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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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Camden
- Chalk Farm Road A205
- Camden High Street A205
- Camden High Street A400
- Crowndale Road B512
- Pancras Road A5202
- St Pancras Gardens
- Camley Street
- Entrance to Camley Street Wildlife Park
- Jetty at back of Camley Street Wildlife Park
- Canal boat
- Steps to Granary Square
- Granary Square
- Bridge leading to Goods Way
- Goods Way
- The Boulevard
- St Pancras Station - the Market
- St Pancras Station - the Arcade
- Betjeman statue on first floor
- Exit onto Pancras road through Eurostar departures
- Pancras Road
- Euston Road A501
- York Way A5203
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Islington
- Wharfdale Road A5203
- New Wharf Road
- All Saints Street
- Caledonian Road A5203
- Offord Road
- Liverpool Road B515
- Highbury Station Road
- Upper Street A1
- St John Street A401
- Rosebery Avenue A401
- Farringdon Road A201
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City
- Farringdon Road A201
- Ludgate Hill
- St Paul's Churchyard
- Steps of St Paul's Cathedral
- St Paul's Churchyard
- New Change
- Newgate Street A40
- King Edward Street A1
- Montague Street A1
- London Wall
- Entry to Museum of London
- Aldersgate Street
- St Martin's Le Grand
- Cheapside
- King Street
- Gresham Street
- Guilldhall Square
- Gresham Street
- Prince's Street
- Mansion House Street
- Queen Victoria Street
- Peter's Hill
- Millennium Bridge
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Southwark
- Walkway on Bankside on South side of Millennium Br
- Steps of Shakespeare's Globe
- Steps of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
- Bankside cobbled road
- New Globe Walk
- Park Street
- Great Guildford Street
- Southwark Street A3200
- Southwark Bridge Road A300
- Marshalsea Street A3201
- Great Dover Street A2
- Old Kent Road A2
- Trafalgar Avenue B215
- Sumner Road B215
- Peckham Hill Street B215
- Peckham High Street A202
- Peckham Road A202
- Lyndhurst Way
- Harris Academy at Peckham
- Lyndhurst Way
- Peckham Road A202
- Camberwell Church Street A202
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Lambeth
- Denmark Hill A215
- Coldharbour Lane A2217
- Acre Lane A2217
- Clapham Park Road A2217
- Clapham High Street A3
- Long Road A3
- Clapham Common Northside A3
- Cedars Road A3216
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Wandsworth
- Cedars Road A3216
- Queenstown Road A3216
- Chelsea Bridge
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Kensington & Chelsea
- Chelsea Bridge Road A3216
- Sloane Street A3216
- King's Road A3217
- Gunter Grove A3220
- Fulham Road A304
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Hammersmith & Fulham
- Fulham Road A304
- Fulham Broadway A304
- North End Road B317
- Hammersmith Road A315
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Kensington & Chelsea
- Kensington High Street A315
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- Park Pathway
- Opera stage
- Abbotsbury Road
- Holland Park
- Holland Park Avenue A402
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Hammersmith & Fulham
- Shepherd's Bush Green A4020
- Shepherd's Bush Green
- Wood Lane A219
- South Africa Road
- BBC White City Grounds
- Plaque for 1908 Stadium at BBC Media Centre
- South Africa Road
- Bloemfontein Road
- Uxbridge Road A4020
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Kensington & Chelsea
- Holland Park Avenue A402
- Notting Hill Gate A402
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Westminster
- Notting Hill Gate A402
- Bayswater Road A402
- Lancaster Terrace A209
- Westbourne Street
- Bayswater Road A402
- Bayswater Road A40
- Oxford Street A40
- Regent Street A4201
- Shaftesbury Avenue A401
- Charing Cross Road A400
- St Martin's Place A400
- Trafalgar Square
- Whitehall A3212
- Downing Street
- Whitehall A3212
- Parliament Square (St Margaret Street A302)
- Great George Street A3214
- Birdcage Walk
- Buckingham Gate
- Buckingham Palace
- Spur Road
- Constitution Hill
- Wellington Arch R/A
- Knightsbridge A4
- South Carriage Drive
- Serpentine Drive
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0640: Good morning and welcome to the penultimate day of the torch relay.
