Archive: August 12, 2012
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Kevin Garside: Pressure the PM but it's also our job to keep sport thriving
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London 2012: Advice to London from previous Olympic hosts
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The 10 Best luxury men's soaps
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London 2012: How a Cabinet disagreement led to London hosting the Olympics
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Mystery of Ethiopia's missing prime minister
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The unforgettable Games
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Brian Crozier: Intelligence and security expert who fought communism and founded his own spy network
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The Fashion Audit: Loopy for Lou, Jess's Vest and Video Niceys
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My Edinburgh: Simon Stephens, Playwright
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Bruce Guerin: Child actor who became a star thanks to his work with Josef von Sternberg
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Letters: We're out of tune with our national anthem
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Ian Burrell: Supremacy of BBC leaves commercial rivals struggling for a role
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Bankers should be paid less, says Barclays chairman
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Standard Chartered in race to reach settlement with US regulators
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What the Sunday papers said...
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Firms will shed jobs unless recovery takes hold soon
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The week ahead: Michael Page puts City jobs in focus
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Banks can expect more pain, warns City's top enforcer Tracey McDermott
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Small Talk: Online doors opening fast for small firms seeking funds
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Betrayal of the gardeners: have councils lost the plot over plans to sell allotments?
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Green energy to power third of Welsh homes
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Jobcentre workers set to strike over pay and conditions
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Hague is left in charge during the holidays
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Disabled woman took on welfare system – and won
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Safety alert over response to children's food allergies
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Suspect held over fatal gun and grenade attacks
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Text messages to warn public of missile attack in Israel
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Wildfires threaten national parks in the Canaries
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Saudi king sends £32m to embattled Burma Muslims
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Frankel's punchbag Excelebration gets to strike a mighty blow on his own account
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Sykes lands late blow as Wildcats stay in hunt
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Boxing: Exhausted Fred Evans forced to settle for silver after a fight too far
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Hospitals struggle to cope as earthquakes kill 250 in Iran
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Egypt's President culls his military top brass
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David Blanchflower: The MPC didn't have a clue and still doesn't
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Now British millionaires lose faith in Osborne
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Psychologist's view: How to get over the games
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Roger Mosey: Our magic Mo-ments left me so proud to be British
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Rhodri Marsden: It's time to forget about piaffes and pirouettes for another four years
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My Olympics: Hamadou Djibo Issaka
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Exam boards take on Gove over plan to kill off GCSEs
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Proposals for more maths rote learning 'don't add up'
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Olympics round-up: Dream Team hold off Spanish challenge
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Diving: Finally some good news, says Tom Daley
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Pentathlon: All-round Samantha Murray keeps GB in the medals to the end
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River Island heads across the pond
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London Olympics 2012: The agony
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London Olympics 2012: The ecstasy
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Tia Sharp suspect Stuart Hazell to face court after police say sorry
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Adrian Hamilton: Obama - and the world - should fear lurch to the right
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The London Olympics 2012 Trending Awards: Damon Hill, sweat-moppers and Hey Jude...
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Christina Patterson: The joy of the human body, unshackled
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James Lawton: For all the long-distance glory, Tom Daley's bronze was even more remarkable
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Kevin Pietersen's England career could be over as he fails to account for derogatory texts sent to South African players
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Thank you for having us: tourists give their verdict as they head home
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The Weekend's Viewing: Wallander: the Fifth Woman, Sat, BBC 4 The Angelos Epithemiou Show, Fri, Channel 4
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Mary Dejevsky: Joining the London 2012 volunteer army has restored my faith in humanity
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Olympic spirit in short supply during Community Shield but champions Manchester City return in style against Chelsea
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Simon O'Hagan: Thanks for the Velodrome. Now how about safer cycling?
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Grace Dent: Time to chisel pizza off your floor
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Brazilians look on London 2012 with envy, but vow to throw a better Olympics party in Rio
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London 2012 Olympics: A musical farewell to the world at the closing ceremony
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Chris Hewett: Gold, silver, bronze and a handful of lead... my London 2012 medal moments
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London Olympics 2012: The Independent's golden moments
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Life will never be the same after London 2012 as Mo Farah joins all-time greats
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Head coach Charles van Commenee may still quit Team GB despite four golds
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Boxing: Dreams come true as Anthony Joshua lands gold in final contest of London 2012
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London 2012 Olympics: The fortnight of miracles
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Sid Waddell, the voice of darts, dies of cancer at 72
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The view from abroad: The London 2012 Olympics were great… apart from the slums and that weird guy Boris
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So did London 2012 pass the Olympic test?
