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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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Edinburgh
- Lothian Road
- Bread Street
- West Port
- West Bow
- George Fourth Bridge
- Royal Mile
- Horse Wynd
- Queens Drive
- Holyrood Gait
- Holyrood Road
- Pleasance
- St Leonards St
- Bank of Scotland stop
- Holyrood Park Road
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Duddingston
- Duddingston Road West
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Musselburgh
- Milton Road East
- Edinburgh Road
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Dalkeith
- Edinburgh Road
- High Street (A6094)
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- London Road
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Lasswade
- Elm Row
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Loanhead
- Wadingburn Road (A768)
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Bilston
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Milton Bridge
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Penicuik
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Eddleston
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Peebles
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Innerleithen
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Walkerburn
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Selkirk
- Linglie road (A707)
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Galashiels
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Earlston
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Gordon
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Greenlaw
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Duns
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Chirnside
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Foulden
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Berwick-Upon-Tweed
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Bamburgh
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Alnwick
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- B6346 Bondgate Without
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- Market Street/Clayport Street (B6341)
- Fenkle Street
- Narrowgate (B6346)
- The Peth (B6341)
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0637: The torch may have gone out for Harry Redknapp at Tottenham, but the Olympic torch continues to burn bright.
0639: Good morning and welcome to day 27 of the torch relay - today travelling the 140 miles from Edinburgh to Alnwick as the flame leaves Scotland and returns to England.
0650: We are expecting a little bit of magic on today's leg with the flame visiting Alnwick Castle, used as a location for the Harry Potter films.
There will be an early trip to the Scottish Parliament at 07:30 BST while among the torchbearers will be Scottish Olympian Allan Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Your text commentators this morning are Jane Mower and Ian Westbrook.
0705: We are starting a couple of minutes ahead of schedule with the first torchbearer being 16-year-old swimmer Raquel Matos, who when not competing marshals at other events in the pool.
0710: It's a gloriously sunny morning in Edinburgh as young athlete Lizzie Arnot runs down a slight hill, with people on the pavement snapping shots of her on their mobile phones.
0712: Our next torchbearer Kai Wong, 12, has asthma and eczema and had one kidney removed in 2004. He enjoys games sessions and has represented his school's under 15 football team against an Australian touring side and was the youngest player on the pitch.
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0718: Claire Tattersall, 35, was diagnosed with cancer in 1997, aged 20. At the time she was playing hockey for Scotland and Great Britain but had to stop when her shoulder blade was removed. Claire has set up a young person group at Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres to help young people with cancer.
0724: On to Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile, where the next torchbearer is Sally Hyder, 49. She has been confined to a wheelchair since developing multiple sclerosis. A former nurse, she has battled post natal depression and her youngest of three children has autism. After being given a Canine Partners assistance dog called Harmony, which allowed her to regain some independence, she attempted to become the first disabled person to climb to Ben Nevis unaided. She and Harmony made it half way up before her special wheelchair gave up.
Sally has written a book about her life with Harmony and is a motivational speaker. She also spends a lot of her spare time fundraising for Canine Partners.
0730: The Royal Mile is not a mile in length - it is actually slightly longer. It runs from the entrance to Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace.
0732: To a round of applause, Sally, who carried the torch in her wheelchair, stands up and walks the last few yards of her stint with the torch.
0735: Sophie Hanson takes over and looks very excited. She is told to wave by a torch security team member and off she runs at a brisk old pace.
0738: Aengus Shanahan is now carrying the flame along Horse Wynd, which is where the Scottish Parliament is based. A guy pushing a buggy races along the pavement trying to catch up with Aengus, while a black and white dog is also getting into the spirit and dragging along its owner.
Big day for the Mathers family today with Sara D giving a boost with this shout out to her Dad Ivor, who is scheduled to take his torch at 09:28 BST: "Good luck to my amazing dad who is carrying the #olympicFlame in #lasswade today!!"
0743: People are out on the streets of Edinburgh but not in huge numbers as American special education teacher Kathleen Bergin takes her turn.
0749: Another teacher Kathleen Heusel takes time to stop during her run for a picture, much to the delight of a grateful photographer.
0753: Fencer Lisa McKenzie, 23, who now has the torch, won silver at the Commonwealth Games. She was nominated to carry the torch because of her commitment and dedication to her sport and her work to inspire young people in her community to take up more sport.
She carries the torch high and disappears from our view now as she takes the torch to a short sponsor's event.
0802: While the event takes place, it gives me time to tell you about our new enhanced video service, if you haven't seen it before. When a session is live, you now have the facility to wind back to a time you may have missed or want to watch again and view it. Simply drag the white slider on the orange bar near the bottom of the video window to the time you want. To go back to the live coverage, drag it to the extreme right of the bar once again. This service is only available while the session is ongoing and not after it has finished.
0809: In case you missed any of the relay action from yesterday, which was a very exciting day, you can read about them here. The torch was taken on West Sands Beach in St Andrews in a recreation of the famous scene from the film 'Chariots of Fire' and was also driven over the Forth Road Bridge on a bicycle.
