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London 2012 Olympics countdown begins

260 Guardsmen from the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots and Welsh Guards forming a giant "100" at Horse Guards Parade in London to mark 100 days to go until the 2012 London Olympic Games. London marked on April 18, 100 days to go until Queen Elizabeth II declares the 2012 London Olympics open, making the British capital the first city in the modern era to host the Games three times.
The countdown begins in the 100 days before Queen Elizabeth II declares the London 2012 Olympic Games open.

London 2012™ – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Trailer

london 2012 olympics
London 2012™ – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games Trailer

Britain this past week

A property is on fire near Reeves Corner in Croydon, south London Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.
Looters run riot across various London suburbs on a third night of violence that saw properties set a blaze.