There will be 10 live feeds from London 2012, running 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. (London time) (on some days, these will start earlier or finish later based on the competition schedule), plus a 24-hour broadcast of the Olympic News Channel, which includes summaries of the latest results, general reports on different events, and interviews with athletes.

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"Small Island" by Andrea Levy (a couple moves from Jamaica to live in the racist London of 1948).

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Migrants from Albania and Kosovo, most of whom live in London, have found jobs working as interpreters and helpers for refugee centres.

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It is now more costly to live in London and Paris than in Tokyo, which was unseated from the top spot in last year's survey.

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Even at their most opaque, the animated puppet films of the Brothers Quay (Philadelphia-born identical twins who now live in London) are eerily moving, like ancient volumes brought from the obscurity of a Borgesian library into the light.

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"When the flame goes out at 2012, there's so much we can do with sport, " she said when speaking live on School Report TV to Joan and Ahmed from Paddington Academy at School Report HQ in London.

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Commuters who work in London spend money in the surrounding regions where they live, for instance, and London-based businesses and residents also purchase goods and services from the rest of the country.

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Former winner Charlie Spedding joins John Inverdale for Radio Five Live's coverage of the Flora London Marathon between 0830 and 1215, with commentary on the elite races from John Rawling, Mike Costello and Chicago Marathon winner Marion Sutton.

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The five-piece saw off competition from 40 other bands and artists to win the prize at the Live and Unsigned Final at the O2 Arena in London.

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