2012 London

ONLY THE BEST ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN MINI OLYMPICS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Friday, 05 June 2009 07:00 |

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Bersama) -- The selection of athletes for the Mini Olympics would be based on merit, to maintain the quality of the Games, according to the National Sports Council (NSC).

Local Labour: New policy ideas for communiities

Friday, 05 June 2009 20:01 |

Leading Labour Ministers and council leaders publish new ideas on how the party can regain the policy initiative. As part of a series of cross-party pamphlets published by the NLGN, contributors including Hazel Blears MP and Andy Burnham MP offer thoughts on how Labour can win back support in local government. The collection also features the thoughts and experiences of a number of leading Labour council leaders, looking at the policies and ideas that have helped to shape their communities.

Sebastian Coe plays up Wales’ involvement in the 2012 London Olympics (icWales)

Saturday, 06 June 2009 01:08 |

With the promise that all of Britain will benefit from the London games in 2012, writer Steve Tucker asks Olympic top man Seb Coe just how Wales will profit