The flame is nearly there on its 8,000 mile journey around the UK.
Your writers this morning are Jane Mower and Claire Heald.
0644: Today we start at the amazing venue that is the Camden Roundhouse. A whole host of entertainment goes on here, although perhaps not usually before 7am.
Here at Torchcam HQ, we've seen everything from Cultural Olympiad favourite, Shakespeare, to gigs, in the round.
0645: One ambitious man to start off the torch relay on its penultimate day today - and we should see the rugby massive turn out to support him.
Sir Clive Woodward, OBE, coached England to victory that 2003 night in Sydney in the Rugby World Cup final.
Now he works for the BOA as director of elite performance, he's charged with uniting the team - in the style of Wilkinson and co perhaps?
0649: We can see a choir singing with gusto here this morning. But we can't really here them. They do look very committed though.
0650: The Roundhouse - a Grade II-listed building, began life in 1846 as a steam-engine repair shed and is now a venue for live music, theatre, dance, circus and new media.
The facility offers a year-round schedule of creative projects for 11-25 year olds giving them the chance to access TV, radio and music production, media suites and rehearsal rooms for music and performance.
0651: And we have fire. The torch is lit this morning from the motherflame, and relay day number 69 is off.
Some springy stilt walkers accompany Sir Clive, there.
0652: Wow, busier than a market Sunday there on the streets of Camden.
0656: Giving up almost all of his time to volunteering has earnt Darren Fitzpatrick the title Gold Ambassador of Camden.
0701: Passing Camden Market now where there is a pretty busy scene for 7am - all good stuff.
0702: Here's Patrick De Maeseneire who set up a global programme to help disadvantaged youngsters get a better start in life and work. He is also the ambassador for the Athlete Career Programme supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes in their transition to the workplace after their sporting career and which to date has helped over 7,000 athletes worldwide.
0703: Loud cheers from the crowd, it's been a long time coming for this part of the country and they're obviously determined to make the most of it.
0703: Eleanor Moss has her torch lit and waits for the road ahead to clear before setting off holding the flame well aloft.
0706: Katharine Ford gives Eleanor a big hug before the "kiss" and is watched by a girl leaning out of a window - be careful!
0714: The torch and the convoy have split for a few minutes here, as the torch goes to places the van cannot access.
We will be back with it as soon as we can. In the mean time, the music's good.
0723: Here comes the torch on a barge on the Camden Lock. Carried by torchbearer Paris Walker.
She's a club runner.
0726: The singing's lovely here by the waterside. Interrupted there by a cannon firing out glitter though.
Which looks good.
0727: The barge, the lock, the glitter, the torch. Perfect torch relay scenes.
0728: This is Pat Radcliffe now. Will we see any running skills of her marathoning namesake Paula here, as she carries the flame across the bridge and away from the lock?
0734: We'll catch up with the torch again as soon as we can, on Goods Way in Camden, now that it has finished its canal trip and listened to the choir there to welcome the flame.
0735: Ahead at the torch's upcoming stop, St Pancras station, BBC 94.9 Breakfast Presenter Gaby Roslin said: "There's a lot of noise. Everyone's getting very excited. There are bands playing and there's hula-hooping."
0743: BBC London has tweeted this picture of people waiting for the torch at St Pancras.
The grade one listed Victorian station had the first Olympic rings to be hung around the capital.
BBC London says: "Crowds building up here at St Pancras for #olympictorch. Excitement in the air - and jazz!
0747: The torchbearer is now inside St Pancras station and was due to be having their picture taken underneath the Olympic Rings. We should catch sight of them coming out soon.
0808: We are unable to bring you pictures just yet, as the torch makes it's way from the station, through London.
