10,000 special constables for 2012 'unattainable'

10,000 constables were hired in order to recruit and to to help police the 2012 Olympics.Scotland yard bosses have admitted that it is still unattainable.

To help secure the sporting extravaganza senior officers were under pressure to treble the ranks of volunteers.

As a result, top Met officers have agreed to set their sights on signing up 6,667 officers by March 2012.

And they have warned the goal of amassing a 10,000-strong workforce may not even be reached three years later

Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has been told the higher target, set by London Mayor Boris Johnson, was an "aspiration" and is "probably unachievable".

He has agreed to draw £1.4 million from reserves to pay for the recruitment of specials after the Home Office cut funding.

Ministers have said they want to "unlock the potential" of specials, and want to consider creating ranks of police reservists based on the Armed Forces model.

There are around 3,350 specials working in London on patrol and in some specialist units. They carry warrant cards and have the same powers as full-time colleagues.

London 2012 venues 'ahead of schedule', says IOC

A leading IOC official after touring the first new venue completed for the 2012 Games praised London's preparations after visiting the first venue Velodrome.

Denis Oswald, who heads the IOC's coordination commission for London, inspected the arena as work was finished on the timber track.

"Every visit to the Olympic Park provides us with yet another impressive sign of the progress that is being made here and today's visit is no exception,"

Organisers say the 6,000-seat, £94m venue will be completed early next year. Overall, judged Oswald, London is "ahead of time and this is very satisfactory in comparison to previous [Games]."

Harry Redknapp The Great Britain Football Team At The 2012 Olympics

For the London 2012 Olympics lots of name are under considered to take part in Olympics 2010.London 2012 Organising Committee chairman Lord Coe previously approaching Sir Alex Ferguson to take up the job.

As England boss, Redknapp was favorite comparing Fabio Capello when the Italian steps down after Euro 2012.

Admits he would consider the Olympics role, but that he is in the dark about the job.

"Of course, anybody would be, wouldn't they?" Redknapp told the Daily Mirror.

"But, suddenly, it's 'Harry wants to be manager of whatever'.

"Never at any stage has it entered my mind."

Redknapp added: "I don't know who selects it, how it gets selected."