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London 2012 Olympics: day 13 – live blog 9 Aug 2012 | 02:17 pm
• Immerse yourself in our second screen experience • Today's events at the 30th Olympiad • Medal table so far • Contact me at [email protected] or @ paultowen Paul Owen
London 2012: BMX – in pictures 9 Aug 2012 | 02:07 pm
Our photographer brings you the best images from the inaugural day's action at the Olympic BMX track David Levene Steven Bloor
Malnutrition is like the Olympics: it has our attention, but for how long? 9 Aug 2012 | 02:00 pm
Transparency and accountability must improve to ensure David Cameron's global hunger summit leads to lasting progress To most of us, the Olympics is a quadrennial celebration of sports we have never p...
Buskers campaign against new policy in Liverpool 9 Aug 2012 | 02:00 pm
Rules that clamp down on street performers are causing concern that Merseyside's street culture is being needlessly regulated under the the banner of 'business improvement.' Christian Eriksson challen...
London 2012 Olympic Games: 9 August – what’s on today 9 Aug 2012 | 01:45 pm
Phillips Idowu in the triple jump, Usain Bolt in the 200m final and Kerri-Anne Payne out in the open Today's key events: Please note all times are in BST (EDT+5) Swimming: 12noon at Hyde Park Keri-Ann...
Gu Kailai murder trial begins in China 9 Aug 2012 | 01:36 pm
Heavy security at court where wife of outsted politician Bo Xilai is tried with murdering British businessman Neil Heywood China's highest profile trial for three decades began early on Thursday, as o...
How the Olympics brought local charities and global brands together 9 Aug 2012 | 01:30 pm
The Games have shown charities that they need to learn from business models, says Fiona Halton So as the Olympics come to an end attention is inevitably turning to their legacy. All four of the Olympi...
London 2012 Olympic Games: 9 August schedule 9 Aug 2012 | 01:30 pm
Usain Bolt goes for gold in the 200m final, and Kerri-Anne Payne tackles the open water swimming marathon Swimming: 12noon at Hyde Park Keri-Anne Payne won silver in the gruelling women's 10k open wat...
Soldiers’ body parts kept without permission, says MoD 9 Aug 2012 | 01:07 pm
About six body parts and more than 50 tissue samples of soliders killed in Afghanistan retained by Royal Military police The body parts and tissue of soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been kept by t...
Libya’s transitional rulers hand over power to elected assembly 9 Aug 2012 | 08:39 am
Ceremony marks first peaceful power transfer in country's modern history, but assembly faces daunting challenges In a ceremony late on Wednesday, Libya's first elected assembly took over power from th...