0811: The pictures have returned in time to see Rachel Rahman running with the flame. Rachel is dedicated to promoting animal conservation and educating the public on the importance of protecting endangered species for future generations to enjoy in the wild. She volunteers at London Zoo - teaching interesting animal facts to children- and spent 3 months volunteering at an Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo, Malaysia.
0812: David Walliams is up for his run with the torch in a bit.
0814: Next up is Rob Gorczynski who rode a motorbike from London to Cape Town to raise money for Unicef and has since started up a number of fundraising initiatives in the villages he travelled through in the Congo.
0819: Lovely big cheers for Leanne Pero.
0820: She hands the torch on now to Rhyania Blackett-Codrington, who ccording to her mother, turned her life around after falling in with the wrong crowd as a teenager.
Now she helps disadvantaged youths through the Dalston Youth Project and Mentoring Plus and teaches in male prisons - all while working as a secondary school teacher in inner city London.
0824: Comedian David Walliams takes the flame now, on the steps of Islington Town Hall in recognition of his contribution to sport through charity events he has undertaken.
He swam the English Channel in 2008, the Strait of Gibraltar in 2008 and he cycled from John O'Groats to Land's End in 2010.
Last year, he swam the River Thames and in total has raised £8.5m for Comic Relief and Sport Relief.
0824: We're not sure what this music is - but there are performers abseiling down the outside of the town hall in torch celebration.
0826: Ha ha. Someone in the crowd has just shouted "It's a lady" at him. Got to love the British sense of humour, in full flow.
0827: In 2008 Phil Packer was severely injured while on active service in Iraq but completed the London Marathon within two weeks having been told he would never walk again. He has since founded the British Inspiration Trust which aims to support young people facing adversity.
He gets a big hug from Walliams.
0833: The torch being handed over here on a very crowded Upper Street, on the route down to Angel.
0834: Paul Llewellyn - otherwise known as Roddy - running now, is the person responsible for setting up the anti-human trafficking team at Scotland Yard in 2006. He has also worked with disabled adults and children as a volunteer for more than 20 years and worked with "Dreamflight" - taking terminally ill children to Disney World.
0837: A man with a name after writers' hearts here at Torchcam Towers. Rufus Hack, who is a cross Channel swimmer, like David Walliams, who ran earlier. And encourages people into sport.
0839: And holding the flame aloft here is Giles Goasdoue, a full-time carer for an 82-year-old man who coincidentally was one of the people who came up with the idea of games for disabled people in the 1940s, which led to the creation of the Paralympics.
0848: The torch is heading down the Farringdon Road now, into the City.
0848: As chief executive at Argent architects Roger Madelin has been key to the transformation of the area surrounding Kings Cross station.
0853: Taking the flame now from Joseph Girma is weightlifter Kim Pham, who competes for her school and club Cardinal Pole as well as for Great Britain.
The torch is relatively light, so she should be just right here. Holding it with one hand, two not needed.
0857: We have lost pictures here for the moment, and hope to have them back with you soon.
0900: Islington Police have tweeted: #Islington waves goodbye to the torch as the #torchrelay moves on to the city. Enjoy!
0901: City worker Andrew Heald, who is waiting for the torch at St Paul's, says the area is "mobbed" as workers leave their desks in the financial centre to take to the streets and catch a glimpse of the torch.
0904: And the torchbearer fairly dances up the steps of St Paul's Cathedral to hand over the flame.
0905: Taking the torch is John Elbrow, who flew out to New York to volunteer to help the homeless and has given up numerous Christmas's over the years to help the charity CRISIS.
0906: That's the The Very Rev David Ison, greeting him on the steps
0907: And the torch is off again, towards the London Wall and Museum of London.
0909: The torchcam bus should catch up with the flame again soon, as it heads further into the City.
0915: We have insufficient 3G coverage to broadcast here in the City at the moment, but hope to bring you pictures back soon.
0918: The torch is taking its morning tea break right now.
0919: Taking us into the break was Robert Swanell. His love of the Olympics has been inspired by his grandfather who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Games. He has played a pivotal role in supporting the Olympic movement in Great Britain and is now an Ambassador for the Team 2012 fundraising appeal - raising money for British athletes.
