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- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth May 19
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter May 20
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton May 21
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol May 22
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham May 23
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester May 24
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff May 25
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea May 26
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth May 27
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor May 28
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester May 29
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent May 30
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton May 31
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool June 1
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown June 2
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush June 3
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry June 4
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry June 5
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast June 6
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields June 7
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow June 8
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness June 9
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick June 10
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen June 11
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee June 12
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh June 13
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick June 14
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne June 15
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham June 16
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough June 17
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull June 18
- Day 32 Hull to York June 19
- Day 33 York to Carlisle June 20
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere June 21
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool June 22
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester June 23
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds June 24
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield June 25
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes June 26
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln June 27
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham June 28
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby June 29
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham June 30
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry July 1
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester July 2
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough July 3
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich July 4
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich July 5
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford July 6
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge July 7
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton July 8
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford July 9
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading July 10
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury July 11
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth July 12
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth July 13
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton July 14
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth July 15
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton July 16
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings July 17
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover July 18
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone July 19
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford July 20
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest July 21
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley July 22
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth July 23
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing July 24
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey July 25
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster July 26
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium July 27
70 days; 70 routes
- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull
- Day 32 Hull to York
- Day 33 York to Carlisle
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium
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Stirling
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Larbert
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Edinburgh
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St. Andrews
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- North Street
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- Argyle Street
- Hepburn Gardens
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Milnathort
- New Road (A911)
- South Street (A922)
- Muirs (A922)
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Kinross
- Muirs (A922)
- A922
- Springfield Road
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Crook of Devon
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Alloa
- Clackmannan Road (A907)
- Ring Road (A907)
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Bridge of Allan
- Wallace High School
- Airthrey Rd
- Henderson St (A9)
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Dunblane
- Beech Road
- High Street
- Perth Road
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Stirling
- Albert Place
- Clarenden place
- Corn Exchange Road
- Spital Street
- Broad Street
- Stirling Castle
- Albert Place
- Dumbarton Road
- Port Street (A811)
- St Ninians Road (A811)
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Cumbernauld
- North Carbrain Road
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Larbert
- Broomage Avenue
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Camelon
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Falkirk
- Main St (A803)
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- Glenfuir Road
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- Hodge Street
- Cochrane Avenue
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- St Crispins Place
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Skinflats
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Cairneyhill
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Crossford
- Cairneyhill Road (A994)
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Dunfermline
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- St Leonards St (A823)
- Hospital Hill (A823)
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Hopetoun House
- Hopetoun House Driveway
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Broxburn
- North Greendykes Road (B8020)
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Edinburgh
- A71
- Chesser Avenue
- Newmarket Road
- Asda carpark
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- Chesser Avenue
- Slateford Road
- Shandon Place
- Gray's Loan
- Colinton Road
- Bruntsfield Place
- Leven Street
- Home Street
- Lauriston Place
- Forrest Road
- George IV Bridge
- The Mound
- Royal Mile (Lawnmarket)
- Castlehill
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0642: Good morning. Unbelievably it is already day 26 of the Olympic torch relay - and looking at the list of promised adventures in front of me, it promises to be a memorable day.
0647: A pipers band is currently marching into the university ready for the start of the day.
0648: The flame travels 145 miles from St Andrews to Edinburgh and visits Stirling Castle, the Wallace Monument and Edinburgh Castle while in the next hour or so there will be a special moment for the torch when it recreates a famous moment in cinematic history.
0650: Torchbearers have already been busy this morning - with photos taking place on the famous links golf course in St Andrews, the home of golf and venue for so many memorable moments in Open history. Producer Kevin Jackson took his own picture of the camera crew out bright and early - however it is not clear if they ended up in the '19th hole' after they had finished:
While in the 'Auld Grey Toon' itself, locals are already out on the streets to welcome the flame, as we can see in this picture from torch relay producer Katie Townsend:
0653: The first torchbearer hits the road in around seven minutes time after the flame is lit inside St Andrews University and your text commentators this morning are the two Ian's - Hughes and Westbrook.
0655: Surreal moment just now as the crowds await the arrival of the flame - two girls perform a cartwheel in the middle of the road, and then get out of the way just before two police motorcycles go past.
0657: Used to superhuman feats of endurance, Mark Beaumont - record-breaking long-distance cyclist and adventurer - is the first torchbearer of the day and has just emerged from the university grounds.
He used to hold the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,297 mile-route on 15 February 2008, having taken 194 days and 17 hours.
Some cries of "Go Mark Go' come up from the streets which are amazingly crowded for such an early hour - something which has been a feature of this relay.
0700: Joseph Forrester, 13, now with the torch, recently ran in the Chariots of Fire race along West Sands Beach, St Andrews. His dream is to compete for Team GB in long distance events.
