Olympics 2012 opening ceremony time cut down

18 July 2012 Last updated at 18:55 ET Help

In nine days, thousands of volunteers will take part in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, an ambitious pageant directed by Danny Boyle.

But as the full-scale rehearsals get under way, the length of the ceremony has been cut by 30 minutes.

Jon Kay reports.

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