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VIDEO: Cost of hosting London 2012 Olympics blows out from £2.3 to £12 billions

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:08a.m.

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A Sky News investigation has discovered that the cost to host the London 2012 Olympics and ParaOlympics is more than five times the original estimate.

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