0703: Joseph ran past the famous Ruined Abbey in his leg and now the flame passes from youth to experience as 65-year-old Louise Martin starts her leg of the relay. Louise was appointed as Chair of Sport Scotland in 2008 and is is the Immediate Past Chair of the Commonwealth Games Scotland.
In 2003 she was made a CBE for services to the Commonwealth Games.
0708: Next up is Sir Craig Reedie, a representative on the International Olympic Committee and former Chairman of the British Olympic Association.
0717: Polite applause for Sir Craig as he finishes his stint - and we are about to go into convoy mode for the 45-minute journey to Milnathort. However we will have something special for you to watch very shortly so stay tuned........
0719: OK here's a clue to the set-piece cinematic recreation coming up shortly - Da, da, da, da, da, da - da, da, da, da, da.....
0719: If you wonder what on earth I am talking about then have a listen to this.
0721: Chariots of Fire, the film based on the true story of runners Harold Abrahams, a Jew, and Edinburgh-born Christian Eric Liddell at the 1924 Paris Olympics, is due to be re-released in cinemas on 13 July, more than 30 years after it was first shown.
A torch is going to be carried on West Sands Beach in St Andrews, which was used to portray Broadstairs in Kent for one of the film's best-known scenes.
0724: Young Joseph Forrester is having a morning he won't forget in a hurry. After carrying the torch earlier this morning (see 0700 entry), he now gets to recreate that classic moment from the film.
When Joseph was nine years old, he was running major races. He is about to pass the torch to pupils from Madras College and is leading them across West Sands Beach.
0727: And we leave West Sands Beach to return to convoy mode and the pictures from the legendary #bbctorchcam on the torch relay media vehicle.
0742: Brian MacElwee on our BBC London 2012 Facebook page: "Great recreation of that great scene from Chariots of Fire. That movie came out the year I was born. I wonder why sitcoms and other tv shows do a similar like recreation when there are episodes that have such similar great moments in a persons athletic moments? It doesn't ever match up."
0746: Producer Kevin Jackson was on West Sands Beach for the Chariots of Fire recreation and took this snap:
Sammy Fyfe from Dunfermline tweets: "The Olympic torch is in my town today so we're getting the afternoon off. I've never been so thankful of sports in my life."
Vivienne Dunstan tweets: "Watched (online) St Andrews leg of Olympic torch relay. Old town looked good. South Street very Parisian. Chariots of Fire run on beach fab."
0800: Our next stop is the market town of Milnathort, which used to be a small centre for wool and linen weavers. Nearby on the A911 road are the Standing Stones of Orwell, which are typical of many similar structures said to date back to prehistoric times.
We have just arrived and Philip Machugh gets us under way as children in the crowd are told to "blow your whistles". Not many do though.
0805: When aged 16, David Anderson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition which also affects his mum. Two years on, David has completed a 140-mile charity cycle/run for M.S. Society, and is pursuing his ambition of joining the police force.
0807: Now we are with Christine Claydon, who is a single mother who provides a home for fostered children. She also works with the local junior Brownies.
0811: The next torchbearer is Hannah Clarke, who since being diagnosed with an inoperable tumour, has raised over £8,000 for charity. She also promotes real hair wigs for teenagers going through chemotherpay.
0818: As torchbearer Carter Taylor takes his stint, a little girl carrying a teddy bear which is holding a homemade torch runs alongside on the pavement.
0819: Now it's Steven Birnie who is chairman of the Dunblane Centre which was opened in 2004, partly funded from donations given after the Dunblane Massacre.
0821: We have now seamlessly moved into Kinross where Rhona Dunbar takes the torch to encouraging cheers from the crowd.
0829: Three years ago our next torchbearer William Black was diagnosed with a rare disease, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), that affects the immune system.
After a successful bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy sessions, Willie is back snowboarding - he also organises an annual charity ball for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.
0831: Back in the van now - Crook of Devon is our next stop. The village, whose population is under 1,000, won the County of Kinross's 'Best Kept Village' award in both 2000 and 2001.
0835: If you missed the iconic Chariots of Fire recreation (see 0724) then you can watch it right now thanks to our new enhanced video service, which allows you to rewind to any point in a session while it is still live. Drag the slider back to 0724 and watch as teenager Joseph Forrester leads a group of students from Madras College along West Sands Beach while carrying his torch.
0840: First torchbearer in Crook of Devon is 13-year-old Luke Matthewson, who was diagnosed with large cell lymphoma in 2009. He went through seven months of intensive treatment, but is now living life to the full and is a keen swimmer fo his local club.
0844: As Luke hands over to Lee Hesp, a pipers band plays to add to the party atmosphere in the village. Lots of the residents have come out to see the flame - and the sunshine is just adding to a very picturesque scene.
0847: The torch is passed to Brian Turnbull, who has recently volunteered to become a Panel Member for Children's Hearings, where he makes decisions about children at risk or in trouble.