If you want to see the cauldron lit in Edinburgh last night - then you can.
0809: And we are back on the road again with dues paid to the sponsors.
Good to see children, even grown-up ones, being excited for their parents who are carrying the torch. Second one already today (see first tweet after 0738) from Joseph Pryde, whose Mum is due to run in Loanhead at 09:37 BST "Looking forward to watching my mum Erika carrying the Olympic torch this morning through."
0813: And now we are set to leave Edinburgh for a very short hop to Duddingston.
0818: We are now in Duddingston, where our first torchbearer is Andrew Murray, but not that Andrew Murray. This one is a 31-year-old doctor who has volunteered to be part of the medical team at the Olympics. A keen runner he ran 2,659 miles in 78 days from John O Groats to the Sahara desert, and raised more than £75,000 for charity. He ran more than 34 miles each day without a break and featured in the BBC2 Scotland documentary - The Ultimate Marathon Man.
0823: We know #bbctorchcam is being viewed around the world - but right now confirmation it is being used in Washington DC by Carolyn Neilsen who is waiting for our next torchbearer and tweets: "Shannon, you are such an inspiration! We are so proud of you! Watching live from Washington and can't wait to see you!"
Shannon Garrison, 38, gets a big hug from Evgeny Faktorovich and off she goes. She is from South Pasadena and teaches fourth grade pupils in Los Angeles. She was named one of the 100 most effective teachers in her school district by the LA Times.
0830: BREAKING NEWS We have just been sent the route for day 69 of the torch relay which runs from Camden to the City of Westminster.
Among the highlights are visits to Buckingham Palace, Downing Street, Battersea Dogs Home, the Olympic rings at the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras and the site of the 1908 Olympic Stadium at White City, just down the road from where I am writing this and where the BBC has other offices now.
0833: Back in Duddingston we now have Christine Thomson, 42, is a gymnastic coach at the Edinburgh Meadowbank Gymnastic Club. She gives up her time two nights a week and at weekends to teach children from the age of four upwards.
She ignores a young voice from the crowd who implores her to "give us a high five" and trots off.
0835: Five-minute journey to Musselburgh about to start.
More on the publication of the route for day 69 and Seb Coe, chairman of Games organisers, said: "The penultimate day of the Olympic torch relay is set to include many of London's iconic landmarks which are famous around the world and give the city its special character. I hope that the people from these Boroughs come out and line the streets to cheer on the Torchbearers as the start of the Games draws near."
0841: Into Musselburgh, where there is an excellent turnout and a band playing in the distance as the flame is carried by Kirsteen Torrance. She encourages children to participate in sport through her role as an Active Schools co-ordinator. For 20 years she has given up her Saturdays to coach the gymnastics club in her local village in the Borders and despite moving to Glasgow for her career, more than one hour's drive away, she returns each week.
A huge sign held up by young children reads 'Go Kirsteen' and she's waving enthusiastically. We are right by the sea now and the weather is incredible.
0845: Next up is Kenneth Reid, 52, who was diagnosed with a hereditary eye disease in 1986 and was registered blind in 1990. He helps organisations to be more open and accessible to people with disabilities and is a UK Vision Strategy Ambassador for Scotland. A keen sportsman, he has run three marathons.
The camera pans back to show the beach and sea on the right of the picture - it looks absolutely glorious. There is a group of schoolchildren doing some kind of co-ordinated waving routine and singing a song, and here is Kenneth during his run and his supporters group:
0851: Singing seems to be hugely popular in Musselburgh, as we pass another group of schoolchildren singing and waving together. The residents seem to have really embraced the torch's visit, and people are watching out of windows and using every vantage point possible to get a good look.
0854: Huge cheers go up for Joanna MacLachlan from Prestonpans, who works as a nurse on a cardiology ward. She has worked for the Voluntary Service Overseas, VSO, visiting Nigeria for three months, the Womans Royal Voluntary Service in Perth Royal Infirmary and Second Step in Bristol where she trained as a homeless mentor helping people with addiction, domestic abuse and mental health issues.
0856: BBC Scotland's Laura Bicker reports: "Singing, shouting, cheering crowds in Musselburgh. Lots of local choirs dotted through the streets. I can't read the t-shirts from here but whoever they are they sound fantastic."
0858: On the move again to Dalkeith which is roughly 10 minutes away. Relay running a few minutes behind schedule at the moment.
0905: Our next stop Dalkeith is a former market town and the current administrative centre for Midlothian.
Two contrasting views on Twitter - a happy one from Dan: "Watching the @bbc2012 torchcam for the first time. Strangely addictive..."
But disappointment for Oliver Wade: "Just went to go see the torch go past my street and it went past on a bus. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!"
0910: On the outskirts of Dalkeith, the flame is with Diana Balfour, 76, who worked as a volunteer at St Columba's Hospice in Edinburgh for 30 years, caring for hundreds of terminally ill patients. She retired last year and as a farewell cycled 200 miles in four days, from Edinburgh to Iona, on the west coast of Scotland, and raised more than £10,000 for St Columba's re-build project.
