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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17974267

Almost half of the courtrooms handling the most serious criminal cases in the capital will be closed down by the Olympics, according to official plans.

Crown courts near travel hotspots and key venues will stop sitting or offer a reduced service during the Games.

Only up to 75 of the capital's 138 courtrooms will be sitting during the 17 days of the Games, according to plans seen by the news agency PA.

London's 11 crown courts will begin to reduce operation levels from 23 July.

The number of courtrooms open have been reduced amid fears of travel chaos for victims and jurors getting to and from the courts.

In central London, the Old Bailey will use just nine of its 18 courtrooms while Woolwich, in south-east London, around nine miles from the Olympic Park, will use six of its 12 courts.

More disruption to "normal" life caused by the money-makers chasing the big bucks .....