{"id":79985,"date":"2012-05-07T20:45:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=79985"},"modified":"2012-05-07T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:45:20","slug":"bank-holiday-olympics-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=79985","title":{"rendered":"Bank holiday Olympics round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few of the accumulated links and stories about the Olympics that have stacked up during the election coverage;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Museum Lines takes a look around <a href=\"http:\/\/museumlines.com\/2012\/05\/07\/hms-ocean\/\">HMS Ocean<\/a>\u00a0here to protect us during the running and jumping.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2140568\/London-2012-Olympics-security-ban-bottled-water.html\">Mail<\/a> says you&#8217;ll only be able to buy water inside the stadium&#8230; for security.<\/li>\n<li>Residents demand the MOD back down over missiles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastlondonlines.co.uk\/2012\/05\/east-londoners-call-on-mod-to-scrap-disgraceful-missile-plans\/\">East London Lines<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-17974267#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa\">BBC<\/a> reports that the courts will have to close during the Olympics.<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Blur frontman denounces the corporate games. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-17961988#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa\">BBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/livesrunning.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/03\/the-olympic-route-network-read-this-and-weep\/\">Lives Running<\/a>\u00a0gives us a view of what transport will look like during the Games.<\/li>\n<li>Also we may see &#8220;drugs cheats&#8221; taking part <a href=\"http:\/\/livesrunning.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/30\/dwain-chambers-a-recap\/\">Lives Running<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/olympics\/17853070\">BBC<\/a> on Dwain Chambers and <a href=\"http:\/\/road.cc\/content\/news\/57321-david-millar-cleared-ride-olympic-games%E2%80%A6-if-he-selected\">Road.cc<\/a> on David Millar.<\/li>\n<li>Not a great fan of these fake bomb things journos do &#8211; but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/2012\/may\/06\/london-olympic-security-fake-bomb\">Guardian<\/a> reports on this one.<\/li>\n<li>Hadn&#8217;t realised it was possible to commit &#8220;dance fraud&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-17968500#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa\">BBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A South London gay festival due for during the games has been cancelled. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wimbledon-today.co.uk\/news.cfm?id=15611\">South London Press<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-17941850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa\">BBC<\/a> reports the first ASBO of the games.<\/li>\n<li>The legacy of the games&#8230; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/paulstott.typepad.com\/i_intend_to_escape_and_co\/2012\/05\/how-puny-the-olympic-2012-legacy-looks.html\">I intend to escape<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/londonist\/sBMe\/~3\/52gtQh82Reg\/guided-olympic-walks-now-available-in-the-evenings.php\">Londonist<\/a> lets us know about the guided Olympic walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few of the accumulated links and stories about the Olympics that have stacked up during the election coverage; Museum Lines takes a look around HMS Ocean\u00a0here to protect us during the running and jumping. 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