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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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Kingston
- Hook Community Centre
- Elm Road
- Hook Road A243
- Upper Brighton Road A243
- Victoria Road
- Claremont Road
- Surbiton Crescent
- Surbiton Road A240
- Penrhyn Road A240
- Kingston Hall Road A307
- High Street
- Market Place
- Clarence Street
- Wood Street A307
- Kingsgate Road A307
- Richmond Road A307
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Richmond
- Upper Ham Road A307
- Petersham Road A307
- High Street A307
- George Street
- The Quadrant A307
- Kew Road A307
- Kew Gardens
- Pathway
- Grass Forecourt
- Kew Gardens
- Orangery Drive
- The Orangery
- The Orangery Drive
- Tarmac path
- Kew Green
- Kew Bridge
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Hounslow
- Kew Bridge Road A315
- High Street A315
- London Road A315
- High Street A315
- Lloyds TSB
- High Street A315
- High Street
- Lampton Road
- Lampton Park tarmac path
- Hounslow Civic Centre
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Hillingdon
- North Hyde Road A437
- Dawley Road A437
- Harlington Road A437
- Pield Heath Road
- Kingston Lane
- Brunel University slip road
- Top of pedestrian area through the University
- Brunel Graduate School grass square
- Cleveland Road
- The Greenway
- Cowley Road A408
- Cross Street A4020
- Windsor Street
- High Street
- Coke activation stage at Uxbridge town centre
- High Street
- Park Road B483
- Gatting Way
- Car park at Hillingdon Leisure Centre
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Denham
- North Orbital Road A412
- IHG Entrance
- IHG Front steps
- IHG Building
- IHG Headquarters
- Green area at back of building
- Slip road
- North Orbital Road A412
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Ealing
- Northala Fields
- Kensington Road
- Lady Margaret Road
- High Street A4020
- Uxbridge Road A4020
- New Broadway A4020
- High Street
- High Street B455
- Ealing Green B455
- St Mary's Road B455
- Church Lane
- Culmington Road
- Lammas Park Gardens
- Walpole Park Evening Celebration Site
Evening Celebration
Walpole Park, Ealing
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0803: Morning and welcome to the Olympic torch relay - day 67!
The relay is going from Kingston to Ealing today, travelling through Richmond, Hounslow, Hillingdon and Denham.
Your writers this morning are Jane Mower and Jenny Minard and the relay is due to kick off at 0822 BST.
0805: Your weather for today reads a current temperature of 20 degrees celsius in Kingston, but it looks set to hot up, the rest of the forecast is telling us it will reach 30 degrees.
0808: A few things to get you in the mood - watch Billy Mitchell carrying the Olympic flame in EastEnders.
Or see what the Queen has been saying about the Olympics.
You can find out about what makes a good sports song.
And finally see how London's three Olympics compare.
0815: If you want to join in then don't forget you can comment on our Facebook page or Tweet us @2012.
Tell us where you're watching, who you're looking our for and as we get closer and closer to the Olympics what your favourite #bbctorchcam moment has been.
0819: This morning signaller John Light carried the flame on the Tube, BBC London 94.9 reporter Jenny Barsby tweeted.
0822: To kick start today's relay, James Cracknell, will carry the flame at the Hook Community Centre in Kingston. Since retiring from international rowing in 2004 he is perhaps best known for his physical endeavours since this time.
Many of the challenges that James undertakes result in him raising huge amounts of money for charity.
0826: And here he comes - James is running with the flame with thousands of people out to watch him.
0830: James hands the flame to Joe Smale who has leukaemia and has inspired friends and family and his whole school community with his bravery and good humoured approach to a bone marrow transplant. He has so far raised around £30,000 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
0829: There are a few people up and about on Facebook.
Julia Jones says: "Can't wait to see flame go past the bus stop where I waited throughout my childhood. A Surbiton exile in Yorkshire."
And Maggie McClymont says: "Morning from the little bit of the UK that is covered in cloud!"
Melonie Pickering says: "Morning Jane and Jenny. The weather is fantastic right now in South Yorkshire. Not a cloud to be seen and already hot. I am looking forward to watching the relay again today. I don't know what I will do when its all over and one with though."
Watch the Games Melonie, watch the Games, only four days to go.
0833: Eileen Gray is a CBE and a former Mayor of Kingston and keen cyclist. Apparently she was a major force in helping to get women's cycling made into an Olympic Sport in 1984.
Eileen went on to become a top class cyclist and was one of the first three women to cycle for GB. She also founded the Women's Cycle Racing Association and served as president for 13 years before being elected president of the British Cycling Federation also for 13 years.
She is now carrying the flame.
Emily Steer tweets that she is waiting for the Olympic torch in the sun.
Stuart Whayman tweets: "Incredible crowds for James Cracknell and the Olympic torch."