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James Lawton: A gold medal to the London 2012 athletes and the audience
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Aleppo's other battle line
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Mitt Romney's high-risk gamble ignites race for the White House
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Robert Fisk: In the end, all Israel and her Western allies want to do is to break Iran – via Syria
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Leading article: A nation whose sense of itself has been utterly transformed
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What's next for the London 2012 Olympic venues?
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In winning style: Moments of fashion flair from Team GB
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London Olympics 2012 closing ceremony: Eccentric, bewildering – and shameless good fun
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Last Night: Blur, New Order and The Specials, London Live Closing Ceremony, Hyde Park
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Matthew Norman: The Homer of darts deserves his own legacy
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Experience is not the same as expertise
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Ian Birrell: Cameron must now embrace the spirit of the Games
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USA and Canada ladies' 'local' derby was a treat for Old Trafford
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Forget gold, silver shone brighter at Eton Dorny
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Modern Pentathlon: Samantha Murray adds silver to Team GB's medal tally
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The Thorpedo assesses The Independent's front crawl 'technique'
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Basketball: US 'Dream Team' (2012 edition) defend their Olympic title against Spain
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Cameron seeks to capitalise on Olympic buzz by linking sporting endeavour with efforts to rebuild the economy
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Firefighters tackling huge blaze eight miles from Olympic Park
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Google chiefs could face MPs over tax avoidance schemes
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Handball: France defeat Sweden in nervy final
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Mo Farah hails Britain’s multicultural society for helping him win double Olympic gold
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London 2012 Olympics: Team GB's medal winners part 2
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London 2012 Olympics: Team GB's medal winners part 1
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The London 2012 Olympics in pictures: Day 16
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Manchester City beat Chelsea in thrilling Community Shield
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Boxing: Anthony Joshua wins Team GB's 29th gold medal of London 2012 with super-heavyweight victory
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London 2012 nears its conclusion, but what's next for Lord Coe?
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Volleyball: Incredible comeback from Russia snatches gold from Brazil at Earls Court
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Boxing: Anthony Joshua wins Team GB's 29th gold medal of London 2012 with super-heavyweight victory
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Tom Daley urges Britain to build on Olympic sports buzz
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Wet otters, peeing in the pool and a swimmer's sex life: The best funny quotes surrounding the Olympic Games
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IOC chief Jacques Rogge warns government not to forget about minority sports
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Usain Bolt DJs at nightclub in London's Brick Lane following third gold medal
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Boxing: Team GB's Fred Evans claims silver after disappointing performance in welterweight final
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Mountain biking: Team GB's Liam Killeen crashes out on steep section of boulders in cross-country event
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Legendary darts broadcaster Sid Waddell dies
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Basketball: Russia snatch bronze from Argentina in chaotic final seconds
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Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich wins gold in the men's London 2012 marathon
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London 2012 Olympics: Closing ceremony live
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Premier League champions Manchester City set to sign Jack Rodwell from Everton
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BOA vow Team GB will try to top London 2012 medal tally at Rio 2016
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Jacques Rogge tries to defuse Usain Bolt row, calling the Jamaican sprinter 'an active performance legend'
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Volleyball: Italy win bronze medal with win over Bulgaria
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Crash, bang, wallop! The most painful moments of the London 2012 Olympics
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Stuart Hazell charged with murdering Tia Sharp
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Tears of joy cry-babies: The most emotional scenes of the London 2012 Olympics
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Closing ceremony promises 'cheeky, cheesy' end to the London 2012 Olympics
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Mo Farah describes 'unbelievable feeling' after winning two gold medals at London 2012
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London 2012 Olympics: Day 16 - Live!
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Boxing: Luke Campbell predicts more gold for Team GB today
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Sebastian Coe hails 'extraordinary magnitude' of Mo Farah's double gold
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Barcelona striker David Villa plays first game since leg break
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Liberal Democrats slam Osborne over green policies
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Tributes paid to British servicemen killed in Afghanistan
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At least 250 dead and 2,000 injured in Iran twin earthquakes
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China ends silence on Gu murder case
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