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Olympic Gold Medalist Mo Farah Detained At Airport On Terrorist Suspicion
31 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Double Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah has revealed that he was detained by American border officials on suspicion of being a terrorist when trying to enter the country for Christmas.
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Massive 15M Rubber Duck Sails Down The Thames In London [GALLERY]
12 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Londoners were treated yesterday to the sight of a 15m-high rubber duck floating down the river Thames. Tower Bridge was even forced to open in order to allow the giant inflatable bath toy to float upriver.
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The Most Inspiring Photos From The Paralympics [GALLERY]
10 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This morning we shared with you all the highlights of last night’s Paralympic closing ceremony. And, for the foreseeable future, this will be the last we’ll hear from the Olympics until Rio 2016. Here is the last gallery from London.
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All The Highlights From The Paralympics Closing Ceremony [GALLERY]
10 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last night saw the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in London. Coldplay performed and were joined by Rihanna and Jay-Z. Their song “Paradise” has become the the unofficial anthem of the Games over the past 12 days. This year saw 4 200 Paralympians from 164 different countries take part. All the action inside.
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SA Paralympic Swimmer / Shark Attack Victim, Imagines Being Chased By Great White For Motivation
04 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Unlike some Paralympic athletes that partake in boosting to enhance their race performances, shark attack victim and South African Paralympic athlete currently competing in London, Achmat Hassiem, uses the image of a Great White Shark for motivation.
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All The Highlights From The Paralympics Opening Ceremony [GALLERY]
30 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night saw the opening ceremony of the Paralymic Games in London. Professor Stephen Hawking took centre stage and led a host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers newly trained in circus skills. Sir Ian McKellen also acted scenes from Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the role of Prospero, and a 430-strong deaf choir had sung God Save the Queen – who also happened to be there. Check out all the colourful action inside.
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Paralympians Accused Of Sex Offences Freed After King Of Jordan Intervenes
23 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How’s this for a new low? The King of Jordan intervened in the case of three of his country’s Paralympians accused of sex crimes. The men – two wheelchair powerlifters and a trainer – are accused of sexual assault and voyeurism against women and CHILDREN. However, thanks to King Abdullah they were freed yesterday to compete in next week’s Paralympic Games.
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Priceless Olympic Medal Win Reactions From Different Countries [VIDEO]
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watching athletes win gold at the Olympic games this year was certainly fun. Click through for some priceless happiness.
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Our Olympic Team Arrives Back In South Africa [GALLERY]
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Team SA arrived back in South Africa this morning. They landed at OR Tambo International Airport after taking part in the Olympic Games in London. They were welcomed back by a large crowd, including schoolchildren who were there to cheer for their hero’s. Our athletes brought back six medals. Check out all the action below.
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All The Highlights From The Olympics Closing Ceremony [GALLERY]
13 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night the 2012 Olympics came to a grand end with the official closing ceremony. A scale model of London took centre stage and was wrapped entirely in newspaper. Damien Hirst interpreted the Union Flag by using members of the crowd, and black London cabs performed a taxi ballet.
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2012 London Olympics: The First Nine Days In Pictures [GALLERY]
08 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is incredible to think that we are just over halfway through the Olympics already! More than 10 000 athletes from 200 national Olympic committees around the globe are taking part, and so far dozens of Olympic and World Records have already been broken – resulting in more than 500 medals already awarded!
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Priceless Reaction By Olympic Judges After Gymnast’s Perfect Vault [PICS]
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
US gymnast McKayla Maroney yesterday scored 16,233 with a beautiful vault routine at the 2012 London Olympics. And just like her performance, the judges’ reactions were absolutely perfect.
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Chad Le Clos Withdraws From Today’s 200M Olympics Final
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bert le Clos, the father of South Africa’s latest Olympic gold medalist, Chad le Clos, has confirmed in a radio interview this morning that his son has withdrawn from the final of the 200m individual medley.
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Is This The Happiest Worker At The Olympics? [VIDEO]
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With all the bad (and some good) press the Olympics, it’s great to see videos like this one surfacing. Meet Rachel Onasanwo, who volunteered to help herd fans into the Olympic stadium on Friday. Her dry humour shows a fantasticly sarcastic, yet oddly sincere appreciation for the Games that you simply have to see.
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Police Clash With Pro-Cycling Campaigners Before Olympic Opening Ceremony [VIDEOS]
30 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Friday, cyclists from the “Critical Mass” cycling campaign defied police instructions not to go ahead with their monthly cycle on the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony. This ended up in brawls between police officers and cyclists in central London, resulting in 130 people being arrested.