Liz Gibson : "So excited now. Going to see the torch this morning in Richmond with fellow Games Maker. Making it real!"
0851: This is Billy Rowlinson who has been interested in photography for four years, progressing every year.
Last year he won an international photography competition where he was flown to Singapore as an official accredited photographer for the first ever Youth Olympic Games.
0849: On Facebook Quentin Smith says: "Looking out for my mum as the flame passes her front door in Surbiton! I've just rang and she's not indoors!"
0850: Here comes Sophia Roberts who is a member of the school netball team. She is a very keen sportswoman and has participated in many sports/activities that were on offer to her.
0859: Frances Dillon tweets: "The Gloriana's back in the river at Richmond. Believe the Olympic torch may be going through here today."
The flame is indeed going through Richmond and will be carried on Gloriana, the royal barge, on Friday.
0902: On Facebook Alan Dowling says: "Well done London. Those of you have taken the trouble to go and see the flame you will remember it forever, the Sydney flame went through here in Melbourne in 2000 and we took our very young children. They have never forgotten it, nor have us oldies.
Hello to Adrian Jenkins who says he is waiting for it to arrive in Hounslow. "We live right by London Road, Isleworth."
Janice Brown says: "I have been enjoying watching places I know over the past couple of months. And today you are in my beloved birth-town of Kingston. (In exile in Sussex)."
0906: Vida Gani is a student studying networking. Vida's nomination says: "In my spare time I play netball and tennis with friends. When I think of the Olympic Games I don't only focus on the athletes winning the medal but the values behind it, the inspiration and getting everyone together without prejudice, political agenda but just for the pure power of sports."
She has the flame.
0908: Here comes Margaret Loveridge who works in a school library for the school where she works. She opens it so it is available before school and gives pupils computer access and dvds.
0911: Delphine T tweets: "20 years later, my second sighting of a torch relay." We wonder where she last saw it....
0912: Richard Lynas has worked for 21 years helping abandoned orphaned and disabled children in Romania. He says: "I want to encourage others to take up a torch and do something - search for opportunities where they can make a difference."
He is now a torchbearer.
0916: The flame is now in the High Street and the vehicles will drive around the pedestrian area to meet the torchbearers.
0919: BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam says: "Surbiton is absolutely packed for the torch relay. Every part of the relay is filled with people who have come out to see the Olympic torch go through this part of south-west London.
"We've got children on scooters and bikes trying to keep up with the torch. There's been a man running with a Team GB running vest trying to keep up with it."
0920: Out of sight in the pedestrian area Anna Smith has the torch. She helps people with mental health issues in her role as a NHS sports therapist and plays football for an amateur ladies team.
0922: BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam says: "Surbiton is absolutely packed for the torch relay. Every part of the relay is filled with people who have come out to see the Olympic torch go through this part of south west London.
"We've got children on scooters and bikes trying to keep up with the torch. There's been a man running with a Team GB running vest trying to keep up with it."
0921: Josie Inverdale captained England in the European Hockey Championships and was selected because of her commitment and dedication to her sport of hockey and inspiring her peers through success in multiple sports.
He hands over to Nigel who is bounding along the street.
0923: Nigel Davies and his wife have been rowing champions in Sweden and Bulgaria. Nigel still competes in rowing events in the UK.
0927: Kim McLean is a sports fanatic and enjoys soccer, golf, football and hockey.
0931: Adam Pengilly has been elected to represent athletes and their interests since 2003. Firstly within the National Governing Body, then across all Great British sports on the British Athletes Commission.
He is now a torchbearer.
0932: Elisa Kennedy, London 94.9 reporter, in south-west London, says: "They're banging drums trying to get the crowd excited - not that they need to.
"As far as I can see are thousands of people - they're four deep. Kids as young as one are holding balloons."
0934: Torchbearer Percy Hutchful goes out of his way to help others as a children's sports coach.
0937: James Oakley tweets this picture from Kingston.
0937: Tadeusz Liecau has been playing and teaching table tennis for 20 years with able bodied and disabled athletes.
He is now carrying the flame in what looks like glorious sunshine.
0940: Here comes Simon Moore who has led, run, organized and inspired Kenchels FC, a football team for veterans in south west london for more than 20 years.
0949: If you're a fan of the Olympic torch relay on your mobile then from NOW you'll be able to choose to go to the desktop version of the BBC torch relay website and the BBC 2012 website.
For the torch relay that means you'll be able to see this live text on your screen and if you're using an Android phone, you can watch the video alongside it.
If you're using an iPhone then you'll be able to see the text, but not the video.
0953: Here comes a central figure in the local community, Ian Muxlow who has been a Cub Scout leader for 15 years and assists with his musical society's summer project - teaching 100 children to sing, act and dance.
1002: There is a running jump and a swing around for these torchbearers.
Katherine Filochowski passes the flame onto Mark Rosindell.
