Officials hope British dance to fitness
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LONDON, Dec. 3 Dancing the tango or be-bopping in the street may be what the doctor orders for sluggish Britons to get off their couches and shed some pounds.Comment
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The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain.
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Gymnastics officials are urgently  considering introducing independent judges after a spate of  scoring controversies marred the competition at the Athens  Olympics.
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Officials for London&#39;s 2012 games bid are hoping that the International Olympic Committee&#39;s decision to recommend the expulsion of a Bulgarian member alleged in a BBC programme to be involved in corruption will not undermine its bid.
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All 16 Nets Dancers, who range in age from 19 to 26, enlisted in an exercise boot camp in preparation for this season.
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The UK needs to plan well ahead for the 2012 Olympics to ensure a lasting legacy, two leading think-tanks warn.
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New measures to fight crime and drugs are expected to be at the heart of the Queen&#39;s Speech on Tuesday. The creation of national ID cards, new measures against &quot;yobs&quot; and drug tests for minor offenders are set to feature.
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ATHENS, Greece -- It&#39;s been a quiet two weeks, but security officials are gearing up for action today when Secretary of State Colin Powell visits the Olympics.
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Â· Wiltshire town courts country's Olympic team  Â· Leisure centre could be put at athletes' disposal
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Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will parade through central London on Monday.
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Couples touch hands or link arms, their hips and toes gyrating smoothly in unison, gliding through dance moves known as "Steppin'" and making it look easy.
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Aldershot Army base is chosen as the official training camp for the British Olympic team for the London 2012 Games.
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British Olympic officials will meet on Friday to discuss whether to continue their bid to win back James Goddard&#39;s bronze medal.
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Trips to a royal summer retreat and Real  Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, a talk by a minister and a sampling  of tasty Spanish cuisine are some of the treats Madrid  officials have lined up for a visiting Olympic evaluation team.
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Britain might currently be struggling for Olympic medals in Athens, but if drinking to excess were a competitive sport, there seems little doubt its nationals could beat all-comers.
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The new chief of the basketball's world governing body has urged Britain to lift the level of their game out of the wilderness before they host the Olympics in 2012.
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WILLIAMSBURG  An advance team for Queen Elizabeth II was in town last week preparing for the British monarchs visit here in early May.Comment