Tag: 2012 Olympic Games

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 19:33 UTC

  UK remains deep in recession: even the services sector contracted

  

  Britain's economy shrank far more than expected in the second quarter, battered by everything from an extra public holiday to government spending cuts and the neighbouring Euro zone crisis.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 19:11 UTC

  Argentine embassy confirms CFK will not attend Olympics opening in London

  

  The British media have turned their eyes on Argentina which has decided not to send its president to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, considered a diplomatic snub to Britain at a time of growing tensions over the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:30 UTC

  UK deploys more troops to help secure the London Olympics

  

  The UK government will deploy the 1,200 troops who were put on stand-by last week to help secure the London Olympics, a British minister said as security arrangements were tweaked to make up for a private firm's failure to recruit enough guards.

• Monday, July 23rd 2012 - 02:55 UTC

  Olympic Committee “glad” Argentina will avoid politically tainted demonstrations

  

  The head of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge assured he was “glad” that President Cristina Fernández had called the Argentine athletes to avoid demonstrations over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute during the Olympic Games of London 2012.

• Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  The Olympic torch at the Tower of London next to the Crown Jewels

  

  Olympic torch arrived in London by Royal Navy helicopter to spend the night in one of Britain's most secure sites ahead of its week-long journey around the capital, culminating in the lighting of the cauldron at the main stadium in a week's time.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 03:29 UTC

  Royal Navy largest ship, HMS Ocean begins her Olympic deployment

  

  One hundred and fifty sailors and aircrew recreated the Olympic Rings on the flight deck of the Royal Navy's largest ship to mark the start of her Olympic deployment for the 2012 London Games.

• Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 23:36 UTC

  Jeremy Browne alerts Argentina against Falklands’ politicization of London Olympics

  

  In an interview to British newspaper Financial Times, United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister for South America, Jeremy Browne, alerted Argentina against the politicization of the London Olympics, set to begin on July 27th by bringing up claims over the Falklands.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 03:39 UTC

  Malvinas are Argentine: ignore provocations in English soil, CFK tells Olympic delegation

  

  President Cristina Fernandez told the Argentine Olympics delegation there is no need to interfere with the sports spirit in London to show Malvinas belongs to Argentina and called on competitors not to fall prey of provocations while in English soil.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 17:43 UTC

  UK authorities worried about possible Argentine protests at Games

  

  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London (FCO) is said to be concerned after receiving intelligence suggesting that Argentine authorities or proxy groups may persuade the country’s athletes to use the high profile Olympics stage to show support for their country’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 18:50 UTC

  Following the Falklands’ ad incident Britain/Argentina at the opening hockey match in London

  

  Britain’s men’s hockey team will play their opening match of the London Olympics against Argentina at 1900 BST on 30 July, one of whose players caused a controversy this month with a video filmed in the disputed Falklands/Malvinas islands.