Boy arrested over Olympic diver tweets

Police have arrested a teenager in connection with malicious Twitter messages directed at Tom Daley after the young Olympic diver missed out on a medal.

Officers arrested the 17-year-old at a guesthouse in Weymouth on Tuesday hours after British pin-up Daley received the messages referring to his dead father on Monday.

A Dorset Police police spokesman said the youth was arrested "on suspicion of malicious communication. He is currently helping police with their inquiries."

Daley, 18, and his Great Britain diving partner fell from the top spot and out of the medals on Monday after a botched fourth dive in the 10m synchronised platform diving event.

They finished fourth while China took the gold.

Daley shortly afterwards retweeted a message from user Rileyy_69 which said: "You let your dad down i hope you know that."

Daley responded by tweeting: "After giving it my all... you get idiots sending me this..."

Daley's father Rob died last year from brain cancer.

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Over 130 activist cyclists arrested near Olympic park

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130 cyclists arrested for breaking Olympic cordon

LONDON (AP) — Police protecting the Olympic Park on opening night said Saturday they arrested more than 130 activists on bicycles involved in an hours-long effort to breach the park's security cordon.

Police said they were aware that a monthly protest by cyclists was planned for Friday but ordered the protesters to remain south of the River Thames, to keep them from blocking more than 80,000 ticket-holding guests from attending the Olympics opening ceremony.

The anti-capitalist group Occupy London, part of a global movement that has waged demonstrations against financial institutions and capitalist policies, said some cyclists were members of the movement. They said police cordoned off more than 100 cyclists at one road junction near the stadium as Friday's ceremony was beginning and held them there several hours.

A Metropolitan Police statement said about 400 to 500 cyclists immediately and repeatedly sought to cross bridges north to the Olympic venue, and scores of cyclists succeeded by breaking up into smaller groups. It said police began arresting the cyclists only after several verbal warnings to leave the area were ignored.

"People have a right to protest. It is an incredibly important part of our democracy," the Metropolitan Police statement said.

"What people do not have the right to do is to hold a protest that stops other people from exercising their own rights to go about their business. That means athletes who have trained for years for their chance in a lifetime to compete; millions of ticket holders from seeing the world's greatest sporting event; and everyone else in London who wants to get around."

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3 Olympic security staff arrested in Newcastle

LONDON (AP) — Three people hired to work as Olympic venue security staff in Newcastle have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offenses, British officials said Friday.

The arrests come after Newcastle City Council earlier this week replaced G4S — the company providing security at its Olympic stadium — with local firms amid concerns over the company's staffing shortfalls. The city in northern England is hosting Olympic soccer matches for both men and women at St. James' Park.

Council press officer Nigel Whitefield confirmed Friday that the three people were arrested by local police working with U.K. border agents. Whitefield declined to say what jobs their jobs were, referring calls to London Olympics Organizers who he said hired them.

London Olympic organizers declined to comment.

Northumbria Police said the arrests took place Wednesday on suspected immigration offenses, which could mean anything from overstaying a visa to working illegally.

The U.K. Home Office confirmed the arrests and said two of the individuals remain in custody.

"The U.K. Border Agency is working closely with employers and contractors at Olympics venues to prevent illegal working," it added in a statement.

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