0849: As normal life returns to Crook of Devon, the relay sets off for the 25-minute journey to Alloa.
Pamela Hamilton tweets from Kinross: "For the first time ever, it was a pleasure coming to work today! It's not every day the Olympic Torch passes my office."
Rachel Conaghan will be keeping an eager eye on torchcam throughout the day, as she explains: "Streaming live from Saudi Arabia thanks to @bbc2012 ... getting ready to watch my brother Thomas Conaghan run with the torch in Camelon :)"
0907: We are now about to enter Alloa, which is the largest town in Clackmannanshire in Scotland's Central Lowlands. Various industries have taken place in the town including weaving and glassmaking while in the last century at least nine breweries were based there.
0911: First to run with the torch in Alloa is Robert Donaldson, who served a six-month tour in Afghanistan with The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS).
He competed in the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon to raise money for The Armed Forces Fund (TAFF) - a charity seeking to finance secondary education at independent boarding schools for children of military personal killed or wounded in Afghanistan.
Hardly need to say that once again we have massively crowded streets - the spectators here featuring lots of schoolchildren holding Scottish Saltire flags.
One member of the torch security team high fives a young member of the crowd during the run.
0913: Gerard Malone lost his son to meningitis in 1990. Since then he has, through running marathons, raised more than £25,000 for the meningitis trust and other charities. He also volunteers as a youth coach for his local triathalon club.
0916: Next up is Kate Pearson, who swam 50km in a 17m pool to raise funds for WWF (World Wildlife Fund). She swam 2942 lengths non-stop for 20 hours and raised thousands of pounds.
Happy days for Peter de Boer, who tweets: "@BBC2012 Following the torch today from Wellington NZ. A trip down memory lane - where we were married in Crook of Devon!"
0921: Au revoir Alloa - Bridge of Allan next.
0926: Did you miss the run on Chariots of Fire's West Sands Beach earlier? If so there are two ways for you to see it now - in this video clip or by rewinding the live video next to this live text to 0724.
0931: What can I tell you about Bridge of Allan? It is a spa town where Stirling University and is very close to the Wallace Monument.
It is also where the relay is stopping for a 20-minute R&R break.
Here's an informative tweet on the page of the Wallace Monument: "If you happen to be watching @BBC2012 coverage of the #OlympicTorch Relay and thinking to yourself "what's that in the background?" It's us!"
If you want to know more about the history of the Monument, some of it is explained in this video of the William Wallace song from CBBC's Horrible Histories series.
0947: Resuming the relay is Rochelle McHaghney, who is a football coach to young children from her community on several evenings each week.
0949: A quick Live Page hello to our colleague Claire's Auntie Margaret and cousins Calum, one L, and Cameron, who hail from this part of the world in nearby Tillicoultry.
0951: And now it's 12-year-old swimmer Cameron Oliver, who trains six days a week.
0955: Our next torchbearer, keen climber Victoria Jack became the first Scotswoman to climb the World Seven Summits when she reached the top of Everest on 16 May, 2004.
Her nominator says Vicky has inspired people of all ages and backgrounds in presentations and motivational talks of her incredible story.
1000: Markus Stitz spotted some possible stars of the future watching the relay in Bridge of Allan.
If veteran band Status Quo were to describe new-tech BBC torchcam, they'd say it was 'rocking all over the world'. And they'd be right, as Andy Campbell's tweet shows: "@BBC2012 Fantastic! We're on the opposite side of the world in NZ watching the Olympic flame run through our hometown Bridge of Allan!"
1007: Running now is Sandra Lindsay, who supports a wide range of local and international charity and community initiatives, including helping to run free financial education courses in my local community of north Edinburgh.
1012: We're on the move again - this time only for six minutes as we move on to Dunblane, where tennis player Andy Murray went to school.
1019: Into Dunblane where Tom Keys is the first torchbearer. He has coached a variety of youth sports teams for more than 10 years. As the road slopes sharply downhill, Tom skips to the delight of a packed crowd where children emit some high-pitched screams.
1021: Thanks to Alex Napier who has sent us this picture of Kate Pearson (see 0916) carrying the torch in Alloa:
1023: BBC Scotland's Steven Duff, travelling with the relay, reports: "Proving a bit of a test for runners (and their Metropolitan Police escort) in Dunblane. It's hill after hill! Perfect day for it too. Sun is shining but not too warm."
1024: The flame passes to Colin Keough, who volunteers as a running coach for the Perth Road Runners as well as being involved with other running groups and fitness sessions throughout the community.
1026: And Colin is the last of the three torchbearers in Dunblane - next we are off to Stirling, which is around 10 minutes away.
1036: Quick round-up of other 2012 stories from today for you.
Sports Minister Hugh Robertson says the Olympics are set to come in under its budget of £9.3bn.
A total of 1,000 Olympics volunteers are being taught life-saving skills as part of their training.
And we have a selection of photos from today's relay now up as well.