The flame is in Richmond where the BBC's Will Carrodus says: "Buses are still being let through here but everyone raring to go in Richmond.
"A concerned policewoman says,'aren't you all a bit hot?' This is from a woman wearing long sleeved standard issue polyester."
1011: Hello to people who are joining us on Facebook
Petër Thórn - an exile in Cheshire - says: "I'd love you to give a quick shout out to my mum, Barbara Thorn, who, along with Surbiton Rotary Club, helped provide security on the route today. She's also taking time off work to volunteer at the games, and all while my dad is working as a volunteer with VSO in Zambia. Inspirational parents!
Kathy Atkins says: "Makes me proud, although a tad annoyed at the woman in the crowd behind me yesterday who kept shouting 'come on England'. Ah well.
Howard Pitfield says: "I shall probably faint by Friday evening - it's all to grand!"
Go to our page and leave your comments.
1012: This is Jacqueline Dixon who ran her first Marathon at the age of 50. To raise money for the charity Get Kids Going which sponsors children and young wheelchair athletes to become paralympians.
1017: We couldn't bring you the video earlier of the moment John Light carried the flame on the Tube. So here is a photo...
He carried it from Wimbledon to Wimbledon Park on the District Line at 07:20 BST - in a train adorned with the Olympic rings.
Cindy Eve tweets: "Whoo Olympic torch nearly here at Kew Gardens. Very exciting."
1019: It's a family affair for Sarah Austin who is a young leader at the 1st Iver Heath Cub pack where her father is a Scout leader and her younger brother is also a Scout. Sarah, who has cerebral palsy, wants to be a journalist and was nominated to be a yorchbearer by the editorial board of children's newspaper, First News.
1023: They are getting ready in Kew, where the flame is about to go.
BBC London's Anjana Gadgil tweets: "Getting ready for the torchbearers to arrive here at Kew Gardens. Gorgeous day, gorgeous setting."
1025: This is James Hardwick who is the Chairman of the British Heart Foundation in Farnham, Surrey. He holds a range of activities ranging from a coffee morning, a sponsored swim, walk and two life savings skills courses.
1025: In about 15 mins the flame will be going to Kew Gardens.
Here's a few facts for you...
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was founded in 1759, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
It is a world leader in plant science and conservation and is at the forefront of work to safeguard the future of the world's plant life and promote the sustainable use of plants.
The BBC's Will Carrodus sent this picture of a police officer high-fiving the crowd in Richmond.
1035: An adopted Londonder here. Antonella Socci says: "I was born in Volterra, an historical town situated in the heart of Tuscany. I came to London straight after my degree and managed to find an excellent graduate trainee position and several intersting jobs. Over the years London has given me the opportunity to do well and learn new things."
BBC London's Anjana Gadgill who is at Kew tweets: "The blue carpet's been rolled out in anticipation of rising tennis star and torchbearer Oli Golding."
1040: Up now is Barbara Kendall - a three-time Olympic medalist in windsurfing and has competed in five Olympic Games. During her career, she also won over 20 national titles and eight medals in the World Championships.
1048: The torchbearer has now gone into Kew where they will be having a photo opportunity inside the Palm House. The torch relay vehicles are waiting around the other side of the complex while this plays out inside.
Kew's Palm House was constructed between 1844 and 1848 and is considered by some experts as the most important surviving Victorian iron and glass structure in the world.
Its curvaceous exterior and steamy interior were designed to accommodate exotic palms being collected and introduced to Europe in early Victorian times.
1050: Out of #bbctorchcam's view John Harding will take the flame before handing it to Oli Golding, who will carry the flame to The Orangery and the Olympic rings flower display. Oli is a Youth Olympic Games Gold medallist, having won gold in the Boys' Doubles event in tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Torchcam and the crew are then scheduled to take a 20-minute break - what a lovely spot for it.
BBC 2012's Christine Jeavans says: "Scorchio in the middle of the floral Olympic rings at Kew Gardens."
1055: A normally sedate Kew crowd runs towards the torchbearer stood inside the Olympic rings - cameras & phones aloft
1113: First after out stop in glorious Kew should be Paul Woodham who devotes his annual leave to taking severely disabled children on holiday with the charity SENSE, he also has a leadership role with the local Samaritans group.
The crowds have been patiently waiting and are ready to cheer him on.
1115: And here he is - bang on time.
1121: Next up is Gurpal Virdi who in 1982 became the first Asian person to join the Metropolitan Police service from Hounslow borough and this year decided to retire after giving 30 years of service. He was sacked in 2000 after being wrongly accused of sending racist hate mail to black and Asian colleagues and was reinstated after winning a landmark case against the Met later that year.
In his spare time he does voluntary work - giving talks to young people to steer them away from crime.
1122: After doing a double leg he hands over to Raymond Oxlade who's nomination says: "He may not have a Nobel Prize or a knighthood to his name, but my dad always gives of his best and encourages others to do the same."
