The police want us to know that they’re doing what they can about guns. The Olympic Delivery Authority want us to know that they are being careful with the Iron Age and Roman relics that they are digging up on site. The Olympics people also want us to know that they are sustainable. We are glad to know that 'Russians in London' news stories aren't just about money laundering and assassins. People like us......

The Olympic Park has received a lot of attention lately, unveiling its flagship stadium, promising to start work on it early and suffering fiery blazes which fortuitously destroyed a warehouse due for demolition. This Saturday though, an audaciously different kind of attention will be focused on the Stratford site: imagining the Olympics weren't happening. WE SELL BOXES WE BUY GOLD is an artistic collaboration exploring what the Olympic site means to people and endeavouring......

Hmm. Londonist hasn’t always had happy bouncy things to say about the 2012 Olympics. And it is rather likely that we will come up with some more searing satirical observations before too long. That is what Londonist does. But just for today, it is with vague approbation that we report on one of the side effects of the whole proceedings – the Personal Best scheme. It is true that the idea behind it is a......

Former heavyweight boxer shot in head. The Olympic park is all set for demolition and construction, but some fear there could be a construction skills shortage. Bring on the Doozers! Meanwhile, the team who built Arsenal's stadium on time and on budget get the contract for the Olympic stadium. Poor old veteran gets his medals nicked. Image courtesy of inkognitoh via the Londonist flickr group.......

Mayor 'wobbles' over West London tram. Man burns down his wife's house...twice. No rats smelled in connection with the other double fire in the news. A two-tier parking scheme is introduced. The peerless Diamond Geezer, as usual, spots what the rest of us missed. The Olympic Park is now closed off for five years of development. He describes several walks around the derelict land that are now impossible. Image courtesy of [windscreen fly] via......

The Olympic video endorsing the new logo is causing epileptic fits. Things can only get better. Ken wades in, saying the video creator should 'not be paid a penny'. Change the logo petition is up to 47,404 signatories. 'Frail' granny smuggles in £1 million worth of heroin. The Times is in trouble for declaring the Bishop of Southwark 'drunk'. Image courtesy of spacekadet via the Londonist flickr group.......

The instruction book for building the Olympics is now complete. And at 10,000 pages, it's three times the length of JK Rowling's entire oeuvre. Unless they've used really big writing. The Olympic authorities have submitted what is said to be 'one of the biggest planning applications in European history. The 15 volume saga details the venues, parks and roads that will make up the site, and how they will change after the games. According......

Word has escaped from the huddle over West Ham’s books that a deal to finalise the new ownership of the club could be close. Those old friends of the media, Sources Close, have hinted to The Guardian that the “due diligence” process, where the buyer is allowed to have a look at the seller’s current operating state, is almost complete, leading the newspaper to speculate that a formal offer might be forthcoming as early......

The Olympic site may be suffering from a £100,000 weed problem. And it's nothing to do with the familiar cannabinoid odours wafting in from Roman Road on the westerly breeze. An invasive plant species known as Japanese knotweed is apparently entrenched in the area, and it's going to take more than a Dimmock to shift it. It's unbelievably strong. It can actually grow through concrete and through brick walls. I've actually seen pictures of......

The Olympic land inquiry is already causing a few waves, apparently the Games could cause the loss of 3000 London jobs. Ken in the news: he's pledged to put the Congestion Charge up if he gets re-elected and he's not as big fan of the GLA's new Tory chairman. He's called the Lib Dems a “disgrace to their party” for not voting Green. Magic 104.5 has 'leapfrogged' Heart 106.2 and Capital FM in the......

Bob Murrill, the head of the Met's organised-crime unit, has said that London's criminal gangs are "out of control'". The Olympic Delivery Authority has managed to secure freehold of land that is part of the Stratford City development project at no extra cost. The Cruise spent four hours talking to fans (and taking mobile phone calls of course) outside the M:I III premiere last night. Apparently Nelson will have his arm x-rayed today as......

A review has been called for after a jumbo jet with engine failure was diverted over central London into Heathrow. The communications blackout on July 7 didn't really help the emergency services say the hospitals involved. The Bakerloo line was suspended for a while yesterday evening after reports of smoke at Piccadilly station. The Olympic 'aquatic centre' is running two years behind schedule and won't be ready until 2010. There's to be an announcement about......