1046: So on to Stirling - Scotland's newest city, with the status granted by the Queen in 2002. Also home to the famous Castle.
1046: Around 10 minutes late into Stirling where first up is Jamie McDonald. He was one of the first to become a Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassador for Sport.
Among various projects he has been involved with, Jamie was one of the main driving forces behind a huge fundraising appeal that resulted in a three-week trip to Malawi in June 2010 - working in schools and orphanages.
1052: The last torchbearer Maki Tsukada, was a women's judo gold medallist at the 2004 Athens Games is a special International Olympic Committee guest bearer in Stirling.
1055: In 2010, our next torchbearer Paul McIntyre completed the London Marathon over two days to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy, a condition he suffers from himself. Aged 16, he discovered golf and now plays a round almost every day without help.
1101: Paul being helped on his way up the cobbled hill towards the Castle by a member of the torch security team. And now his flame lights the lantern before it gets ready for a photo opportunity at the Castle.
1105: We are now switching to our helicopter camera to bring you shots of the torch inside the grounds of the Castle.
1107: Just to let you know, there is no sound with these pictures - so do not adjust your set! We are looking at shots of Paul McIntyre holding the torch by a statue of Robert the Bruce.
1113: Big crowds around the statue as these wonderful helicopter shots of the Castle continue - we hope you are enjoying these special pictures.
1116: That is it for the helicopter shots - we now return to the media vehicle and our good friend #bbctorchcam, where a short convoy into Stirling is set to take place.
Sarah Maguire fears for the relay convoy when it reaches Cumbernauld at around 11:40 BST: "Concerned for the Olympic torch as it goes through Cumbernauld - will it get lost in our epic roundabout system like all non-nauldians do?!"
1121: Back in torchbearing mode with John Brown who coached canoe slalom for over 30 years. He recently retired after a 44-year distinguished career as a teacher, but his nominator says he is still to be found on the riverbank coaching the next generation of Olympians, and takes all his holidays on canoe coaching trips.
1126: Diagnosed profoundly deaf at the age of three, our latest torchbearer Mitchell Graham has not let that stop him from achieving his sporting goals.
He plays basketball for the Reading Rockets, and has also been selected for the Scottish basketball team. He has also been called up to the GB talent camp.
1129: The next torchbearer is Chris Wardlaw, who was diagnosed with a brain abscess when was 11. He underwent numerous surgeries and now, at the age of 15, continues to thrive. His ambition is to complete a degree in medicine and become a neurosurgeon.
1134: And with that, the relay starts the 25-minute journey to Cumbernauld.
Don't forget to get in touch with us - especially if you have been out on the route today. Email to yourpics@bbc.co.uk text to 61124 (UK only) tweet us at @BBC2012 or visit our BBC London 2012 Facebook page.
Apologies due to Raymond Ellis and citizens of Perth (see 1046): "Sorry but Stirling is not Scotland's newest city. Perth regained its city status this year."
12:00 The flame is off the van and the torchbearing resumes with Ron Hunter, the first person to carry it in Cumbernauld. Ron helps the Scottish Schools' Athletics Asociation manage their various events.
1204: Marina Chikulaeva is warmly applauded and loudly cheered on her leg of the relay.
She will hand over to Christine Moroney, who has been blind since she was eight. Christine is chairperson of Forth Valley Talking Newspaper, a weekly recording of the local newspaper which is sent out to blind people in the area.
She is also on the board of directors for Dial a Journey - a service offered to people with reduced mobility which offers transport to those who cannot use conventional public transport.
1207: Christine is being accompanied by her daughter Clare.
Large crowds have turned out and are making themselves heard, with lots of vocal encouragement coming Christine's way.
1212: There are, effectively, three generations involved on this leg of the relay - Christine's daughter Clare is pregant. Now there's a story to tell him/her in a few years.
1214: Lots of people out on the streets to cheer the relay in Cumbernauld, as 29xthefun points out in his tweet: "@bbc2012 Fantastic reception by the Cumbernauld people. We deserve more things like this."
1219: The flame is put back in the lantern and on to the bus for a short drive to Larbert.
1223: Although it has been sunny today, the recent rain has caused the odds of the Olympic flame going out to be slashed by bookmakers Ladbrokes, according to the Daily Mirror.
Still, it may survive if our feature on weather testing holds true.
1230: Coming up later on today's 26th day of the relay after Larbert are visits to Camelon, Falkirk, Skinflats, Cairneyhill, Crossford, Dunfermline, the Forth Road Bridge, Hopetoun House, Broxburn and Edinburgh, where the torch will visit the castle.
1234: First up in Larbert is Tom Sreeves, a keen 10K runner who regularly supports local events. He says "carrying the Olympic torch will be very, very special."
1236: Among the spectators crowded into Scotland's streets are a group of young children wearing paper hats bearing the Royal Standard of Scotland as Simon Lyons takes his turn.
