UK army warns Olympic Games recovery will take two years.
The armed forces will take two years to recover from their involvement in the Olympic Games because so many personnel have been deployed at short notice and taken away from normal duties. bertb news feed
View ArticleWomanising sprinters at strip clubs, kinky foursomes and athletes begging for...
According to one high profile member of Team GB, the Olympic Village was a hotbed (quite literally) of sexual activity, with athletes from every discipline and every nationality making the most of...
View ArticleChildren as young as two forced to have fingerprints and mugshots taken when...
PRISON staff from scandal-hit security firm G4S took the fingerprints and mugshots of children as young as two who visited inmates at a new jail. WT news feed
View ArticleGerman doctors suspect poisoning of former Russian Olympic official
Doctors from a German clinic have reportedly found high volumes of arsenic and molybdenum in the body of Akhmed Bilalov — the former vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee who lost his post...
View ArticleA Precarious Olympic Bid for Istanbul
The rioting is not helping this city’s bid to host the Olympics in 2020. Turkey has until September 7 for damage control. bertb news feed
View ArticleGroup Claims Elevated Radioactivity Levels At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Venues
Measurements taken at 39 sporting venues earmarked to stage the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have elevated levels of radioactivity according to a citizen’s group. The South China Morning Post reports that...
View ArticleUN Assembly Calls On All States To Observe Olympic Truce Throughout Sochi...
The General Assembly urged United Nations Member States to observe the Olympic Truce – the ancient Greek tradition calling for the cessation of hostilities before, during and after the Games – in the...
View ArticleU.S. military renews offer to help with Olympic security, but Russia doesn’t...
Recounting a phone conversation earlier Wednesday between Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, the spokesman said the two did agree to arrange a communications...
View ArticleInternational Olympic Committee lifts ban on India
The International Olympic Committee reinstates India, allowing its athletes to compete under their own flag in Sochi, officials from both sides say. The Daily Star >> Live News
View ArticleMohbat clocks personal best in Olympic debut
Lebanese skier Alex Mohbat finishes in 69th place during the men’s giant slalom at the Sochi Olympics, after posting an overall time of 3:17.85. The Daily Star >> Live News
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