LONDON News

London police could reopen celebrity hacking probe
London's Metropolitan Police said it might reopen an investigation into the alleged hacking of phones of top British politicians and celebrities by a tabloid newspaper, even as it defended its original probe.

London faces transport chaos in jobs strike
London faces transport chaos in jobs strike

London stocks make gains
London shares climbed on Monday, as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.

London stocks open higher
London shares climbed in early deals on Monday, building on gains in Asia following better-than-expected jobs data from the US on Friday.

London commuters braced for travel chaos
London commuters braced for travel chaos

Winter Olympics: one in 10 athletes injured - study
At least 10 percent of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics sustained an injury and another seven percent fell ill, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday.

Snowboardcross leads Vancouver Olympics injury list
LONDON (AP) -- Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 percent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races.

Rice loses endorsement deal after Twitter slur
Triple Olympic champion swimmer Stephanie Rice has lost an endorsement contract with luxury carmaker Jaguar over a homophobic slur she made on Twitter. The 22-year-old Rice tweeted the remark after Australia's last-minute win over South Africa in a rugby union test match on Saturday. Rice, who reportedly is dating Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper, later deleted the tweet and apologized, saying...

London 2012 Olympics: International Olympic Committee concerned with betting gangs
The International Olympic Committee is concerned that betting syndicates could target the London 2012 Olympic Games.

London 2012 plans for archery at Lord's given go-ahead
Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.