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As I type this at least four neighbourhoods have faced fires today, to go with the fire in Brixton last night and the fires in Tottenham on Friday night. Is this the city that's going to host the Olympics this time next year?

Last night was the deadline to enter the ballot for obtaining tickets at next year's event. My dad, sis and I have applied for tickets to the Opening Ceremony, Badminton Semifinals, Men's 100m Final (includes Men's 100m Semis, Women's Triple Jump Final, Men's Hammer Throw Final, Men's 400m Final, Women's 400m Final and Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final) and the Women's Individual All-Around Artistic Gymnastics Final. I have also made a separate application with a couple mates for tickets to the Men's Football Final at Wembley and a Ground Pass to the Tennis First-Round at Wimbledon. I doubt we'll get it all but I'll take anything! I just can't wait for it! :)

WORLD:
1. Foul play: how al-Jazeera's live World Cup football coverage got in a jam [29 Sep]
2. How evil is Facebook? | Film Preview of The Social Network [29 Sep]
3. It's right to boycott the Commonwealth Games [28 Sep]
4. Indian papers pioneer talking adverts [28 Sep]
5. TripAdvisor could face legal action over reviews [24 Sep]
6. Compared to a lootfest like London or Beijing, Delhi is just an also-ran [23 Sep]
7. Let's put a stop to this cliche – "right now" | Mind Your Language column [22 Sep]

UK:
1. Thieves on the line: copper raids on railways hit record levels [28 Sep]
2. Barclays launches prisoner bank accounts scheme [28 Sep]
3. UK transport mapped: Every bus stop, train station, ferry port & taxi rank in Britain. The ultimate transport data. [27 Sep]
4. Human rights lawyers condemn English tests for spouses coming to UK [27 Sep]
5. Legal aid: Who qualifies and how much help can you get? [25 Sep]
6. Reviewed – the CycleStreets navigation iPhone app [24 Sep]
7. 1.5% of Britons say they are gay or bisexual, ONS survey finds [23 Sep]

Exactly two years to go. Will you be there?

Having failed to entice numerous London-based football and rugby clubs to takeover the Stadium after the Olympic Games, the London Development Agency have switched their attention to cricket. It's a fantastically good idea. A 50,000 capacity stadium in a deprived part of London populated with South Asians, hosting major international matches at affordable ticket prices. How could they say no?

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