0919: Now it's volunteer Diane Cunningham, 59, who has worked with the Samaritans, delivered meals on wheels and now works at a young persons sexual and mental health clinic. The breast cancer she fought 16 years ago has returned, this time in her spine, and she says she wants to give her family "something extra special to remember me by".
Massive cheers as she sets off with a mop of green hair and sunglasses.
0922: BBC Scotland's Laura Bicker reports: It seems like every primary school in Dalkeith is out on the streets. What a noise! The kids from St David's Primary (pictured below) have definitely enjoyed their day watching the relay."
0925: Now it's the turn of Vincent Louis, 30, who has a hearing impairment and is a former international tennis and volleyball player. He volunteered in the administration section of the French Sports Federation for the Deaf, now part of the French Federation for Disabled Sports, and is a secretary of a volleyball association for the deaf.
0933: Back into convoy mode now and we love the Esk Valley Trust's story of how our next stop Lasswade supposedly got its name. Their website tells us: "The picturesque village of Lasswade was so named according to legend because at one time, before there was a bridge, a sturdy local girl would struggle across the river carrying travellers on her back - hence 'Jenny lass, wade!"
We would rather believe that line than the other one they suggest: "Rather less romantically, the name is probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon laes or leswe, a common, and weyde, a meadow."
0937: First up in Lasswade is Ivor Mathers, so hope his daughter Sara, whose tweet we published at just after 0738, is watching.
BBC Scotland's Laura Bicker reports: "Huge crowds here. Looks like school is out for the day everywhere."
As Ivor approaches a policeman is whipping up the crowd and urging them to make even more noise if that is possible - is he allowed to do that?
0940: Sure the convoy drivers are paying attention to the "Welcome to Bonnyrigg and Lasswade" sign which has just flashed up on our screens. We are now on our way to Loanhead, birthplace of Scotland international footballer Gary Naysmith.
0944: Starting proceedings in Loanhead is Kenneth Logan, 67, who helps out at the Edinburgh Direct Aid charity for which he has driven trucks full of aid materials to Bosnia on eight occasions. Ken is also a rugby referee and swimming teacher at a school in the east end of Glasgow. He has raised more than £10,000 by running 14 marathons, among other races, and long-distance swimming.
A little girl balances on a slope alongside the road, takes a picture and then carefully picks her way down the slope before arriving safely back on level ground.
0947: And now it's Erika Pryde, 50, who helps children from all walks of life through her volunteer work as the assistant district commissioner for Scouting in Midlothian and her youth work with the church. She also dedicates her holidays to helping out with summer clubs and Scouting holidays. She sets off to the first pipe band of the day, who are playing 'Scotland the Brave' in the background.
0950: BBC Scotland's Laura Bicker has taken this picture of the scout from the 14 Midlothian scout group, who is running the whole way through town carrying the group's flag:
0952: Thomas Toumazis is a spectator's dream - as he holds the torch in his right hand and runs right alongside the crowd high-fiving fans as he goes along. And now as he continues his run, he passes the Loanhead brass band playing 'Congratulations' - must be nearly Wimbledon-time again.....
0957: As Kunaal Jagtianey hands the flame over to Natalia Kovaleva, we have this picture of children from Bernadettes Primary school in Loanhead cheering on the torch. They are beyond excited!
1001: Huge shout of "Awesome" from our next torchbearer David Johnston, as he takes the flame.
1002: Now we have world Irish dancing champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne with the flame.
1005: Next up is Judith Hill, 71, who has been involved with the Girl Guides for 50 more than years and still, at the age of 70, is happy to provide an extra set of hands at sleepovers, sausage sizzles, camp fires among other activities, says her daughter.
She, along with 65 other volunteers, also runs the local prison cafe.
1011: We are now in convoy mode once again for the quick journey to Milton Bridge, which as you can see in this photo from James Christie, is ready to receive the flame:
1015: Bilston Glen, just outside our current location Milton Bridge, was the scene of bitter clashes during the 1984 miners
1019: As the sun continues to shine, the flame passes to Philip Craze, who supported his brother after he had a stroke at the age of 37. Philip subsequently decided to undertake a 24-hour, solo rowing challenge, on an indoor rowing machine, covering 195 miles. Sir Steve Redgrave said: "I would never consider doing a 24 hour solo challenge. This would be tough both mentally and physically." Phil raised £9,000 which was split between The Stroke Association and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
1020: The second battalion of the Royal Highland Fusiliers has come out to greet the torch on the streets here wearing their camouflage gear.
1029: As Ramin Golzari holds the torch aloft to a group of schoolchildren on a hill overlooking the town like it is a football trophy, he walks down another road packed with students on either side and the flame goes into a lantern and it is time for a 15-minute tea break for the crew.
1040: Fed and watered we are now back and with Jenny Anderson, 20, who has a mild form of Kabuki Syndrome, a disorder that affects many parts of the body. She underwent major corrective surgery in 2010 which, according to her parents, improved her confidence and reduced her risk of falling. She runs an evening hospital radio programme, is a young Rainbow leader and a youth club leader.
