As experts predict increased rents in some areas of London, landlords are forcing out tenants from their homes to cash in on the profits off the demand for accommodation during the 2012 London Olympics. When the BBC spoke to tenants in the East London, they were told that unscrupulous landlords are forcing them out of their flats to make a huge mark up on Olympic lettings, with £350 a week properties being advertised for…

Claire Lomas will become the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit today, crossing the finishing line on The Mall 16 days after the London Marathon began. The 32-year-old Claire from Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, became paralysed from the chest down after a horse riding accident. She broke her neck, back and ribs and punctured a lung when her horse threw her off as she participated in the Osberton Horse Trials in…

After a tornado was reported in parts of Oxfordshire and a ”special” type of storm swept through the south Midlands on Monday afternoon, experts predict more thunder and lightning throughout Britain. The thunderstorm started in Wiltshire, and moved across Oxfordshire A tornado was spotted in several places, including Bicester, Eynsham, Kidlington and South Leigh and then moved to Buckinghamshire. After rain, large hailstones and a tornado, forecasters said there was a “definite chance” of further thunderstorm activity….