LONDON (Reuters) – Fired up by his martial spirit, judo black belt Vladimir Putin is likely to be at his combative best when he meets British Prime Minister David Cameron for a tussle over Syria on the sidelines of an Olympic judo match in London on Thursday.

On his first trip to London in nine years, Russia’s most powerful man will watch a session of his favorite sport and test his mettle with Cameron over Syria, the biggest irritant in Russia’s relations with the West, in a day of judo diplomacy.

LONDON (Reuters) – London’s maverick mayor Boris Johnson is riding high in opinion polls, his popularity apparently bolstered by the Olympic Games, making him – at least in some quarters – the favored candidate to replace Prime Minister David Cameron one day.

A poll conducted for the Independent newspaper published on Monday showed Johnson has emerged as Conservative activists’ first choice to replace Cameron, with 32 percent wanting him to take the top job in British politics when Cameron steps aside.

LONDON (Reuters) – “Everyone here hates the Olympics,” says the graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a derelict peanut factory just outside London’s glitzy new Olympic stadium.

Tucked away in one of London’s roughest neighborhoods, the crumbling factory is long out of use, having been taken over by a motley crew of artists, musicians and circus performers united by their disdain for the 2012 Olympic Games.

LONDON (Reuters) – “Everyone here hates the Olympics,” says the graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a derelict peanut factory just outside London’s glitzy new Olympic stadium.

Tucked away in one of London’s roughest neighbourhoods, the crumbling factory is long out of use, having been taken over by a motley crew of artists, musicians and circus performers united by their disdain for the 2012 Olympic Games.

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – “Everyone here hates the
Olympics,” says the graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a
derelict peanut factory just outside London’s glitzy new Olympic
stadium.

Tucked away in one of London’s roughest neighbourhoods, the
crumbling factory is long out of use, having been taken over by
a motley crew of artists, musicians and circus performers united
by their disdain for the 2012 Olympic Games.

LONDON (Reuters) – In the shadow of London’s gleaming Olympic venues, a quiet battle is under way over who gets to cash in on the Games.

Olympic organizers have enforced strict rules to protect official trademarks, deploying about 250 uniformed “brand police” on the streets of the capital to ensure businesses do not piggyback off the world’s biggest sporting event.

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – In the shadow of London’s
gleaming Olympic venues, a quiet battle is under way over who
gets to cash in on the Games.

Olympic organisers have enforced strict rules to protect
official trademarks, deploying about 250 uniformed “brand
police” on the streets of the capital to ensure businesses do
not piggyback off the world’s biggest sporting event.

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – At noon London time on July 12,
2012, Britain will slip silently into a new era of radio
history.

At the top of the hour, the BBC World Service – once the
voice of the British empire – will transmit its last radio news
bulletin from its imposing home, Bush House in central London.

LONDON (Reuters) – Rising like a gleaming splinter of glass into a grey sky, London’s tallest building is designed to mirror a dynamic city living ahead of its time.

But for Londoners dwelling in its shadow, the futuristic new skyscraper known as the Shard is more a reflection of their own unease at the city’s fast-changing and confusing identity.

LONDON (Reuters) – Rising like a gleaming splinter of glass into a grey sky, London’s tallest building is designed to mirror a dynamic city living ahead of its time.

But for Londoners dwelling in its shadow, the futuristic new skyscraper known as the Shard is more a reflection of their own unease at the city’s fast-changing and confusing identity.