1238: Calum De Sainte Croix was selected to fence in the Scottish UK School Games Squad last year and has also been part of the Great Britain under-17 squad.
He won a place at the Scottish Space School in Strathclyde University, became Dux of his School, and took his first solo flight in the last six months.
He high fives Simon and gets ready to set off - watched by a small dog on a lead and its owner, among lots of others of course.
1241: The next torchbearer is Olympic gold medal-winning ice dancer Tatiana Navka. The Russian also won two world titles in her career. Last year she became became a 2014 Winter Olympics ambassador. A few spectators wrapped in Russian flags stand to watch her set off.
1244: Has Susan Bain sneeked on to the torch relay convoy? She tweets: "For 2nd time this week, #Olympic torch has turned up where I'm staying. Beginning to wonder if I'm inadvertently driving the lead vehicle..."
Meanwhile torch relay producer Kevin Jackson has moved on from St Andrews to Falkirk, where crowds have gathered at the wheel to await the torch's arrival:
1246: Count the seconds - but my guide says in around 180 of them we will be in Camelon.
1249: Yes that was exactly right!! First torchbearer in the village is Margaret King, who holds the torch high, receives her instructions from the torch security team member and gets under way.
1254: The flame is passed from Timothy Baxter to Lesley Simpson. A Samaritan for years, Lesley has raised thousands of pounds for charity, through events such as coffee mornings, abseiling down the Edinburgh railway bridge and walking the great wall of China.
Last year she helped start a nursery in Cambodia and she currently volunteers at Rachel house, a hospice for terminally ill children.
1258: Next up is Tom Conaghan - hopefully he will give his sister a wave (see the entry at 0907). Since his mum died of breast cancer, Tom has raised money for charity by running half-marathons and marathons, and also organising auctions and raffles.
He has also raised money for Sense - a charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind.
As well as his sister, a lot of supporters have been wishing him good luck on Twitter and before his run he gives Lesley a hug and poses for a quick photo.
1301: Jack Smith has been Head Teacher at Paradykes Primary school for 29 years. His nominator says "he is likened to the Pied Piper or Father Christmas as the children are constantly wishing to talk to him with his endless patience to listen".
He also helped organise what is now known as the Midlothian School, Interschool Sports day.
A group of schoolchildren at the side of the road chant "Mr Smith, Mr Smith" as he runs along cheerily waving while a baby in its buggy claps as he goes past.
1303: We are now in Falkirk where Myra Perkins has the flame. The 20-year-old hammer thrower reached the final of the World Youth Championships in 2009 and also coaches and mentors in her sport.
1311: One more torchbearer to go before lunch and he will be at the Falkirk Wheel which is the first and only rotating lift for boats. And it is Dennis May who will take the flame here and he sets off at a fair old pace.
1320: Time for a shortened lunch break for the relay crew - so go off and get a sandwich and then come straight back to your PC or laptop.
1322: The BBC's Harriet Oliver is enjoying her time at the Wheel: "In Falkirk at the famous canal wheel waiting for Olympic #torch. It's coming down on a boat from the top!"
1325: The smoke you are seeing on the picture is from fireworks which are being set off during the break. The torch's ride on the boat which Harriet spotted in the previous entry has now also taken place as lunchtime entertainment.
Renaud von Wielligh tweets: "Love the sense of national pride that the running of the Olympic torch seems to be bringing out!"
1358: And we're back after the lunch break with the first torchbearer, Kevin Mitchell. He is an Explorer Scout Leader and Team Leader of the Ochil Mountain Rescue Team who also set up a Venture Scout Unit.
1401: And after a brief run, the torch is back in the lantern and it will be a short hop into Falkirk from the wheel.
1406: In Falkirk now and Martinez Ricardo Homma is carrying the flame. He was nominated by sponsors Dow.
1413: Here's Helen Peutherer carrying the flame, she's another sponsor nominee. There's a lively and happy crowd on the streets of Falkirk including children in home-made fancy dress costumes.
1417: How many strides will it take Jade Nimmo to cover her stretch of the relay? Jade holds the all-time Scottish women's record for long jump with a recently achieved distance of of 6.47m. It beat the record of Myra Nimmo (no relation) set back in 1973 - and Myra is also set to run with the torch, on 10 July.
Jade is smiling up at the flame as she holds it aloft.
1420: Jade passes the flame to Robert Marshall, 18, who was diagnosed with cancer in recent years and had to undergo surgery and chemotherapy. He got the all clear and has changed his goal in life from being in the Navy to becoming a cancer nurse.
Falkirk is his home town and people are thronging the streets here, standing and sitting on walls and steps to watch the relay go by in the sunshine.
1426: Fared Adib has the flame and there's great excitement from the groups of children lining the route, some with torch crowns.
1434: This is Carole Fortune who raises money for the Big Hearts charity.
They really have been getting the glue and scissors out in Falkirk recently - there so many hand made torches, costumes and banners.
