LONDON, June 18 (UPI) -- The London Olympic games set for 2012 may already be over budget, a report commissioned by the mayor of London said.

LONDON, April 10 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly will not attend the Beijing Olympic Games' opening ceremonies but will be present during the finale.

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WARWICK, England, March 24 (UPI) -- A group of 64 gypsies who set up camp in a lot 200 yards from the home of a British official said they moved in on Easter to circumvent planning laws.

LONDON, March 16 (UPI) -- Staging the 2012 Summer Olympics in London eventually will put a crimp in Britain's film council's ability to fulfill its mission, officials said.

LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- The cost of being the host for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London has tripled from the original estimate, the government admitted Thursday.

LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- The British government is set to reveal that the price tag of the 2012 London Olympics has now surpassed $17.4 billion. The Sunday Telegraph reported this week that Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will disclose, as predicted 18 months ago, the bu

LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The British government and the entertainment industry, in an effort to curb ticket scalping, have announced new measures designed to protect consumers. The initiatives follow a meeting of the Department For Media, Culture and Sport and event organizers, b

LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- British officials report the television license fee will rise by 3 percent each of the next two years, but BBC executives say that is lower than they had hoped.