  • Paris leads race to host Olympic Games Financial Times Feb 03 '05

  • Further headache for London bid Reuters Feb 02 '05

  • 2012 protestors plan to disrupt visit thisislocallondon.co.uk Feb 01 '05

  • London's torch goes out The Guardian Jan 30 '05

  • Olympic snub for Stratford residents thisislocallondon.co.uk Jan 23 '05

  • IOC stop open debate The Telegraph Jan 19 '05

  • 2012 Bid News: BBC DROP SHOW sportbusiness.com Jan 19 '05

  • London's Olympic bid branded 'Millennium Dome Mark 2' by SNP The Scotsman Jan 17 '05

  • Queen backs Paris for 2012 News24.com Jan 13 '05

  • The Queen puts boot into London bid with untimely approval of Paris The Times Jan 13 '05

  • Business support wanes for London's 2012 Olympic bid Financial Times Jan 10 '05

  • Business Support for Olympics 'Falling' The Scotsman Jan 10 '05

  • Olympics bid at risk as sports quit the capital Guardian Jan 9 '05

  • London bid must not make any hollow promises The Guardian Jan 5 '05

  • Blair dents London's games hopes by missing the deciding vote The Independant Jan 1 '05

  • Hackney Marshes, home of Sunday football, to be bulldozed for Olympics coach park The Independant Jan 1 '05

  • The Good & The Bad The Observer Dec 19 '04

  • MPs fail to back race for Olympics The Independant Dec 26 '04 (subscription)

  • Most British MPs Not Confident In London 2012 Bid GamesBid.com Dec 26 '04

  • Rough ride ahead as one man and his friends intend to dog Olympic bid The Telegraph Dec 13 '04

  • London is bidding for an Olympian catastrophe The Times Dec 12 '04

  • London Games could trigger waste crisis Telegraph Money Dec 12 '04

  • London 2012 bid has no chance BBC Sport Dec 10 '04

  • London Sees Grim Reality Sunday Times Dec 5 '04

  • Why the minister should look at the bigger picture Telegraph Nov. 30th '04

  • Southerton Unsure about London Bid BBC Sport Nov. 17 '04

  • Londoners warming slowly to bid BBC Sport Nov. 15 '04

  • London Olympics more fun in land of make-believe Guardian Nov 15 '04

  • Why we need school pitches, not these bloated Games Sunday Times Nov. 14 '04

  • Olympic terror cash warning This is Local London Nov 5 '04

  • London's Olympic spirit The Economist May 20th '04