Activists host press conference in building owned by Swiss bank as St Paul’s Cathedral camp faces high court action

IOC hail progress as Tom Daley dives into Aquatics Centre pool, completed on time and budget

The 2012 torch was supposed to be low carbon, but the scientists at EDF, the Games’ sponsors, simply ran out of time

After a period of upheaval, local traders talk about the future of their street

Local traders voice fury at being ruled out of the lucrative deal as only companies with an annual turnover of £1m or more are deemed eligible to bid

Andrew Lansley’s moves on tobacco are welcome – but waiting for a swing in public opinion to act is the counsel of despair

The reality of a bungling bureaucracy belies the council’s claim to be the friend of local business

Union blames weak employment rules and casualisation of workforce for risky working practices at construction site

Plenty welcome the arrival of a new supermarket, but those who don’t should spend more at the local shops they value

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