He is a keen runner and has completed three marathons and numerous half marathons.
Katy B tweeted this picture and said: "2012 nails for the LDN 2012 #TorchRelay in Uxbridge!!!! #ExcitedMuch"
She is due to carry the torch with Mark Ronson at Brunel University at about 1443 BST.
1130: Running now is Daniel Devitt, 45, from Hackney. He was chosen in recognition of is work fighting health inequalities and social exclusion.
1136: If you've been out watching the torch today maybe you've made it on to BBC London's Facebook photo gallery - check it out.
Robert Cumber tweets: "Crowds now two or three deep along most of Hounslow Hi St for #torchrelay. Lots of home made torches on display #hounslowtorch."
1138: Brentford is Brilliant - that's what the banner says. And who can argue with this impressive turn out?
1138: David Ramsey, who has a learning disability, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, is an active member of the community access service in Hounslow and in particular loves kayaking and gardening.
He has the torch and the crowd goes wild - he's waving back and loving his moment in the spotlight.
1157: Ann Beatty took a sabbatical from work to teach in Sierra Leone and after returning to the UK she raised £3,000 to build a well in the village she had visited. This inspired her to take a year out travelling, during which time she went back to Sierra Leone to help set up a safe house for girls in Maronka.
She is now carrying the flame.
1159: Hounslow MPS tweets: "Big smiles from Met Police Torch Security Team as the torch relay passes through Hounslow!"
1207: A little dance there from Jette Wiese who passes the flame onto Gerard O'Keeffe.
1213: Mary-Joy Langdon set up the Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre in 1989 which has given many hours of enjoyment to thousands of children and young people. Mary-Joy was Britain's first female firefighter and has happily abseiled down buildings and scaled the four peaks to raise funds to keep the centre going.
She is now carrying the flame.
1220: Mary passes on the flame to Sai Singam, 12, from Hounslow. He is in Hounslow High Street, where there is Dhol Drumming entertainment. Sai was selected through the London 2012 Get Set Education Programme for being an outstanding pupil at Marjory Kinnon School.
1224: Johnny Calvert tweets: "The people of Brilliant Brentford greet the Olympic flame."
1226: We're now here with torchbearer Jonathan Smith.
1238: Benjamin Cooper carried the flame on to the stage at Lampton Park where the torch team will have lunch. Ben was selected for his dedication to sailing both coaching young people and running training events.
The torch team will now be taking a break and resume the relay at 13:31 BST.
While you're waiting for it to come back, why not have a look at a selection of pictures from today's relay.
1343: The first torchbearer after the lunch break will be Shannen Hunt who was nominated for her "tireless" work, helping provide affordable access to sport for youngsters in one of London's poorer boroughs. The 18-year-old arranges athletics competitions, football tournaments and after-school clubs in Hillingdon.
1353: Here is BBC journalist Stuart Hughes who lost part of his right leg when he stepped on a landmine while covering the war in Iraq in 2003. He now works as a world-affairs producer, and is taking part today using his Oscar Pisthorius-style carbon-fibre blade, and is a campaigner against the use of landmines.
Nice customisation of the blade with a union jack there.
1355: The sheer numbers in the crowd here have slowed him to walking pace.
1356: There will be a lot of appreciative people in Ghana as 17-year-old Aisling Lynch-Kelly does her leg of the relay. She persuaded her classmates to raise £1,000 in three weeks to help WaterAid set up a well to provide clean water to a community in the west African country.
1400: Now here's someone who is Olympics through and through. Rania Elwani represented Egypt at three Olympic Games 1992, 1996 and 2000, where she was a swimming semi-finalist in the 50m and 100m freestyle. She is the most decorated Egyptian swimmer there has ever been - and now she is a doctor. A member of both the Egyptian and International Olympic Committees, she also runs a swimming academy.
1403: Some light entertainment for you as the torch makes its way through Hounslow, what a brilliant video... Scott and Kathy Cleveland are coming to the Olympics
1404: Next is Stephen Darke, who has written a book called "Reaching for a Rainbow- A practical guide to living alongside cancer", sharing his experiences and thoughts from his battle with the condition.
That's it from the morning crew of Jane Mower and Jenny Minard. Your commentators this afternoon are Ian Westbrook and Martin Gough.
1412: Joe Flight, 24, from High Wycombe, is carrying a torch for his sister - literally. Sarah died at the age of 27 from cancer, but like so many other inspiring torchbearers, bore her illness with courage, proving to be an inspiration to family and workmates.
1413: And here is another triple Olympian. Yang Yang, a 35-year-old speed skater, won five medals at three Games, between 1998 and 2006. Not only was she the first Chinese Olympian to win gold at a winter Olympics but she won two in Salt Lake City in 2002.
