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Last updated 12 minutes ago | Friday 27 July 2012
Olympics: get the party started
After seven years and 21 days of expectation, the moment for Britain to deliver an Olympics that “lifts up our world” will finally arrive on Friday.
Oxford attacks Cable's state school target
Leading universities defy government calls to take more students from state comprehensives.
Facebook shares drop 10 per cent
Facebook reports drastic slowdown in revenue growth and fails to offer financial forecasts to quell fears about ability to boost advertising growth, sending shares down to record low.
Thousands take to streets to cheer flame
The simple act of carrying a torch can evoke just as much excitement and admiration as the greatest sporting feat.
Great Britain 1 Senegal 1
Great Britain endure bruising experience at Old Trafford after losing their lead to Senegal.
Boyle’s Britannia to rule the airwaves
Live television audience of up to a billion people worldwide will watch opening ceremony of Olympic Games on Friday for what film director Danny Boyle has promised will be an evening full of surprises.
Cavendish hails Olympic dream team
Olympics 2012: Mark Cavendish confident team-mates can get him over Box Hill to set up sprint on the Mall in men's road race.
Draghi's ECB bond 'bluff' electrifies markets
ECB opens door to emergency support for bond markets.
Mitt Romney holds fundraiser in London
Tickets for US financier dinner cost $25,000 a head.
'Part-time Britain' grips university leavers
More than a fifth of graduates are working part-time, mostly in sales.
First Nationwide, now NatWest suffers glitch
Nationwide reveals up to 2m transactions had been duplicated.
Steffon Armitage protests his innocence
Toulon's flanker "holding his head high" and denying any wrongdoing after testing positive for banned WADA product.
John Terry ready to let football do the talking
Chelsea captain John Terry happy to be in action following troubled times, though stills faces possible FA ban.
Finn and Onions battle for England Test place
Steven Finn and Graham Onions ready to battle for place in line-up for England's second Test with South Africa.
McLaren 'pretty sure' Lewis Hamilton will stay
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis reminds Lewis Hamilton where his loyalties lie as doubts about his future continue.
Britain touting for business at Olympics
Government going flat out to woo big foreign investors during Olympics. But how good is our pitch, asks Matthew Lynn.
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