Latest News for London OlympicsMain NewsWhat ticket shortage? Packages still unsold - at £4,500 per person Hospitality provider has spaces at many key Olympic events, does deal with Ticketmaster. 19th May 2012 London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay starts from Land's End Today the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay starts its 70 day journey from Land's End in Cornwall. 19th May 2012 Olympic flame touches down in Cornwall for trip around UK Last time it came by Rolls-Royce and ship. This time it had two seats on flight BA2012 and was accompanied by royalty 18th May 2012 Olympic torch paraded in Cornwall by David Beckham Gold-painted Airbus 319 brings flame to airbase to begin the 70-day relay around the country in the buildup to London 2012 18th May 2012 Olympic flame's arrival is a marquee moment for London 2012 organisers Games bosses hope torch relay will leave in its wake a tingling sense of anticipation for what is to come this summer. 18th May 2012 Olympic Flame arrives in UK The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has today transported the Olympic Flame to the UK from Greece for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay. 18th May 2012 London 2012 launches first official app The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has launched the free official London 2012 Join In app, the essential companion to the Games. 18th May 2012 Olympic torch takes its seat for flight to UK The torch and its three understudies get their own seats on the British Airways flight from Greece to the UK. 18th May 2012 British-style weather fails to dampen Athens handover of Olympic flame Rain clears in time for guests including David Beckham and Boris Johnson to discard umbrellas as ceremony begins 17th May 2012 London 2012: Athens hands over Olympic flame to Princess Anne - video Greece hands over the Olympic flame to London at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Princess Anne, David Beckham, Boris Johnson and Sebastian Coe attended the ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Princess Anne received the flame from Spyros Capralos, the presi 17th May 2012 London 2012: Princess Anne would 'hate' to compete at home Olympics Princess Royal says pressure would be difficult to cope with
I would have found it really difficult to do it on a home patch' 17th May 2012 London 2012 torch relay: one flame, 8,000 torchbearers, 70 security guards Olympic flame begins journey across UK at Land's End on Saturday and finishes at Olympic stadium on 27 July 17th May 2012 David Beckham flies out to Greece to meet Olympic torch Beckham's arrival for ceremony will increase speculation he will be part of the Great Britain football team at the Olympics 17th May 2012 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron 17th May 2012 London Olympics 2012 diver Tom Daley to launch iPhone app British 18-year-old who made the finals in Beijing aims to raise awareness of the sport. 17th May 2012 News Topics:
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