The crowds are six deep one one side of Harlington Road now, all very well behaved.
1417: Greta Bruce has been a sterling fundraiser for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The 14-year-old from Ickenham, whose mother has breast cancer, has not only raised money herself but has organised the whole family into doing their bit.
1419: Former professional baseball player Matt Leeds is thankfulyl not swinging his torch with his eye on the bleachers.
Matt acted as an instructor in the Charleston Miracle League in his home town in North Carolina. The league coordinates sporting events for mentally handicapped children and adults, as well as mentoring local youths at baseballs camps.
1419:Roy Cnudde has skin cancer and needs to cover his body to protect him from the sun. The 73-year-old is mad about running and still takes part in seniors events, having chalked up eight marathons, 10 ultra events and even an 80-mile run. He has been coaching since he was in his 30s and still does some at Hillingdon Athletics Club.
He is demonstrating a highly orthodox running style here, with back straight and elbows high, but allowing himself the occasional wave.
1424: "There's only one Ray Lewis," sings someone in the crowd, which isn't strictly true as one is a famopus American football player.
The torchbearing Ray Lewis has volunteered for Burnham Juniors Football Club for the last 19 years.
1429: Now running on Pield Heath Road is Heather Miles, divisional officer of her local St John Ambulance unit in Hemel Hempstead.
TheOnlyMoxey tweets: "Getting busy here at Brunel for the #torchrelay"
They have about 15 minutes to wait until Katy B and Mark Ronson appear on campus.
1431: Another first aider, Lindsay Lott set up a community responder group in her rural village in Oxfordshire.
1435: There are chants of "Toby, Toby" as Toby Dowling takes the torch. He had defeated kidney cancer by the time he was two, having chemotherapy and regular radiotherapy sessions. Now 15, he has endured more health problems than most people have in a lifetime, including heart failure and a stroke, which has left him with a damaged arm and hand.
In April last year he suffered a burst appendix, peritonitis and septicaemia, but according to his nomination, he "still inspires those around him with his many victories against adversity".
1437: Another experienced Olympian picks up the torch. Finnish ice hockey player Saku Koivu won a silver and three bronze medals at four winter Olympics between 1994 and 2010. Having recovered from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, he now plays, at the age of 37, for Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League.
1440: As a woman with a teeshirt saying "I (heart) GB" dances behind him, it's over to Tony Plews, who runs a Boys' Brigade group for more than 40 youngsters every week.
1443: Londoner Asif Khan was named Designer of the Future by Design Miami in 2011 and formerly Designer in Residence at the Design Museum, London. His latest achievement is the so-called Beat Box, an interactive pavillion in Olympic Park.
He runs down a slip road onto the Brunel University campus, where one Kathleen Brien, better known as singer-songwriter Katy B, is waiting to carry the flame through the university.
1448: Unfortunately our cameras can't follow Katy B, who will meet fellow musician and DJ Mark Ronson on campus. We will stick with the vehicle convoy, which should pick them up outside the Brunel Graduate School shortly.
1453: We're back on the road in Hillingdon, Cleveland Road to be exact, with Ali Ahmed the torchbearer. Ali, a local greengrocer, was nominated by one of his children.
1458: Martin Hellawell is managing director of IT solutions company Softcat and is running as a representative of the company's employees, who have raised over £100,000 for various charities, in particular the Cancer Care and Haematology Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
1459: BBC journalist Stuart Hughes carried his torch earlier (see 1353). Here is a quick audio clip of him on the bus with his fellow torchbearers.
1501: John James is the longest standing member of the British Olympic Association board and was the secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association for many years, until his retirement in 2003.
John started as a ball boy at Wimbledon and moved through the ranks as a player, umpire administrator and then official.
He hands over to Julia Hague, an author and charity fundraiser.
1508: Karate instructor Paul Abel teaches children with Down's Syndrome. He said on his nomination form: "I hope to introduce as many young children as possible into sport by learning karate plus helping older children to stay off the streets and to use their energy pro-actively."
1513: Margaret Allcott is due to carry the torch now, before a 20-minute event in Uxbridge town centre.
1518: Katy B and Mark Ronson carried the flame at Brunel University (see 1448). Our torch relay producer Priya Patel caught up with them - interview to follow.
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has posted a pic of himself with the torch on Twitter, saying: "Nearly time ..."
He will take the torch to Hillingdon Leisure Centre just before 16:00 BST.
In response, cricket commentator and former England coach David "Bumble" Lloyd tweets: "Careful wi' them knees, Cap'n".
1533: Team GB's swimmers have arrived back in London from Edinburgh after a final pre-Olympics training camp - and were given a special water cannon salute as they landed at London City Airport.
1538: We're back under way with Torron Lee-Dewar, a 19-year-old who opened what has become an award-winning dance project three years ago and teaches people of all ages, from youngsters to senior citizens.
