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London mayor hopes city will bid for 2040 Olympics as part of ambitious hosting plan
London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to bid to host the 2040 Olympics as part of an ambitious plan to make London the world ...
London crowned world capital of sports events
London has been named as the world's leading sports host as new data reveals major sporting events delivered a £230m boost to ...
London Marathon: Two protestors arrested for throwing powdered paint onto the course
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won a thrilling women’s race at the London Marathon on Sunday, striding away from everyone else to ...
Nike faces backlash for ‘Never again, until next year’ slogan at London Marathon
"To chant ‘never again, until next year’ is exactly what Hamas promised: to repeat October 7 over and over again,” retired ...
Priority seats redesigned for London transport
Priority seats on London's buses and Underground will be more clearly labelled, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The ...
A London-bound flight diverted to Boston after a possible bird strike and fumes in the cabin
The British Airways flight was bound for London, until a suspected bird strike forced the pilots to divert to Boston.
2025 London Marathon: Tigst Assefa smashes women's-only world record
Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the ...
John Acres - A Team GB Paralympian from Devon hasn't just run the London Marathon he also broke a world record - BBC Sounds
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