BBC Scotland's Laura Bicker reports: "The children from Kings Bank primary schools wave and scream as the torch passes. They're all wearing t-shirts in Olympic colours."
1045: Campbell Forsyth, 26, has played football for both Edinburgh and Border teams and was one of the youngest club champions at West Linton Bowling Club and now carries the flame. He successfully restarted the Linton Hotspur football team, after 40 years, with a focus on youth development. He negotiated the lease of the land with the council and oversaw events to raise money to buy services and portacabins.
1048: Terry Nichols, 70, whose turn has come round, works in Edinburgh with disaffected young people, including offenders. He also volunteered for the Keswick Mountain Rescue and was involved in a number of search and rescue operations.
1050: What a way to celebrate your birthday - by carrying an Olympic torch! That is the treat about to unfold for birthday boy Evgeny Kozlov right now.
Sadly the booming music we heard a moment ago is not playing 'Happy Birthday' over the speakers.
1052: Laura Bicker's cameraphone has clearly been going into overdrive - here are two more pictures she has sent of the Royal Highland Fusiliers (see 1020) and the schoolchildren on the hill (1029):
1055: Staff nurse Lesley Glidden runs with the torch next as the relay moves into Penicuik with chants of 'Scotland, Scotland' from the local children .
1100: Shame there is no singing or bands playing in the crowd as professional musician Joel Lightman, 32, from Toronto sets off. He has used his talents to help a number of charities, including WhyHunger which works to end hunger and poverty. Joel has also put on numerous concerts in aid of charity, contributing to SOS Children's Villages which works to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children. He has also staged events to raise awareness for World AIDS Day.
1103: In the van again and if you look at the map below you will see that we are off to Eddleston. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of less than 500 people.
1115: Our next torchbearer as we continue the relay in Eddleston is Laura Munro, who pulls out all the stops in her work as a volunteer at Children's Hospice Association Scotland.
1118: Apologies for the loss of pictures at the moment. The final torchbearer due to run in the village is Bruce Scott, 53, who is a former international athlete who is still running and winning and also using his time to coach youngsters.
1124: Our next stop Peebles, which sits on the River Tweed, is well known for being a great place for salmon fishing, so much so that three salmon appear on the town coat of arms. It is also a market town and stages various celebrations throughout the year including the Beltane Festival.
1126: Our pictures briefly returned but have gone again - must be problems with the 3G signal so please bear with us. The first torchbearer in the town is 15-year-old handball fanatic Ellie-Louise Wilson. She plays the sport nationality and teaches it to younger children.
1131: Another torchbearer in Peebles is due to be Richard Kenney, 59, who has has been involved in judo for about 47 years as a player, referee, coach and chairman of the national body for judo in Scotland. He also went to the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland in his role as coach and has been awarded the 7th Dan in recognition of his judo achievements.
Having moved to the Scottish Borders he has set up new projects in swimming, disability sport and cycling.
1138: Apologies again for the loss of our #bbctorchcam pictures - hopefully the 3G signal will pick up again very soon. The relay is due to leave Peebles any time now for the 10-minute journey to Innerleithen.
1141: And pictures come back in time to see the last Peebles torchbearer - and he has a real Olympic story to tell. Alexander Gilchrist, 66, is a bicycle mechanic - a job which has taken him to six Olympic Games to make sure bikes are in their optimum condition. Among cyclists he has worked for are Sir Chris Hoy while he has also assisted the GB Paralympic wheelchair rugby team and represented GB in cycling World Championships.
1147: Among the attractions of our next stop Innerleithen are Robert Smail's Printing Works, a fully restored and working Victorian printing press and St Ronan's Well, a pavilion on the hillside overlooking the Leithen Valley.
1152: Just three torchbearers in Innerleithen, the first of whom is 12-year-old Fraser Cowan, who is on his school council and always helps out younger pupils.
1156: Charity fundraiser Helen Allan, 52, takes her turn and waves throughout and she will pass on to sportswoman Janet Jack, a former Scottish champion at tetrathlon, which is like the modern pentathlon without fencing, and who played hockey for Great Britain, travelling to the Sydney Olympics in 2000 as a reserve.
1200: Very brief convoy mode coming up now to travel to Walkerburn, a village of around 450 homes.
1204: And our first torchbearer here is athlete Toby Harris, 20, who will coach and encourage others in the sport, even if they are competing in the same discipline as him.
1206: Andrew Christy, 19, now with the flame came third in the British Elite Duathlon Championships last year. Duathlon is like triathlon, only without the swimming, so has two running legs and one cycling.
1215: While we are in convoy to Selkirk, Samaya Borthwick was watching the relay in Loanhead a bit earlier and took this shot of Thomas Toumazis (see 0952) having a 'double torch kiss' with Erika Pryde.
1222: "Bucolic" is a good word, isn't it? It pretty much sums up this #bbctorchcam scenery between Walkerburn and Selkirk too. Lush fields, rolling hills, curious sheep... wonder if some of them are being drafted in for the opening ceremony on 27 July?