1439: Torchbearer 68 Neil Bennett holds the flame aloft as he receives it from David Whelan. He's off with a wave and a pump of the fist and then he does a twirl and a skip.
Neil's making the most of his 300m with the flame, spinning and waving as he goes. Don't get dizzy!
1442: Neil bows as he passes the flame to Lex Gold CBE who is a former chair of the Scottish Premier League. He played professional football as a teenager, including 18 months with Rangers, and is a past chairman of Hibs.
1445: Here's Douglas Gillespie who has, over 25 years, coached various groups of people, including the Grangemouth Ladies as well as teenagers to try to get them off the streets of Dumbarton. At one point he was supporting 60 teenagers, five nights a week.
There are lots of Lion Rampant flags and Saltires as well as Union Flags being waved along this stretch and the vuvuzelas are out.
1448: And with another bow - very polite torchbearers in Falkirk it seems - the flame goes into the lantern and it's back into convoy bound for Skinflats.
1450: While we're on our way there, just time to give you a little information about Skinflats RSPB nature reserve. The mud and saltmarsh area attracts migrant and wintering wildfowl, pink footed geese and waders. Wonder if we'll get an avian flypast for the torch?
1455: The first torchbearer in Skinflats is young Christie Sneddon who was nominated as part of the London 2012 Get Set programme.
1457: This is Stephen Joyce, 38, who was born with a sensory deteriorating condition called Usher Syndrome. He is profoundly deaf and has no peripheral vision. He has worked as training manager for Deafblind Scotland for 14 years and trains guide communicators who support and enable Deafblind people to be confident within their community.
Another great turnout here, with hundreds of people crowding round.
1500: After a short stint in Skinflats, the flame is back in convoy and we're off to Cairneyhill.
1507: Over the Kincardine Bridge, basking in glorious sunshine. Fife is looking beautiful today - although was that a road sign saying "flood"? Let's hope it was from earlier in the week.
1512: The relay is still running a few minutes late and we're not a Cairneyhill yet. While we're on the way, here are a couple of Team GB selection updates for you: David Millar has been named in the squad's long list for the cycling road race and Scotland's own Chris Hoy in the track team.
Meanwhile, World number one taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook has told the BBC he had been "robbed" of a place after the controversial selection of Lutalo Muhammad.
1518: Lovely big crowd waiting for the torch in Cairneyhill where the first torchbearer is Cameron Warner, 35, from Dunfermline, who has cystic fibrosis.
He has completed some of the hardest endurance events in Europe including the Ben Nevis Triathlon, Lochalsh Ultra Marathon, Land's End to John O' Groats on the bike, Loch Ness Marathon and Caledonian ETAPE.
Cameron pauses to pull a Usain Bolt pose and waves to the screams from the flag-waving spectators.
1523: A big high five between Cameron and James Duff. The 34-year-old from Bathgate, was born disabled and his mother was told that he would never walk but he has had many operations and has overcome his condition.
Recently, James was instrumental in establishing a village community council and was elected chairperson.
1525: A woman with a pink plaster cast on her wrist still manages a wave.
1526: Torchbearer David Hilton, does a little heel kick as he jogs with the torch. The 20-year-old from Fife, has overcome three brain tumours and is a volunteer speaker for Macmillan Cancer Support.
1529: Convoy again, next stop Crossford... which it turns out is only a hop skip and a jump away.
1532: The first runner here is Russian speed skater Ivan Skobrev who won bronze and silver at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The only ice here today is of the lolly variety but Ivan looks to be having a great time.
1535: Ivan passes the flame to Joyce Faulkner, 59, from South Queensferry, who is the driving force behind GreenFerry environmental group.
Her nomination says she is enthusiastic about her community work, organising clean-ups with more than 1,000 participants, community planting and the construction of a mountain bike track on a former wasteland site.
1538: Next up is Lawrence Stewart, 34, from Bathgate, who was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990 when he was 13. Since this initial diagnosis he has received treatment and surgery for more than 10 tumors.
He has had parts of both lungs removed and underwent palliative treatment prior to brain surgery to ensure he could be present for the birth of his second child.
A former professional golfer, he has organised and participated in fundraising events to bring in more than £15,000 for cancer charities.
1543: Lawrence is the last torchbearer in Crossford and we're off to Dunfermline now.
1546: The first torchbearer is Liam Brown who waves to the excited schoolchildren who are patiently lining the route.
1548: On home turf is Dunfermline torchbearer Angela Sharp, 43, who coaches athletics and is from a family of athletes and athletic enthusiasts. "We eat breathe and sleep athletics," she says.
1552: Continuing the winter sports theme from a few torchbearers ago, this is former Soviet ice hockey player Petr Vorobev who is better known as the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
1554: Wow, Fiona Lindsay is taking her 300m at a sprint!
1556: A somewhat breathless Fiona passes the flame to Garreth Wood, 33, from West Lothian, who is a trustee for the Wood Family Trust.
