BBC News - London mayor Boris Johnson christens Olympic velodrome

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Looks like the GOLD medal is as good as ours!

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Hoy to mark 2012 two-year countdown with velodrome ride

Amazingly fit people,these cyclists!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy will be the first to cycle in the 2012 velodrome on Tuesday, marking two years to the start of the Games in London. Hoy, who won three track cycling gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, will be joined by other sporting stars at the event at London's Olympic Park. American Michael Johnson, who won four Olympic titles, will be sprinting on a temporary track in the Olympic Stadium. And Britain's John Amaechi will be shooting hoops in the basketball arena.

Dispersal order granted in Leeds city centre

Will this help?

clipped from www.bbc.co.uk Police have secured a dispersal order to deal with anti-social behaviour and disorder in the centre of Leeds. The order, which came into force on Saturday and runs for six months, allows police to order people out of the city centre for up to 24 hours. If they ignore the order they face a fine of up to £5,000 or a prison term. People under the age of 16 are also not allowed to be within the area between 2100 and 0600 BST unless they are with a parent or responsible adult. Insp Grant Stead, of West Yorkshire Police, said anti-social behaviour was not a "major problem" in the city centre. He said: "However, a dispersal order gives us a really effective tool which we can use at our discretion to ensure that the very small minority who involve themselves in behaviour which spoils everyone else's enjoyment of the city centre can be ordered to leave, and receive a strong punishment if they ignore the order."

BBC News - BBC News iPhone and iPad app launches in the UK

23 July 2010 Last updated at 11:57

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BBC News iPhone and iPad app launches in the UK

Versions of the apps are already available worldwide

A BBC News app for the iPhone and iPad has been launched in the UK, the BBC has announced.

The free-to-download apps for Apple products were originally due to be made available in April 2010.

The UK launch was delayed while the BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, assessed the proposals and their impact on the rest of the industry.

Apps for other devices such as Android phones will launch later in the year.

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Similar apps for BBC Sport and iPlayer will also be coming soon.

The apps do not "represent a significant change to the BBC's existing public services," ruled the BBC Trust, meaning that further scrutiny was not required.

BBC Trustee Diane Coyle said that the body would continue to monitor the launch.

Many news organisations already offer apps that give people a quick and easy way to keep up with events.

Earlier in 2010, the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) said it feared the corporation would "damage the nascent market" for apps by entering the market with a free product.

"The concern the newspaper industry has is that the survival of our big independent news organisations largely depends on them being able to make money from new platforms other than print," said Dominic Ponsford, editor of Press Gazette.

"Mobile is a massive part of that and there is concern that the BBC could blow their fledgling apps out of the water by being such a dominant brand."

However the apps market was a space that the BBC could not ignore either, he added.

"The other side of it is that the BBC is also doomed unless it can embrace new readers on new platforms."

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The Beeb surges ahead!

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Coronation Street cat's ashes smash auction target

Sad,sad,sad!

clipped from www.bbc.co.uk The lot included postcards of Frisky with Coronation Street stars The ashes of the Coronation Street cat, Frisky, who died ten years ago, have been sold at auction for almost six times the expected price. Furious bidding by soap fans meant the wooden casket carrying the cat's remains fetched £844 at an auction in Gloucestershire. The tabby cat starred in the starting sequence of more than 1,000 episodes of the Manchester soap. The ashes had been predicted to fetch no more than £150. The lot, which was sold to a private bidder, also included a cremation certificate and postcards of Frisky with other Weatherfield stars. His owner, John Rimington, from Leeds, said before the auction he hoped the ashes would go to an "avid Corrie fan".

BBC Sport - Rugby League - Five Super League players charged by RFL

Five Super League players have been summoned to a Rugby Football League disciplinary committee following incidents in last weekend's games.

Hull KR duo Ben Cockayne and Liam Watts and Hull FC's Danny Tickle and Sam Moa have been charged for fighting during Rovers' 20-16 defeat on Thursday.

Wigan's Joel Tomkins has been charged for late contact on Warrington's Richie Myler during Friday's match.

All five will appear in front of the committee on Tuesday.

Hull FC full-back Jordan Tansey and Hull KR second row Jason Netherton were cautioned for running into the fight and pushing opponents.

Moa also received a caution for a high tackle on Michael Dobson in the 31st minute of Warrington's 23-16 victory.

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BBC Sport - Golf - The Open 2010: St Andrews low scoring surprises Woods

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Decent 1st round for Tiger,but he looks like being 4 or 5 shots behind the leader going into day 2.

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