G4S who failed to deliverer on its Olympic security outsourcing contract, have donated £2.5 million to the armed forces, who were drafted in to cover the gap in security.

The donation by the global security firm will be divided between the armed services, welfare organisations and sports groups.

A G4S spokesman commented that: "We wanted to recognise the huge contribution made by the military after it became clear that there would be shortfall in workforce delivery.”