In 2011 he won the Maggie Wilson Voluntary Service Award for Philanthropy. Over the next three years Garreth has committed to donating £100,000 to VSA.
1600: One of the day's youngest torchbearers Kieran Cole, 12, was nominated by his school for overcoming personal difficulties. He gets a little pep talk from one of the Torch Security Team as he sets off with a determined look on his face.
"Go on Kieran," shouts a wellwisher and he allows himself a smile as he passes on the flame.
1603: Baljit Taylor suffered a rare form of cancer which developed during pregnancy, leading to her being unable to walk. But after a year of chemo and operations she was back on her feet and recently completed the 26-mile Edinburgh Moon Walk.
1609: Andrew Slack, 22, from Linlithgow has severe learning difficulties as well as some physical and health problems. He has been an active member of the No Limits Sports Club for children and young adults with special needs for many years and regularly takes part in challenging outdoor activities.
About 6 years ago he took up the disabled sport of Boccia and won individual gold and team bronze at the Special Olympics in Leicester in 2009.
Andrew stops to shake the hand of a spectator in the crowd.
1615: As with the rest of the day so far, there is a great turnout in Dunfermline, currently watching Max McFarlane from Greenock run with the flame. He passes the flame to Malcolm Lorang.
1617: The sunshine must make Steve Elfman feel right at home - he's from Kansas City, USA.
Hello to Callum Feltham who tweets: "Heading off to see the Olympic torch at Broxburn." The flame is due to arrive there in around an hour's time.
1623: Some energetic scarf - or maybe t-shirt - waving from some boys in the crowd and then the flame is put in its lantern to leave Dunfermline.
1628: The convoy is off to Hopetoun House and on to Edinburgh which will take it over the Forth Road Bridge. But the torch has already had a glimpse of the famous rail bridge earlier today in the hands of long-distance cyclist Mark Beaumont.
1632: And here we are on the Forth Road Bridge now with its sister rail bridge alongside. Beautiful scenes.
1638: Nearly at Hopetoun House now which the Earl of Hopetoun has promised will provide "an equine and eventing theme to tie in with our family Olympian, Lucinda Green." The champion horsewoman won the Badminton Horse Trials a record six times and took team silver at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics.
Singer John Legend, who will be running with the torch in Edinburgh, tweets this picture of himself saying: "Got my torch carrying outfit on."
1643: Barely a cloud in the sky over the Firth of Forth, and then the convoy passes through the Hopetoun House gateway. As promised, we're seeing horses.
1647: The torchbearer here is Richard Souder, Jr and he is being followed by three people on horseback, one of whom is Lucinda Green.
1650: John Wasyl Beaton-hawryluk, 19, from South Queensferry, has dyspraxia but after years of struggling he now referees rugby matches, is a Scout leader and was a member of the youth parliament.
At 14 he organised 100 Scouts to carry flags at Murrayfield for the Calcutta Cup.
A shower of golden fireworks bursts from the ground as he runs along. Cue some whinnying from the horses!
Sarah Scott tweets this picture from the scene, just after the fireworks.
1653: The relay is having a short break here and will then set off for Broxburn.
1703: A final torchbearing stint before Broxburn, this is Robert Wilson, 23, from Dundee who has a grand backdrop to his relay leg.
1725: While the convoy makes its scenic way to Broxburn, take a look at our updated picture gallery of the day so far.
1734: After a short loss of picture, we're in Broxburn and this is professional middle distance runner Brian Wilkie. He was nominated by one of his children who says he set up a running club for deprived children and coached Scottish and British champs, all on a voluntary basis.
The nomination says "my gran died very suddenly and lately he has seemed sad, I would just like to put that spark back in his life".
1740: The flame is back in convoy - next stop Edinburgh!
DG McGillivray tweets this picture of the giant Olympic rings, waiting for the torch to arrive in Edinburgh.
1745: Just passing Ingliston where the annual Royal Highland Show is held.
Hello to LinaReed Shukla who tweets: "Here in California loving the Relay! If were able I'd stay up all night & sleep all day."
1752: Just coming off the Edinburgh bypass with the Pentland Hills in the background.
1800: So we're well into Edinburgh now and have some torchbearing coming up, then the convoy stops at a supermarket in Newmarket Road for a sponsor event.
Now with the torch is Heather Mann, 17, from Edinburgh, who was adopted at five months because of her birth mother's severe schizophrenia.
Heather has initiated two major fund-raising projects on behalf of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship - now called Support in Mind.
She raised £2,600 and talked openly about mental illness, challenging prejudice from her peers and speaking to the media in local newspapers and a national BBC Radio programme.
Heather's brought plenty supporters, who're shouting "Go Heather, go Heather".
1807: BBC Scotland's Olympic torch relay special programme from Edinburgh Castle is on BBC One at 7pm. If you're in the UK, you'll be able to watch it later on the BBC iPlayer.