1230: While we're wending our way to Selkirk, hi to Malcolm Jones who has tweeted us to say: "#bbctorchrelay looking forward to seeing the great Allan Wells doing his stint in Selkirk". Good to have you with us, Malcolm, and thanks for following #bbctorchcam!
If you're heading out to see the Olympic flame today, or following all the action from home, give us a shout (@BBC2012) and we'll publish what messages we can here.
1234: First up with the torch in Selkirk is John Steede, who is 70 and has been involved in athletics since he was just eight years old.
The Jedburgh man has competed locally and internationally representing Scotland and Great Britain in athletics championships as far afield as Australia, Japan and South Africa. He set up a running school in the late 1970s and over the past four decades he has coached many a young athlete to victory.
If he's looking comfortable carrying that torch it should come as no surprise - he is a six-times British champion after all!
1236: There's a small but cheerful crowd supporting the Olympic flame in Selkirk, and John runs over to give one lucky onlooker a kiss as he enjoys his moment with the torch, while the shades-wearing grey-shorted security team look on obligingly. Selkirk's a low-risk area, it seems...
1242: This is Callum Dickson, 19, who has raised £2,000 in the past five years for Zambian orphans. We're told he plays rugby for his school, will be attending his purple belt grading in karate shortly and enjoys snowboarding. He's making great speed with the Olympic flame, too!
1245: Lisa Robertson, 19, from Galshiels has represented Scotland in rugby & athletics, and wants to play rugby for the British lionesses. She's also a sports coach who tries to promote sport in her local area.
1249: Hi to Daniel Gurney who has tweeted us this picture of Alnwick Castle, which is being readied to welcome the flame later.
It's looking like the weather's holding south of the border, too - happy days!
1254: Quick photo op for the Olympic flame with the local mayor in Selkirk town centre. Check out the ermine!
1257: Fifty-year-old Derek Fraser from Melrose is described as an experienced and talented runner with 30 years of experience.
He completed his first marathon in London in 1982 and has completed 24 marathons since, with a personal best of 2.48.
He has also completed 136 half-marathons, 35 10Ks and 60 other distance races. Phew, it makes you tired just thinking about it...
1258: This is Murray Wright, a Canadian who currently lives in Tampa, Florida. We're not sure why the boss of the $11bn Tech Data Corporation is carrying the flame through Selkirk, but he's looking good.
1300: Thanks to David Grieve, Angela Soave, Sara Reed and the folks at Rutherford Seat for getting in touch on twitter.
Angela, hope #bbctorchcam made an appearance in your local news bulletins - and that you get back out on the street in time to see the Olympic flame in the flesh!
1301: Here's a familiar face, that of Allan Wipper Wells MBE. The former Scottish athlete became Olympic 100m champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
He hands the torch to Team GB handball captain Lynn Mccafferty.
1308: This is Libby Kennedy, who has worked for 10 years in the village of Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders to provide an excellent sports facility for the local community.
As the town lacked sporting facilities, Libby had the vision for 'Polysport', an all-weather astroturf sports pitch alongside a sports pavilion that incorporates a state-of-the-art gym, and chaired the committee that steered the development of this now indispensable amenity.
1310: The Olympic flame is popped back into a lantern for a short road trip up the A7 to Galashiels.
1319: Shell Smith has worked at Asda Gala since the store opened five years ago.
The person who nominated her says she has achieved a 100% mystery shopper score, she's an ABCD silver award winner, has reduced frozen back-up stock from 66 comps to 4 comps, and maintained frozen OSCA at an average of 97%, top of the region. We apologise for having no idea what that last bit means.
1324: Shell passes the flame to speed specialist Tom Holligan, 17, who sacrificed his love for playing football to concentrate on athletics, resulting in two international gold medals in 2011 in his favoured 200m and a nomination for the Daily Record Young Athlete of the Year.
Keep up, security team!
1326: You may have heard of Chris Paterson MBE, Scotland's most-capped rugby player, scoring 809 points in his 109 appearances for his country, playing at fullback, wing and fly-half. Probably best not to try and take the torch from him...
Chris is now an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams.
1335: This is perhaps an opportune moment to lose the #bbctorchcam feed as the Olympic flame has stopped for a sandwich. Or a smoke. Or whatever it is torches do on lunch-breaks... we'll be back with you shortly after 1400 when we're back into convoy mode for the trip to Earlston.
The next torchbearer will be carrying the flame at around 14:30.
1337: While the break is going on, hundreds of balloons in the colours of the Olympic rings have been released and make a superb scene.
1352: Don't forget you can get in touch with us at any time - and we want to hear from you whether you are going out to watch the relay today or are watching at home or abroad via #bbctorchcam.
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1406: Not sure what is happening aboard the media vehicle/horse box, the home of #bbctorchcam. Torch relay producer Priya Patel tweets: "Oh no our massive derrières have broken the seat in the horsebox! Soz Laura!"
1418: The relay is in convoy mode now after lunch and travelling to Earlston.