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Banksy’s Latest Olympic Art Pieces May Be Destroyed
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
He may not be competing in the Olympics, but based in London, you can be damn sure that street-artist Banksy will have something to say about the Games. His two latest stencils, “Hackney Welcomes the Olympics” and “Going For Mould” are unfortunately struggling to win favour with British authorities, who have not taken his artwork lightly.
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David Beckham Surprises Fans At Olympics Photobooth [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Imagine posing with a friend inside a mall photo booth when suddenly a super metrosexual-looking David Beckham pops his head inside and goes, “can I join you?” That is exactly what happened over the weekend at Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford City – just a stone’s throw from the Olympic Park.
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Superyachts Invade London Ahead Of The Olympics [GALLERY]
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Over the coming weeks the Thames in London will literally be transformed into a floating village of luxury and excess. Up to 100 superyachts are due to arrive for the Olympic Games.
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London Olympics Loses 10 000 Security Guards To “Software Glitch”
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the London Olympics a mere ten days away, this is a bit of an embarrassment for Boris Johnson to admit. With the decision to outsource security of the games to private security firm G4S, their last-minute withdrawal has left politicians with no choice but to call up members of the military. Many have just returned from deployment in Afghanistan.
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Panda Flash Mob Takes Over London [VIDEO]
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Pandas have been on the endangered species list for some time now, so to promote their plight 108 performing pandas took to the streets of London to entertain commuters and passers-by. Click through for the video.
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Olympic Torch: Kids Try Steal It, Man With Jetpack Flies With It [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To be honest, I’ve never really followed any of the other olympic torch relays, but this year’s one has been pretty awesome. Kids are trying to steal it, a man with a jetpack is flying with it, and stormtroopers are getting to carry it.
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David Cameron Heckled During Olympic Speech [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a minute into a speech to mark the month-to-go countdown to the start of the Olympics yesterday, Britain’s prime minister got heckled by a protester. The guy shouted: “Shame on you, David Cameron – you are crippling the poor in London. Shame on you!” Cameron’s response? “Don’t spoil it, sir!”
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Boris Johnson: London Has Awesome Women, I Want An Airport In The Thames
19 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In a typically outstanding interview with New York Magazine, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, has come out saying that London is a great city because of a “greater range of girls at the bar,” that he’s doing it all for fame, and he wants to “assume supreme power in England” to build an airport in the thames. Radical.
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Banksy’s Latest Piece Spotted In London
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Because nothing happens in Merrie England without Banksy offering some sort of comment on it, a new piece has been spotted near Poundland showing a child laborer at work sewing Union Jacks. Apparently this has something to do with Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Take a look! It’ll be a postcard soon.
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Residential Buildings To House Surface-to-Air Missiles During London Olympics
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Oh awesome, this makes total sense. The UK’s Ministry of Defense is planning to install surface-to-air missiles on top of residential flats in east London for the duration of the Olympic Games. The bulk of the missile array is intended for the Lexington Building Water Tower, which has about 700 people living in and around it.
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Take The “Controversial” London Olympics Sensitivity Quiz
07 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the Olympic Games draw nearer, organisers have made the almost 70 000 volunteers assisting at the Olympiad take a sensitivity quiz to assess their readiness to meet a variety of different people that will be visiting London. Given that this is England, you can bet some of their responses were not… er, productive.
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Occupy London Protestors Evicted From St Paul’s Square [VIDEO]
28 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hoof. The legal battle waged by the the Occupy London camp to keep their place at St Paul’s Cathedral was lost last night – and within about five minutes of the injunction being ordered, the camp was evacuated by bailiffs and officers from the City of London Police.
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Two More London Racist Tram Outbursts Go Viral [VIDEO]
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Earlier this week Seth showed you a video of a charming British woman ranting and raving about ethnic minorities sharing the tram with her and how they are ruining Britain. Since then, two more videos, featuring equally charming ladies went viral. The competition for Britain’s most racist commuter is heating up! See the two new contenders after the jump.
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London Woman’s Racial Outburst On Tram Goes Viral [VIDEO]
29 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Please enjoy this video taken on a London tram, showing a charming young English woman ranting and raving about ethnic minorities sharing the train with her and how they are ruining Britain – all while her son sits on her lap. Having spent three years living in London, this video comes as no surprise. These […]
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What Would You Ask Daniel Craig?
24 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 14 Comments
I leave in a couple weeks for London, where I will be interviewing Daniel Craig on behalf of Ster-Kinekor for his new movie – a remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. These ‘junkets’ as they’re called, feature journalists from around the world who come in, one after the other, to interview the actors for […]
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