1811: The convoy is welcomed into the supermarket car park by a guard of honour. We'll be staying with this shot for the next wee while. For our regular viewers, we'll be keeping the smokers away from the front of the camera.
Jamie Andrew, 42, was involved in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps 12 years ago which resulted in his friend's death and the amputation of his hands and feet because of frostbite and hypothermia.
Since then, he has regained a "normal" life involving climbing, skiing, marathon running, cycling and sailing.
Along the way, he has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Here's his website.
Here's Stephen Fawcett, 53, from Old Roan, is a terminal services manager for British Airways at Manchester Airport.
Stephen is a volunteer for Flying Start, BA's charity partnership with Comic Relief. Earlier this year he helped organise a ball in Manchester which raised more than £6,000.
1830: Just to remind you that we may lose pictures more frequently depending on the number of people using the 3G network, which is likely to be considerable in the centre of Edinburgh. As ever, we'll do our best though.
Sarah Williamson, 34, from Linlithgow, has helped many people with disabilities to gain work experience in the hotel where she is front office manager.
Aaaah, hear the skirl o' the pipes? Braw, jist braw.
1840: Big cheers for Ellie Stephenson, 14, from Edinburgh, who is running in place of her mum Lisa, who is head of group sponsorship for Lloyds TSB in Scotland, and was recently diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.
Lisa has worked to engage the public across Scotland in London 2012. She is a Trustee of Capability Scotland, Fellow of the Marketing Society Scotland, and Board Member of Marketing Edinburgh.
1845: Big crowds around Merchiston as Aaron Hookway takes over the bearing duties.
Should probably admit that this live text writer did journalism at Napier College (as it was then) many moons ago and knows some of the pubs/cheap eats in this area very well.
Only in Edinburgh are you asked "salt and sauce?" with your chips. Try it, it's fab.
1855: Hello Jodi McGinty, 19, who is from Edinburgh, and has been part of the Young Ambassadors Programme since March 2009, helping to develop sport within her local community.
She has established a student sports forum at her school, led workshops at national sporting conferences, given press interviews and produced an inspirational DVD of her experiences as a Young Ambassador for Sport.
Her biggest personal achievement has been the creation of a local girls' football club at the Royal High School in Edinburgh. Jodi attained the coaching qualifications needed and the club includes more than 25 girls in weekly football.
1855: And here comes Broxburn-born John Kerr, 32, who with his sister Sinead has been the top British ice dance pair since 2003, winning six consecutive British Ice Dance titles since then.
They placed eighth when they represented Team GB at their second Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.
Will he dance down the street with the torch?
The city is looking glorious in the evening sunshine - hopefully being seen by Nancy Clarken who tweets: "Watching the feed from upstate New York, waiting for a glimpse of my favorite city in the whole world, Edinburgh, as torch arrives"
1902: The penultimate torchbearer Derek Nelson pauses to greet the crowds gathered outside the Bank of Scotland on The Mound.
1910: Here's the final torchbearer Lesley Forrest. The 55-year-old from Edinburgh received a kidney transplant in 1996 and a year later started competing in the British Transplant Games as part of the Scottish team.
As well as winning multiple medals in both British and World Transplant Games, Lesley has dedicated a lot of time and effort into raising funds and awareness with her team mates and close family and friends.
She has been honoured with Edinburgh University's Principal's Medal as well as an MBE.
A big wave from Lesley and from Derek, outside the Bank of Scotland building.
1914: A huge cheers goes up from the crowd on The Mound as Lesley steps forward with the flame and a pipe band plays Scotland the Brave.
It's a wide road and Lesley is criss-crossing it to make sure that everyone has a chance to see the torch.
1918: Some trivia about the Royal Mile: It's about one Scots mile long. How long is that?
Well, Wikipedia tells us the Scots mile was longer than the English mile, but varied in length from place to place.
It was formally abolished by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1685 and again by the Treaty of Union with England in 1707.
Anyway, back on topic, the Royal Mile runs from Edinburgh Castle down to Holyrood Abbey.
The streets which make up the Royal Mile are Castle Esplanade, Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate and Abbey Strand.
Lesley is on The Mound now and will turn right to head up to the Castle.
1920: A deep crowd has gathered on the Royal Mile to watch the flame make its stately way past. A second torch is being lit as each burner only lasts a certain amount of time.
1922: We have finally lost the picture, due to the weight of 3G usage in the city centre.
1925: The cauldron has been lit at Edinburgh Castle and there will be an evening celebration featuring Emeli Sande.
If you're in the UK, you will be able to watch BBC Scotland's Olympic torch relay special programme from Edinburgh Castle on the BBC iPlayer later this evening.
1930: That's all from your live text team of Mark Coyle and Christine Jeavans for this evening. Join us again tomorrow morning shortly after 07:00 for the relay's journey from Edinburgh through the Borders and on to Alnwick in Northumberland.
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