Olympic news roundup for 17:51:
- Olympic torch to borough cost £10k | HeraldandPost | News | Wellingborough-and-Rushden-News –
- How the Olympic Legacy has affected London’s independent businesses | Independent Everything – A report released by the Federation for Small Businesses in March of this year revealed that 69 per cent of businesses believed the Olympics were good for business, however, 26 per cent of businesses claimed that the Olympics led to a “post-games” negative impact on business. The then Culture Secreta
- What I told the FBI about the FIFA crooks | – Law enforcement sources in New York and Washington confirmed today that they are investigating “a major case” involving allegations of corruption at FIFA. The probe is into allegations of fraud and bribery. It began in the North, Central American and Caribbean regional football confederation but the
- Terrorism arrests rose 60% in year building up to Olympics – The latest official statistics show that 245 people were arrested under counter-terrorism legislation in the 12 months to September 2012 – a 60% increase compared to 153 over the same period 12 months before. And in the three months immediately before the Olympics, the number of terrorism arrests nea
- Sports: Finance: 25 Feb 2013: Hansard Written Answers and Statements – TheyWorkForYou – The Department has not provided any direct financial support to any other sporting events in either (a) 2010, (b) 2011 or (c) 2012. UK Sport is the Government agency responsible for allocating lottery funds, rather than Exchequer funding, to major events and has supported the UK's Major Sports Events