London 2012: Spoof video — Granny in Olympic missile accident

While most Londoners take it very seriously, having surface-to-air missiles on their roofs, one Londoner has made a video about a grandmother having an accident with a missile.

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Olympics 2012: Twitter users blamed for disrupting TV coverage

Games organizers are blaming Twitter users for overloading data networks with their tweets, as they attend the London Summer Olympics. According to organizers, the deluge of tweets has already disrupted TV coverage of the cycling road races.

Each competitor's bike has a GPS chip, which transmits vital data to chart their progress in the race. Commentators were apparently unable to advise viewers of the positions and timings of the racers, because the data could not get through from the GPS satellite navigation system... read more.

UK border guards to strike on eve of London Olympics 2012

As the Olympic Flame finally arrives in London, ready for Olympics 2012, border guards will be going out on strike for 24 hours, just as the Games begin.

With great ceremony, the Olympic Flame arrived in the hosting city yesterday and was delivered to the Tower of London for safekeeping by a Royal Marine Commando, who abseiled from a helicopter. The Flame will be stored in the Tower of London until the Games officially start and will then be moved to the Olympic Park... read more.

TSA to assist with London airport security during Olympics

With the Olympic Games just a few days away, and last minute security staff problems occurring, the U.S. Transport Security Administration is going to step in to help.

Digital Journal reported on the last minute changes in security for the London Olympics 2012, when G4S admitted that they could not train and supply sufficient security staff. 3,500 British soldiers are being tasked with the job of keeping London safe during the Games.

However, this still apparently leaves a shortfall in security staff for the London airports, to handle the massive crowds flying in for the event... read more.

Last minute change in London Olympics 2012 security

Just 2 weeks before the Olympic Games are due to start, it seems G4S cannot provide sufficient security staff for the event. Now the British Army is being brought in to do the job.

Digital Journal reported in June that there was controversy about the U.K.'s choice of security company for the Olympic Games.

Questions arose from Parliament over the choice of U.K.-based G4S, which has been accused of human rights abuses in Palestinian terrorities, as security for the Olympics.

G4S has been paid almost £300 million to supply and train staff for the Olympics 2012 security.... read more.

Tenants in Fred Wigg Tower lose bid to stop missiles on roof

Tenants of a London residential complex tried to get the High Court to prevent surface-to-air missiles being placed on the roof of their building during the London Olympics.

Digital Journal reported on July 9 that the residents of Fred Wigg Tower were taking the issue to court. The East London residents say that they fear for their safety, after authorities have ruled in favor of making their peaceful, residential apartment building into a missile site.

The New York Times reports that the U.K. government feels that these missiles are an essential defense against an attempt to fly a hijacked passenger jet or a bomb-laden microlight aircraft into the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in London... read more.

UK police close highway in e-cigarette terror scare on bus

The highway was cordoned off and a bus evacuated as a result of reports of "suspicious activity" due to vapor coming from a passenger's bag.

Seems the U.K. is a little on edge, with the Olympics only a couple of weeks away. Police received a "genuine report" from a person saying that they had seen vapor emanating from the bag of a fellow passenger on the bus, which was traveling from Preston to London and was nearing the M6 toll plaza at Weeford in western England... read more.

Londoners to form human shield to keep missiles from their homes

Residents in the Olympic stadium area are threatening to form human barricades to prevent missiles being installed on their rooftops for the games.

Digital Journal reported a while back on the missiles that were being deployed on rooftops in London.

The U.K. military have already earmarked 6 sites in east London for the deployment of Rapier and Starstreak missiles. Each missile would have a range of over 3 miles and would be capable of traveling at 3 times the speed of sound.

Critics are claiming that London is being militarized in the run up to the Olympics, with inhabitants of an upmarket gated community in Bow Quarter announcing at a meeting on Thursday that they will do all in their power to stop the deployment of the missiles... read full article.

Video: Olympic paranoia targets protests in the UK

As London gets ready for the summer Olympics, draconian measures are being put in place to prevent some people from entering the country and others in residence are to be banned from the Games.

RT interviews people have have been affected by the range of rules and regulations being introduced to ensure the security of the upcoming Olympics.

While the Olympic torch is lit and already on its way to London, strict measures are being put into place... read full article and view video.

UK preparing for war or for the Olympic Games?

London appears to be expecting a 9/11-style attack during the Olympics and are prepared to shoot down an airliner should one appear to pose a threat.

The Evening Standard newspaper has quoted the U.K. Defense Secretary, Philip Hammond, as saying on Friday that he will do whatever it takes to protect London during the Olympic Games this summer.

He told the newspaper, “The decision to engage would be made at the highest levels of government.” ... read full article.