1422: While we are travelling a photo opportunity is taking place away from the convoy. Torchbearer Thomas Holligan, who carried the flame before lunch, is taking it to the Forest Pitch - a full-size football pitch hidden deep within a forest in the Scottish Borders, created for Festival 2012.
And on that note Jane and I are handing over to Christine Jeavans and Martin Gough for the rest of the day.
1432: The convoy stops in Earlston and Brian Christie is the first torchbearer of the afternoon. The 63-year-old is the local TV repairman and a volunteer with the Boys Brigade, local youth clubs and Beeslack Thistle football team. He was nominated by his so, who says: "He isn't a glory-seeking man, he's far from it. He never expects anything in return. He's my hero!"
Brian sets off a speed, waving to the sprinkling of people on the roadside.
1437: Samantha Sheppard is the next with the flame, followed by what looks like a football team running along the pavement.
1441: Looks like the 3G signal is patchy in Earlston but we're back with Haktae Kim who is the President and CEO of Samsung Canada.
1452: The flame arrives in Gordon and here sailing in home waters is Callum Airlie, 16. He is a two time Optimist UK National Champion and was selected because of his commitment and dedication to sailing and introducing more young people to the sport.
1455: A group of school pupils is running alongside Callum, led by someone carrying a large Lion Rampant flag.
1456: Doug Robson, according to his nomination, "is to football in Hexham what Athens is to the Olympics". Doug, 59, has just realised a 20-year dream to see a new football complex built in the town of Hexham, which is 70 miles south of here in Northumblerland.
1500: The convoy sets off again, this time heading for Greenlaw.
1507: The first torchbearer in Greenlaw is Fiona Anderson has been involved with Inverleith Amateur Swimming Club in Edinburgh for the last 35 years, as a swimmer herself then coach and president. In her spare time she's a teacher.
We couldn't quite see but it looks like there was a bit of trouble getting Fiona's torch lit - it does seem rather windy in Greenlaw today.
1512: Mostafa Karima is one of seven "inspirational Canadians" chosen by Samsung Canada to carry the torch. He is currently working on bringing a non-profit rugby programme to Egypt.
1515: From one rugby enthusiast to another - this is Mark Gaddie who coaches youngsters at Melrose Rugby Club and was nominated partly in memory of his wife Alison, who died from cancer last October.
He looks after his two children - who may be the pair of youngsters running alongside the Torch Security Team.
That's it for Greenlaw, the relay is off to Duns now.
Berwickshire News tweets: "Union Jacks out in force in Duns as arrival of torch draws nearer"
And PhlipG tweeted this photo, saying: "We're getting ready in Duns. Hail the torch!"
1527: Looks windy in Duns too as the Torch Security Team crowd round to light the torch of 44-year-old Kayann Jacobs from Edinburgh.
Duns is just 11 miles from the border with England. It's a great turnout here, and young children are chanting "Olympic torch, Olympic torch".
1533: Local supermarket worker Amy Bryson takes over from Kayann.
Children from Duns Primary School run alongside waving torches they made in class.
1536: Amy gives a high five to Dr Lynn Wilson who is another one of the inspirational Canadians nominated through one of the event sponsors and is active in healthcare in Toronto.
Bonjour to Fournel Marie who tweets: "I am watching the torch relay from France. What a nice sunny day, you are lucky! I definitely love Scotland and Scottish people"
1539: Next up is Hamish Colgan, a former boxer who set up a new boxing club, East Lothian ABC, because he was concerned about rising youth crime in the area.
Hamish is demonstrating some nifty footwork as he jogs and waves. Union flags and Saltires in the crowds as we near the border.
1543: Torchbearer 100 today is Gary Mcdonald from Edinburgh, who helps at a centre befriending children with disabilities and social integration issues, taking them bowling or to the cinema and having lunch in informal settings.
1546: Sir Alan Craft should have no trouble jogging this leg as he has completed 110 half marathons and 33 marathons and is a member of the Great North Run "Done Them All Club". In 1978 he established the North of England Children's Cancer Research Fund which, together with the Annual Children's Cancer Run, has raised almost £10m. He was knighted for his services to medicine.
Sir Alan is the last torchbearer in Duns and the convoy heads on to Chirnside.
1555: While we're in convoy, if you want a peek at how the Olympic Stadium is being prepared for the opening ceremony, take a look at these new aerial pictures from photographer Jason Hawkes.
1558: We're in Chirnside now, within five miles of the border and the next torchbearer is Catriona Macdougall, 23, who volunteers at a local youth club. There's quite a hill here for Catriona to jog up and she stops to stroll the last bit, to shouts of "Come on CC!"
1600: Here's Kirsty Hensleigh, 14, who is from over the border in Alnwick. She was nominated by her school who say she is very keen on sports and has been helping to coach younger pupils.
A giant home-made torch - possibly the biggest we've seen all relay - greets Kirsty on her stint in Chirnside.
1604: Kirsty passes the flame to Alison Walker who gets to run down a fairly steep hill.
