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Fraud charges have been brought against three people following allegations made by West Ham United FC and the Olympic Park Legacy Company that they may have been spied on.

The claims arose over the east London side's bid to take over the Olympic Stadium post-Games.

A fourth suspect has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations that Tottenham Hotspur spied on Olympic officials during its bid to take over the stadium.

The devil will be in the detail when the future of the Olympic Stadium is finally decided.

That was the message from the Olympic Park Legacy Company's chief executive Andrew Altman and chairman Baroness Ford when questioned by the London Assembly this morning.

"Daft as a brush" was Bobby Robson's description of former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne.

Sadly that daftness had a darker side, which has manifested itself in recent years in a well-documented drink problem. He's clearly still fragile, but Gascoigne, 44, is happier now.

The future of the Olympic Stadium could be just a little bit clearer after Tottenham Hotspur dropped their legal challenge over the decision to award the venue to West Ham United.

Spurs and Leyton Orient had both applied for a judicial review into the process that saw the Olympic Park Legacy Company decide in West Ham's favour earlier this year.