1544: This is taekwondo teacher Munir Azizshalizi. He is a fourth dan black belt in the sport but had to retire six years ago because of injury.
Keryn Jalli tweets: "Just saw the Olympic torch go through Hayes with my nan, @ShivaniJalli and this lil man :)"
1548: Waiting for Munir (even though he is a little ahead of schedule) is former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan.
Vaughan, 37, is statistically England's most successful England skipper, having led England in 51 Tests between 2003 and 2008, winning 26 and losing 11. His career highlight as captain came when his side beat Australia to clinch the Ashes in 2005, a full 18 years since they had last beaten their arch-rivals.
Including an outstanding tour of Australia in 2002/3, he scored 5,719 Test runs in 82 matches, but a recurring knee injury cut ended his career in 2009. He is now a commentator on BBC Radio's Test Match Special and appears on BBC TV's golf coverage.
No signs of the knee trouble as he jogs sedately along Park Road and takes a right into Gatting Way.
1551: Michael Vaughan has taken the torch into Hillingdon Leisure Centre.
1558: A quick convoy now to the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire where, according to Karen on Twitter, it is "very hot but very civilised".
1601: Torchbearer Stuart Hughes (see 1353 & 1459) chatted to BBC School Reporters - the BBC's Katie Hile captured the moment:
I suspect Michael Vaughan has a friend tweeting on his behalf, hence a very quick photo of him taking the torch.
1608: We're on the road in sunny yet civilised Denham and, as Lianne Corriette picks up the flame, it completes a nice piece of symmetry. Her great-grandfather, Herbert Barnes, was the first torchbearer in Britain the last time the Olympics were held in this country, in 1948.
Lianne, 30, works with various charities, and has helped build a school in Cambodia.
Denham is absolutely packed. A line of people are on the verges but there is another line in the middle of the road, also two or three deep. Not sure quite how good the view at the back can be.
1612: The convoy is struggling to get through the crowd and Lianne looks a little overwhelmed as she hands over to the next torchbearer, Michael Lyons.
Michael set up the Leicestershire West Board of Young Enterprise, which involved visiting local schools and colleges to act as a mentor to support youngsters through the year-long initiative.
He has also entered a number of marathons, most recently the London Marathon to raise over £2,000 for LOROS, a cancer hospice in Leicester.
1616: Time for a tea break now, with the next torchbearer due off in Denham in about 15 minutes' time.
1636: A few people have tweeted @BBC2012 complaining about the view of the tree. The torch team take tea breaks every day for 20 minutes or so but they're back on the road now with torchbearer Paula Ball, who was nominated through one of the sponsors.
1635: The residents of the Buckinghamshire village of Denham are still out in force as Paula hands over to Russell Green, another torchbearer nominated through the sponsors.
1642: The flame is now being put back in a davy lamp for the vehicle convoy to Ealing, where it will re-emerge in half an hour.
Tennis great Boris Becker will carry the torch in Ealing's Northala Fields and our torchcam will see him emerge on Kensington Road to pass the flame on.
1650: We can see traffic building up now along the A40 as the relay makes its way towards west London.
1656: Traffic clears now as the relay passes RAF Northolt on the left-hand side of your picture.
1703: Pupils from Uxbridge High School have shown some real dedication, coming out in their school holidays to cover the torch's arrival in Hillingdon for BBC News School Report. They've been interviewing torchbearer and BBC journalist Stuart Hughes, who lost his leg in a landmine incident in Iraq in 2003, and got some great quotes.
Stuart told them: "It was a really, really exciting day and I've just been amazed so many people turned out all along the route. It's just the best experience of my life."
1710: The relay is due to be at Northala Fields any time now. Sitting alongside the A40 road, it was opened four years ago and contains four conical earth mounds built up with waste material from the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium and the Westfield Shopping Centre at White City.
1713: The area is crowded with people waiting for Boris Becker's arrival as can be seen in this picture from Lies Deneys:
1720: We are currently waiting to see tennis legend Boris Becker emerge from the Fields - apologies that we keep losing the pictures. This is because of problems with the 3G signal.
In 1985 Boris became the youngest player, and also the first unseeded one, to win the Wimbledon men's singles title when he triumphed aged just 17. He won the title twice more, in 1986 and 1989, and lost in three finals while he also won the Australian Open twice and the US Open once.
Boris also has an Olympic pedigree having won gold in the men's doubles, alongside Michael Stich, in the Barcelona Games in 1992.
In recent years he has been part of the BBC commentary team at Wimbledon and you can read more about his life after tennis here.
1724: Boris was due to hand the flame over to footballer Sydney Richards, who currently plays for the Football Association's Middlesex Centre of Excellence, Middlesex County and for Ealing and her school at the London Youth Games. She has also played for QPR, Brentford and Ruislip Rangers.
As a BBC School Reporter, she also met Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street and was able to ask him a question.
