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Website opens to apply for tickets as London marks 500 days to the Games.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Tracey Emin to be among leading artists who will design Olympic and Paralympic posters to be shown in a free exhibition as part of festival
Thousands of volunteers will be interviewed over the next 14 months for their chance to be a London 2012 Games Maker.
Huge investment in British business sees deals worth up to £14bn announced in recent weeks.
National Maritime Museum and the Art Fund ask for your help to secure ‘fourth plinth’ piece.
Team GB athletes will benefit from £125m every year before the next Olympic Games, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.
Tell us what you want to see on our page to win tickets to a new production at the National Theatre. We have launched our own facebook page…
Hugh Robertson sees behind-the-scenes preparations for Olympics and Paralympics.
Changes to Listed Places of Worship grants will come into effect in autumn.
First purpose built 2012 venue open for community use ahead of the Games.
Local school children join PM for milestone moment on 2012 day.
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to share best practice with industry.
Finishing touches made to Olympic Stadium track as IAAF officials come to town.
Dame Helen Ghosh DCB is to step down as Permanent Secretary of the Home Office to take up the role of Director General of the National Trust, she announced today.
All registered sex offenders will face much tougher checks from today (13 August). The new measures will tighten areas of the current law that could be open to exploitation by offenders who seek to cause harm.
Dame Helen Ghosh DCB to step down as permanent secretary of the Home Office to take up the role of director general of the National Trust.
60 talented 16-18-year-olds from underrepresented backgrounds will have the opportunity to do work experience in government departments.
In this month’s voicepiece, Jane Cummings reveals the five C’s she believes define good nursing, we discover how health visitors are being given…
Letter from Sir David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive to NHS leaders on the next stage in the transition to the new health and care system
"These Games have yet again shown that Britain is a great volunteering nation."
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