Much like the East London area once was, the banlieue of Seine-Saint-Denis (where the Olympic and Paralympic village is situated) is one of the most deprived areas in Paris and all of France.

The nation was still in the grip of post-war rationing and London was a bombed-out shell, following WW2. Organised in just two years, no new venues were built and there was no Olympic Village ...

“There is no air conditioning in the village, it’s hot ... the chief of the British Olympic Association, told The Times of ...

The latest legacy designs for the London 2012 Athletes’ Village were released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and Lend Lease last week, together with new images showing the good progress being ...