1725: Apologies for the video currently being stuck around half an hour ago. Our technical team are working on this problem as we speak.
We have had torchcam watched from around the world - but we believe this is the first time from the top of a mountain as Yvonne Crowther explains: "Fellow torchbearer Alex Staniforth is watching torchcam on the top of a mountain, making his way up Mont Blanc. Wants to say hi."
1731: BBC 2012's Jenny Minard has ventured to Ealing Broadway to see the torch - and has found some other people cooling down with an ice cream and others with iced coffee while they await the flame's arrival:
1732: Network problems mean we are unable to bring you pictures at the moment.
PE teacher Carol Margetts has had her turn. She is back at school after a dose of chemotherapy when she was diagnosed with cancer. Her nomination says: "She's the kind of person who encourages everyone to get involved in sport and do the best they can."
Currently running with the flame are a team of eight bearers from one of the relay sponsors.
1734: Confetti is thrown in the air as the team are about to end their run - and the flame is now in the hands of former Olympian Charmaine Crooks. She competed in athletics for Canada for nearly 20 years and took part in five Olympic Games, winning a silver in the 4x400 metres in Los Angeles in 1984 and carrying the flag for her country at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in 1996.
She also works for the International Olympic Committee, who nominated her, was a founding member of the independend IOC Ethics Commission and has worked for the media.
1737: Rhythmic gymnast Nicola Bosio, 18, comes from Gibraltar and represented the British overseas territory at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi two years ago. Having taken up the sport at the age of eight, she now coaches five and six-year-olds.
1739: Tennis player Amanda Carreras's nomination calls her "arguably Gibraltar's finest ever sportswoman". The 22-year-old is currently ranked 415th in the world and 12th in the UK in singles.
1742: Carrie Mok is a journalism student from Milton Keynes who got her break while volunteering on the Buszy magazine and website, set up to give youngsters experience in media.
If you give your page a quick refresh now you will see that torchcam pictures have returned.
1745: Margaret Noel now takes the flame. She is a community activist in Ealing who recently set up an organisation called "A Mothers Tear Drop", dealing with the emotional effects of gun and knife crime in the community. She was nominated by her daughter Collette.
1749: We now have a picture of Alex Staniforth (see tweet about 1725 entry) watching torchcam at the Trient hut in Switzerland, 3200m high!
Is it a record - you tell us.
1750: Huge support for Maragaret with flags being waved and a group of supporters in yellow t-shirts trying to get a good look at the flame. People are spilling into the road in front of her and the torch security team are constantly moving people aside.
1751: As a 16-year-old in in 1999, Dionne Campbell received a Diana Award for her work in making a film on sexual harassment, which was presented at screenings in schools across the borough of Brent.
She currently works for Camden Council's Children, Schools and Families department and now has her chance to carry the flame.
1753: BBC 2012's Jenny Minard is at Ealing Broadway and reports: "Outrider police bike riders have just ridden past on New Broadway to big cheers. A dad says to his child: "Look, look, the torch is coming to big screams 'YEY'" We've got about an hour to wait here.
"The policemen are legends, posing for pictures with awestruck children & finding noisemakers 4 the children who missed out when they were being handed out."
Tony Wang, general manager of Twitter UK, runs in just over 10 minutes' time. He has tweeted a pic of Olympic torches, ready to be relayed.
1757: We are on the Uxbridge Road now as Matthew Blakey, nominated through one of the sponsors for his work in mobile phone marketing, takes over.
Crowds still massive and people keep on wandering into the torchbearer's path.
1759: BBC London News senior operator Ellen England is in Walpole Park where tonight's evening celebration takes place:
1800: Athletics coach Denis Murphy takes over with the strains of the theme of The A Team being played on what sounds like an electronic keyboard in the background.
1805: Following Alex Staniforth watching the relay on top of a mountain (see 1749) what is the most unusual place from where you have watched the relay?
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1806: Used to snow rather than hot sunshine is Winter Olympic skiier Chemmy Alcott, who now has the flame. The 30-year-old missed the whole of the 2011/12 season after suffering a double fracture of her leg while training in Canada in December 2010.
She has competed in three Winter Games - achieving a best place of 11th in 2006, which was the best performance by a female skiier from Britain for 38 years.
Chemmy gets her full first name of Chimene from Sophia Loren's character in the 1961 film El Cid.
1809: We move into Hanwell and hear cries of "Go on Olivia" as 20-year-old Olivia Stimpson begins her 'Moment to Shine'.
She was a talented netball player until, two years ago, she was seriously injured in a car crash that killed one of her friends. After a lengthy time in a wheelchair she is now able to walk again and has set her sights on becoming a Paramedic.
1811: Cynthia Addey-Asare is our next torchbearer as the sun continues to shine and the crowds continue to be massive along the route.
