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TfL issues Olympic travel advice for tomorrow's events
TRANSPORT for London has issued travel advice for anyone travelling to Olympic Games events tomorrow (July 30). Spectators going to Greenwich Park for the equestrian cross-country event are advised to avoid London Bridge station. TfL says this
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Peter Munns receives Scouting's highest honour for 60 years of service
PETER Munns has been prepared for more than 75 years but was overwhelmed when he learned he was to receive Scouting’s highest honour. The 83-year-old, of Chislehurst Invicta Scout group, is one of just a handful of people in the country to
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Man arrested over incident at Olympics shooting venue
A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault at the Olympic shooting venue. He was arrested at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich just after midday and is in custody at a south London police station. Police have
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Thunder storms don't trouble Kristina Cook's dressage
Team GB’s Kristina Cook braved thunder, lightning and heavy rain in the dressage with Miner’s Frolic in Greenwich Park today. The fourth of the British riders, Cook and Miner’s Frolic were foot perfect and scored 42 penalties, despite competing
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VIDEO: Weightlifter Zoe Smith plans for medals in Rio 2016
ZOE Smith believes London 2012 has come four years too soon for her to become an Olympic medallist. The 18-year-old insists she will use the home Games as experience for Rio 2016 where she is confident of being in a better position to challenge
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Lewisham returns to normal after security alert near train station
LEWISHAM is returning to normal after an earlier security alert saw police cordon off part of the town centre. This morning’s incident was believed to have been caused by a suspect car under the railway bridge near Lewisham Road. There were
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Olympic debutant Zara Phillips looks forward to cross country phase
Olympic debutant Zara Phillips showed great promise with the 10-year-old High Kingdom to record a dressage score of 46.10 penalties at Greenwich today. An expensive mistake in the first canter flying change and a slight anticipation in the walk
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Bromley's Ellen Gandy glad to get Olympics final chance
ELLEN Gandy is delighted after booking her place in the final of the women’s 100m butterfly at the Aquatics Centre tonight. Bromley-born Gandy, who turns 21 just after the London Olympics, finished fifth in the second semi-final yesterday (July
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'Haunted tunnel' story to be revealed on Crystal Palace tour
DISCOVER the strange but true story which led to rumours of a haunted tunnel in Crystal Palace. This is just one of the secrets which will be revealed on a tour led by volunteers from Crystal Palace Museum next Sunday (August 5). After meeting
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Janine Sandell delighted to come ‘home’ to London
Janine Sandell was delighted to come ‘home’ to London and help Great Britain’s women make volleyball history with an Olympic debut against Russia at Earls Court today. Born in Bromley, the young Sandell would go along with her brother to basketball
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Team GB book their place in the women's football quarter-finals
Team GB’s inaugural women’s football team booked a place in the Olympic tournament quarter-finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Cameroon at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Hope Powell’s team, who opened their tournament with a 1-0 victory
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Biker beaten and robbed after being chased from West Wickham by scooter riders
A MOTORCYCLIST has been robbed of his motorbike after being chased and beaten by two men on scooters. The victim, who is in his 40s, was followed through traffic from West Wickham to Warlingham by the men on a black scooter, where he was attacked
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Team GB lose to Montenegro
Team GB women’s first ever Olympic handball match ended in defeat as they lost out 31-19 to Montenegro in the Copper Box. It was an impressive display from the host nation despite the scoreline but the result leaves them at the bottom of
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Caravan destroyed by fire in Sidcup
A CARAVAN was completely destroyed in a fire in Sidcup last night (July 28). Firefighters were called to Powerscroft Road at about 9.30pm and managed to stop the flames from spreading to nearby vehicles. It is not yet known how the blaze started
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Bromley girl Ellen Gandy reaches butterfly final
Ellen Gandy reached the final of the 100m butterfly in the Aquatics Centre this evening despite a fifth place finish in her semi final. The Bromley-born competitor will be the sole British representative in tomorrow night’s final after fellow Brit
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Southeastern warn passengers to avoid London Bridge station
SOUTHEASTERN is reminding passengers to avoid London Bridge station wherever possible during the Olympic Games period as the station is expected to be exceptionally busy with queuing systems in place. Additionally, tomorrow (Monday 30 July)
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London 2012 Olympics live coverage: Day 2
5:27pm 5:24pm A view of the Stadium, Orbit, Water Polo and Aquatic Centres from our man in the park Matt Bass 5:12pm