Chirnside is looking very sunny and picturesque. According to the village website "it can be seen from almost anywhere in Berwickshire, perched on the ridge between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Duns, and overlooking the Tweed valley with the Cheviots in the distance."
1607: A smiling Michael Bruni, volunteer chair on the board of directors for Hockey Canada, takes over from Alison. He should know a thing or two about Olympic gold medals as Canada won both the men's and women's ice hockey finals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.
1611: Michael is low-fiving excited children along the route. Then the flame goes back into the lantern for its journey to Foulden which will be its final location in Scotland.
1620: The convoy stops in Foulden, a picturesque hillside village, and the security team cluster around Kate Charlton to light the torch in windy conditions. Eighteen-year-old Kate is passionate about equestrian sport and has led a project to challenge its perceived image, with the aim that people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities have the opportunity to take part.
Flags, bunting and cheers greet Kate.
1622: Just a short leg for Kate then it's on to Charlie Hogg, who has been nominated for his charity work, specifically his contribution to an annual golf day run by his employers Scottish Widows. Charlie is the last torchbearer in Scotland as we're about to cross the border.
The village church bell rings out for Charlie and the flame.
1625: Charlie pauses for a photo as the last torchbearer in Scotland and the convoy heads off to the border.
1628: Over the border with a wave and cheer from a group of motorcycle police and the Olympic flame is now in England after a scenic and memorable eight days in Scotland which saw the torch visit the Highlands, islands and cities.
The convoy will shortly be arriving at Berwick-upon-Tweed, the northernmost town in England. In the middle ages, Berwick changed hands more than a dozen times between Scotland and England but it has been governed by England since 1746.
1634: The first torchbearer in England is a Scotsman: Iain Macdonald lives in Duns, the village the torch passed through an hour ago. Iain uses a power wheelchair but says "Despite my disability I have huge determination to do well". He has recently tried chair skiing and says he would like to learn to ski independently. He is accompanied by his assistant, Carol.
Like other wheelchair-using torchbearers, Iain has a special gadget which allows the torch to be attached to the chair. Berwick has turned out to greet the flame and there are shouts and cheers from the crowd - and a pipe band.
1640: Martha Todd, 12, was nominated by her school, Earlston High who say she is "quietly confident, dedicated, hard working student and an outstanding hockey player."
1642: Josephine Goodfellow, who comes from Morpeth, 50 miles south of Berwick. For 25 years she has cared for her husband, who was paralysed from the chest down after a car accident. The classroom assistant also runs Amble Netball club and is an athletics coach for Morpeth Harriers.
Olympic bronze medallist rower Matthew Wells tweets: "The Olympic torch passes through my home county Northumberland today. Very proud to be a Northumbrian."
Matt, who grew up in Hexham, won't be there to see the torch today, though, as he is in Munich, where the final major rowing event before London 2012 begins on Friday.
1645: The people of Berwick are looking speedy today as a bunch run alongside the torch - and one young lad whizzes by on a scooter as Katharina Sievert carries the flame.
1649: Katharina passes the flame to Jamie Piekarz, a Canadian who has worked with orphans in Peru and undertaken charity work in Africa, working in Tanzania, Mali and the Volta region of Ghana, where she brings groups from Canada to help construct schools.
1653: Scott Richards from Edinburgh blows a kiss to Jamie as he takes the flame. He is a scout leader of his local community scout group, an active member of his local school's PTA group, and he also chairs his neighbourhood's residents forum.
BBC Look North's Mark Tulip, who is on the torch convoy, described the crowds as the torch arrived in Berwick as "absolutely extraordinary". He said he had never seen so many cameras.
The town centre is packed as Scott makes his run with the flame.
1655: And another kiss from Scott for Margaret Shaw, 68, who is the first Berwick resident to carry the flame in the town. She coordinates local community groups for Berwick in Bloom, is a local magistrate and is chair of a local school's governors.
We can't see any hanging baskets from this angle but Berwick's flags on the bridge over the Tweed are looking jolly.
1659: What a beautiful view of sunny Berwick as the convoy passes over the Royal Tweed Bridge.
1702: Canadians have featured regularly in the relay today, and Toronto's Nancy Larue is the latest. Nancy runs provincial and national snowboard competitions as a volunteer.
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1707: The flame passes to Jean Boyle, 74, from Morpeth who is an active volunteer who, says the person who nominated her, is "always the person who volunteers in those roles that are behind the scenes but are essential in making things happen".
1711: Whole families have turned out in Berwick to watch the flame and one woman is sporting a snazzy Union Jack dress and carrying a huge flag.
BBC Newcastle's Fiona Marley Paterson in Berwick says: "It does feel like we are great big family fun day out. There are a lot of people in suits who have nipped out to come and have a look.
"It's a very exciting scene here and the sunshine is helping."
1716: The flame is safely in its lantern and moves off for a fairly long stretch of convoy between Berwick and Bamburgh, almost 20 miles away. The next torchbearer is scheduled to start pounding the streets there at 1758.
1744: After a short break, the convoy is moving again. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne - home of seabirds and a seventh-century monastery - is just off the coast to the east but torch won't be taking a trip there, even though the tide is out and the famous causeway is accessible for the next few hours.
