On 1 June the Independent on Sunday published an article (in the Business section) mistakenly suggesting that Lord Coe, Chairman of London 2012, was in talks with the National Grid over a deal to make the London 2012 Games carbon neutral. We accept that such talks never took place and a document allegedly received by Lord Coe as part of ‘talks’ was never delivered. We are happy to clarify that London 2012 has no plans to make the Games carbon neutral and works with EDF Energy on sustainable energy supplies. Link
Due to an error in transcription, comments made by the photographer John Swannell (About Face, Magazine, 15 March) about the drinking habits of another portrait subject, George Melly, were mistakenly identified as relating to the actor and comedian Eric Sykes. We apologise wholeheartedly to Mr Sykes for this mix-up. 
In Picture Post yesterday we wrote that blue Smarties contained e-numbers. Nestlé have asked us to point out that the recently re-introduced blue Smartie does not contain any E-numbers, nor does any other-coloured Smartie. 
In Mathew Norman’s column (28 March) he wrote that Barbara Roche had described asylum-seekers begging with their children as “vile”. In fact she was describing the practice of using children as an aid to begging. We apologise for misrepresenting Mrs. Roche’s position. 
Advertisements offering discounted electronic goods in the name of ‘NTM Trading’ appeared in The Independent Saturday magazine on 16 February and the New Review in The Independent on Sunday on 17 February. The advertisements were published in good faith but it has now emerged that a company in whose name the advertisement was placed says they have nothing to do with the advertiser. In these circumstances readers are strongly advised to treat this advertisement with extreme caution. They should make their own enquiries, and might like to check out the following 
In some editions of yesterday’s print edition the list of signatories of the letter sent by Nobel laureates and others to the Chinese President urging action on Darfur mistakenly included the name of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee. He was not in fact a signatory of the letter but an intended recipient. Our apologies for this error. 
On 13 January we reported that a witness, Alain Willmaurez, who still works for the Paris Ritz, told the Princess Diana inquest that Henri Paul was “walking like a clown” before the fatal crash. Mr Fayed’s office has asked us to point out that later, under cross-examination and having watched the CCTV footage, the witness said he wanted to withdraw the word “clown”. 
In Pandora on 16 November it was implied that David Walliams was rude and dismissive to a “partygoer” at a charity event for the Elton John Aids Foundation. We wish to clarify that the “partygoer” concerned was one of our diary reporters. Mr Walliams told the reporter that he was at the event as a guest and was not giving interviews that evening. Furthermore, it was not our intention to imply that that Mr Walliams’ behaviour was rude or conceited, and we accept that Mr Walliams, who paid to attend the event, spoke to and posed for photographs with paparazzi and members of the public when requested. 
An article (”IVF doctor cleared of inflating birth rates”, 10 Nov) contained several errors: the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority did not retract anything its representative, Ms Angela McNab, had said on the BBC programme about IVF doctor Mr Mohamed Taranissi when it settled his complaint (not legal proceedings as was said), but it did clarify some statements she had made. In addition, Ms McNab had not accused Mr Taranissi of “massaging birth rates”. 
Yesterday’s Extra featured a piece by Professor Wiseman on recent media coverage of The World Cancer Research Fund’s report on cancer prevention, which we puffed on the front page as ‘Bacon sarnies are good for you – official’. We have been asked to make clear that neither Professor Wiseman nor WCRF have ever suggested that bacon sandwiches are good for you. 
Last Sunday’s diary wrongly reported that Matthew D’Ancona, the editor of The Spectator, had hosted a lunch for John Standing at which he had fawned over one of Mr Standing’s guests, the actress Billie Piper. Mr D’Ancona has pointed out that Billie Piper did not attend the lunch, he has never met her and has certainly not fawned over her. 
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