1814: Tony Wang is general manager of Twitter UK. He tweeted earlier: "Honoured to carry the Olympic torch today on behalf of team @Twitter bringing people closer to the Games."
Before he starts his run he is busy on his mobile - and this is the result:
1816: Without his number, which is 132 in case you were wondering, here is taekwondo player Josh Webley, 20. He is a former Junior World Championships quarter-finalist who hopes to compete in the Olympics in future.
1817: Referring to last summer's disturbances in Ealing, Richard Piercy says: "Tension rising on Ealing High Street. No not a riot, the torch is due in a minute. Following on @bbc2012"
1819: Sahar Zahid takes over now. She volunteers extensively for the Nida Trust, a charity that seeks to educate young people through empowering and supporting students, teachers and parents.
1823: As we get closer to the centre of Ealing and move through west Ealing in fact, it is time for Matthew Key to carry the flame. He also starts off without wearing his number but a member of the torch security team quickly rectifies that and sticks it on to his top.
1828: Matthew links arms with our next torchbearer Narinder Singh Birdi, who sets off to the sound of a Bangra band.
The Sunday school that Narinder set up 32 years ago is still going strong, allowing children to learn about history, religion and how to be a good UK citizen.
1830: What has happened to the torchbearers' numbers in this stage of the relay? Scott Hooton is another to start off without wearing one.
1833: Laura Swarbrooke, 23, who is wearing her number which is 137, is a footballer and taekwondo player and also volunteers in schools.
1836: Laura dances a jig with Joanne Mitchell and off she goes, still with people stepping out into the middle of the road.
Slight exaggeration maybe but we take Johnny Calvert's point: "Olympic torch just been through Hanwell. There must be a hundred thousand between here and Ealing!"
1839:Into New Broadway in the centre of Ealing now, where we find Dr Chai Patel, who has been nominated by the British Olympic Association as a big supporter of Team 2012, the fundraising programme helping British athletes - especially those in low-profile sports - attending the Games.
The trend of doing jigs at torch 'kisses' continues as Chai and Joanne quickly link arms.
1842: Apologies for the loss of pictures. We had reports of poor 3G signal in the centre of Ealing and this has now affected our torchcam feed.
It means we are now missing Milan Novakovic, 20, who was born with a rare congenital heart defect which results in the left side of the heart receiving "oxygen-poor" blood.
Despite suffering fatigue and chest pains he had an active childhood, taking part in running, cycling, tennis, hockey (in which he represented Ealing in the London Youth Games 2005) and karate.
A heart attack, at the age of 17, necessitated further heart surgery, as a complication of which, Milan had to make the decision to have his right leg amputated last year.
1844: The pictures come back in time to see Milan at the top of High Street.
1846: Tyler Saunders is on the brink of Great Britain's senior men's wheelchair basketball team, acting as a reserve with the squad that won gold at the European Championships in Israel last year, but does not expect to make the first-choice Paralympic squad.
He said recently: "London 2012 may be a bit too soon for me because I've been playing about five years so my experience isn't up there with the veterans but 2016 looks more a possibility for me."
1849: Tyler starts playing basketball towards the end of his run - he is in the chair he uses when he is playing. BBC 2012's Jenny Minard is moving along with the relay and says the atmosphere is "amazing".
1851: This 10-person team are pupils from Brentside School, who have been selected as torchbearers after taking part in National School Sport Week.
1853: Out of shot on the right of the torchbearers is the famous Ealing Studios. It is the oldest working film studio in the world and the only British studio that produces and distributes feature films as well as providing facilities and is famous for the Ealing Comedies which were made between 1947 and 1957.
1855: Not for the first time in the near 10 weeks of the relay, we hear the theme tune to Chariots of Fire - this time being blasted out of St Mary's Church. BBC 2012's Jenny Minard is in tears and says: "It's phenomenal and is capturing Ealing's hearts and minds."
1859: We have lost pictures but are listening to commentary on BBC London 94.9 of our last torchbearer Tom Thacker lighting the cauldron at the evening celebration in Ealing's Walpole Park. He was nominated by the London Borough of Ealing for his commitment to sport, his voluntary work and for being a representative on the Ealing Learning Disability Partnership Board.
1901: BBC 2012's Michael Hirst sent us this photo of eight Ealing mums with five to six month old babies opposite Ealing Green church:
1904: And that's it for day 67 of the relay. Thanks for joining Martin Gough and Ian Westbrook this afternoon.
There is a later start for day 68 on Wednesday of 09:17 BST. The route tomorrow visits Wembley Stadium and Alexandra Palace while Gordon Banks and Nathan Robertson are among the torchbearers - with Daley Thompson getting the honour of lighting the cauldron at the evening celebration.
We sign off with another picture of the Ealing Olympic babies VIII(see previous entry). From left: Myla, Samuel, Freya, Jude, Harrison, Leo, Ayla and Max!
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