Just had a look at the weather forecast for Alnwick for this evening and it's sunny with a temperature of 11c.
Remember you can see the weather forecast for places along the torch relay route each day by hovering over the green dots on our map and you can click through for more detail on the BBC Weather site.
Thanks @PerrymansBuses for tweeting a picture of BBC Torchcam and the nice words: "spotted you guys too! Great job, superb live feed".
1759: BBC Newcastle's Tony Jones in Bamburgh said a crowd of 4-5,000 had gathered in the main street. "Excitement mounting. We are all on tenterhooks. There is a big crowd on the main street. We are standing two or three deep."
1801: Back on the streets in Bamburgh, we're down to the final torchbearers of the day.
A souvenir pic of torchbearers in Berwick, from BBC Look North's Damian O'Neil.
1805: The flame passes to former Royal Marine Brian Tinnion, who has raised almost £30,000 for the Help for Heroes charity with a series of gruelling challenges, including a cycle ride the length of the country from Land's End to John O'Groats.
He's egged on by a unicyclist and a stiltwalker in red white and blue feathers.
Bamburgh Castle is straight ahead of Brian - what a great sight!
Lovely blue skies over Bamburgh Castle which is a Grade I listed building. Is our cameraman looking for some inspiration from above?
1815: BBC Newcastle's Tony Jones says: "Bamburgh has been a party town today. The Olympic torch has come to Bamburgh and it has been worth the wait."
1818: After the short break at the castle, Brian Tinnion continues his leg with the torch.
1822: Low evening sun now as the flame is put back into its lantern once more and the convoy sets off for another castle - Alnwick.
While we're in convoy, here's a picture of Berwick earlier which RodPGolf has tweeted to @BBC2012. He says: "Amazing scenes in my hometown for the torch tonight"
1829: Looks like we've had to stop a level crossing - is it the Hogwarts Express? (Alnwick Castle was used as the school in the first two Harry Potter films)
1843: BBC Look North's Mark Tulip, who is with the torch convoy, said: "We have seen massive crowds in Berwick and Bamburgh.
"Communities that didn't feel involved are surely changing their minds now."
Triple jumper Emma Pringle who will carry the flame in Alnwick tweets: "Bamburgh was crazyyyyyyy!!! Alnwick I hope you're ready :D"
1854: Wonder if the evening's entertainment - sport and dance duo Twist and Pulse - will escape in time for the show?
1856: Here we are in Alnwick and it looks like Emma Pringle is jogging, rather than hopping, skipping or jumping on the streets of her home town but the 20-year-old triple jumper finished last season ranked third in the UK at Under-20 level.
1858: A little whoop from Emma as she recognises someone in the crowd.
1902: This street is the poetically named Bondgate Without. There is a very low archway here which the convoy media vehicles can't get under so we will rejoin Emma and the flame shortly after a slight detour.
1906: We can hear the torch before we can see it and sure enough, here's the flame, to accompanying cheers and whistles.
1908: There was evidently a change of bearer while we were out of shot and this is James Carroll from Stocksfield who was nominated by his sibling. His nomination says he "set up an MP surgery scheme where local young people met up with their local representatives to debate, discuss and examine problems and areas that really mattered to them".
He's enjoying his stint, whooping, high-fiving and pointing to the crowd.
1911: Young performer, Lewis Denny, 16, sets off to loud applause and gives the torch a kiss.
He has appeared in TV adverts, regularly performs at Alnwick Playhouse and frequently entertains in Rothbury House Respite Home. In April last year Lewis came up with the idea of presenting a 12 hour radio show to raise funds for Carers Northumberland and Lionheart Radio after which Lewis was invited to 'The Northumberland Carers and Volunteers Party' in Alnwick Gardens, where he was introduced the Queen.
1913: Lewis's leg takes him right up to Alnwick Castle where the evening celebrations are already under way. "Go on Lewis," people shout.
There has been a castle recorded on this site for 1000 years. For the last 700 years, Alnwick Castle has been home to the Percy family - it remains today one of the largest inhabited castles in the UK.
One of the most famous members of the Percy family was Harry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364-1403) - immortalised by Shakespeare in Henry IV. His statue stands in one of the courtyards of the castle.
1918: A second torch is being lit for Lewis as he prepares to light the cauldron at the evening celebration at Alnwick Castle Pastures.
The Duchess of Northumberland said: "It's wonderful. Months and months of planning has really paid off."
1920: And here's Lewis onto the stage and the Alnwick cauldron is lit!
1921: "I'm shaking" says Lewis who looks extremely pleased to have lit the cauldron. "Don't cry!" he cheekily tells BBC Look North's Carol Malia before looking into the audience and saying "I know my mam will be out there, crying."
1929: That's it from our live text coverage for this evening, we hope you have enjoyed the journey from Edinburgh to Alnwick - all in sunshine which is something of a rarity in the UK at present! Join us again tomorrow just before 07:30 when the flame sets off on its way to Newcastle.
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