Will they or won’t they? Most political parlour games involve a question of this kind and the one about whether Israel will strike Iran – played out regularly in Washington, London and Paris – is no exception. The last couple of days have seen more sabre-rattling than before. Israeli Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon, who heads the Strategic Affairs Ministry, and is a former commander of...

Hundreds of soldiers from 3rd battalion The Parachute Regiment spent last week learning how to contain and arrest "rioters" in a series of exercises mirroring last summers violence. Defence sources have confirmed that if violence were to return to British cities, especially during the Olympic Games, the Paras would be "ideally placed" to provide "short-term" support to police forces around the UK....

Under UK tax rules, any non-resident athlete performing in Britain is subject to income tax on both their appearance fee and any associated worldwide endorsement payments. However, Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, said the Government has decided to waive the rule to attract the best talent to the Games. It is not the

The new £20m laboratory indicates the scale of testing planned for the games but the real work on keeping drug cheats out will take place in the next six months

All of the under twenty - Six Nations home Welsh Rugby international games this year and next, will be played at the new Eirias Park stadium in Colwyn Bay. I would like to urge all supporters of the oval ball in the North to try to attend one or more of these matches. Attending an international match in Cardiff given the cost of transport, ticket and accommodation is way beyond many of us! For

Tessa Jowell MP, Labour’s Shadow Olympics Minister, commenting on research showing that hotel prices during the Olympic Games are on average 300% higher than in December, said:

The campaign to excise offensive language from football games is a class war masquerading as an anti-racist initiative.

Funding for a community sports club at every secondary school in England is announced by the government to get youngsters involved in sport for life - as promised in the 2012 Games bid.

In London and across the country, preparations are reaching fever pitch. As Minister for the Olympics in the Foreign Office, I have been involved in the planning and preparation since May 2010. While many people are excited about the torch relay across the country and the huge variety of sporting events, the Olympics also offer

David Cameron today hailed the London 2012 legacy as ministers gathered at the Olympic Park 200 days before the Games' opening ceremony.