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Need a room for the Olympics? Sleep in a cab
A London taxi driver has come up with a novel way of solving the Olympic hotel dilemma: visitors can sleep in his cab for 50 pounds ($78). Cabbie David Weekes had feared that busy traffic throughout the Olympics and special road lanes only for Olympic VIPs would mean fewer taxi fares.
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Arrests in Britain underline security jitters before Olympics
A total of 14 people have been arrested in two separate anti-terrorism operations spanning several cities in the last week. Seven were detained by police across central England on July 3-5, six have been charged with preparing an alleged terrorist attack and one released without charge. In London, police arrested seven people on July 5-7 - six are ...
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Fighter jets over London as it prepares for Olympic Games
Fighter jets flew into a base in northwest London on Wednesday, the first time they will be stationed in the capital since World War Two, at the start of a week of military exercises to test out security ahead of the Olympic Games in July.
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Olympics: Residents may get missiles on rooftops
Some London residents are getting troops and surface-to-air missiles on their rooftops for the Summer Olympics. British security officials identified potential sites for the missiles on Monday and announced plans for security tests during the week. The potential sites include Lexington Building in Tower Hamlets, the Fred Wigg Tower in Waltham Fores...
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UK Olympic security costs soar over $1.6 billion
In a dramatic shift, British Olympic officials doubled the funding on Monday to protect venues at the 2012 London Games, raising overall security costs to more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion).
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Concerned by Olympics security, US will send 500 FBI agents: Report
The British government was forced on Monday to defend its security plans for next year's Olympics after a newspaper reported the United States were set to send their own agents to the London Games.
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Need a room for the Olympics? Sleep in a cab
A London taxi driver has come up with a novel way of solving the Olympic hotel dilemma: visitors can sleep in his cab for 50 pounds ($78). Cabbie David Weekes had feared that busy traffic throughout the Olympics and special road lanes only for Olympic VIPs would mean fewer taxi fares.
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Arrests in Britain underline security jitters before Olympics
A total of 14 people have been arrested in two separate anti-terrorism operations spanning several cities in the last week. Seven were detained by police across central England on July 3-5, six have been charged with preparing an alleged terrorist attack and one released without charge. In London, police arrested seven people on July 5-7 - six are ...
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Fighter jets over London as it prepares for Olympic Games
Fighter jets flew into a base in northwest London on Wednesday, the first time they will be stationed in the capital since World War Two, at the start of a week of military exercises to test out security ahead of the Olympic Games in July.
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Olympics: Residents may get missiles on rooftops
Some London residents are getting troops and surface-to-air missiles on their rooftops for the Summer Olympics. British security officials identified potential sites for the missiles on Monday and announced plans for security tests during the week. The potential sites include Lexington Building in Tower Hamlets, the Fred Wigg Tower in Waltham Fores...
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UK Olympic security costs soar over $1.6 billion
In a dramatic shift, British Olympic officials doubled the funding on Monday to protect venues at the 2012 London Games, raising overall security costs to more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion).
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Concerned by Olympics security, US will send 500 FBI agents: Report
The British government was forced on Monday to defend its security plans for next year's Olympics after a newspaper reported the United States were set to send their own agents to the London Games.