0932: The torch should be off through the streets of the City again soon.
0933: First up after the break should be Peter McHugh De Clare at the Musuem of London.
0934: That's a sky shot from torchcam - good for sky-scrapers, but hopefully we will see bearers soon.
0946: Our 3G coverage isn't holding up for broadcasting pictures here, but we will bring them back to you as soon as we can.
0947: We've switched the feed to the helicopter shot so you can get a look at the torchbearers making their way through the City.
0949: First after the break was conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen has been Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the London Philharmonia Orchestra since 2008. He believes passionately that classical music has something to everyone and is committed to finding innovative ways to open up the orchestra's work to a wider audience.
0950: After him came Donald Guiney who has been involved in organising baseball in London for about 20 years and can often be seen at the Wormwood Scrubs ground - come rain, hail or shine.
0951: Due to take her moment in the spotlight next was Mandy Ogunmonkun, who had her fair share of challenges in childhood but went on to help set up the Treasures Foundation which gives a home and support to women on their release from prison.
0953: Taking the flame now is Stephen Chalke who, with his wife set up Oasis Trust which works with the homeless and disadvantaged people. Oasis now operates in 11 countries providing education, housing, training and healthcare. In 2005 he raised £1.25m by running the London Marathon, surpassing this in 2011 by raising £2.32m.
0957: We can see Adedoyin Adepitan take up the flame here, as we revert to 3G coverage from the helicopter shot.
0959: He will take the torch onto the Millennium Bridge, where torchcam cannot go. And he will take it on to the steps of Shakespeare's Globe theatre.
1004: He's handed the torch on now, and it's gone into the Globe, where it is being held in the standing area for theatre-goers.
1007: This modern reconstruction of the 17th Century Globe theatre opened in 1997 a few hundred yards from the original site.
1009: Feet back on the ground now. We are with torchcam, waiting for the torchbearer.
1011: Crowds are waiting here on the South Bank to see the torch.
1013: The handover now to Rachel Sillars who with her mother raised a whopping £42,629 for BEN - the UK's charity for those who work, or have worked, in the automotive and related industries - by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Cameras pointed at her from every angle and a huge cheer goes up.
@ClarenceHouse tweets: "We are looking forward to welcoming the @London2012 #Olympic Flame to Buckingham Palace later today! #TorchRelay"
1026: A torch kiss and adventure cameraman Keith Partridge picks up the baton. He has worked on more than 60 extreme films in some of the world's most hostile and spectacular environments and was also part of the team that successfully carried a 1924 Olympic gold medal to the summit of Mount Everest.
1036: College student Shineze Henry-Wallace takes over the relay. She works on Live-Magazine based in Brixton as well as being a young carer.
She sets off at a very determined walking pace.
Southwark Council tweets: "Torch is heading down the Old Kent Rd. Crowds giving torchbearers a great reception."
1046: Not long until the lunch break now - an early one today - and taking us into that break will be Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. He's sure to cause quite a stir as torchcam arrives at the Harris Academy in Peckham.
And Raj2004 tweets: "Looking forward to the Superstar and most loved Amitabh Bachchan carrrying the torch today."
1050: Margaret Hegerty hands over to Carl Halksworth who looks delighted to have his torch lit - it's been a long time coming!
1052: Here is he, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. Ahead of his stint he said he was honoured to be asked to carry the flame and that it would be "a proud moment for me and the country".
The 69-year-old star has acted in more than 180 films and remains India's most popular actor.
1056: Timothy Denyer is actually the last runner before lunch. Swimming coach Tim swam the English Channel months after being told he would never walk pain-free again due to a rugby accident.
1057: There is the break. Take some time to refresh yourselves and we'll be back in about 55 minutes for an afternoon packed with torchbearers.
1155: Hello again. Welcome back to the penultimate day of the torch relay. How was lunch? Fed, watered, rested? Let's crack on...
1156: Setting off now is Dom Goggins.
In 2010 Dom set himself the challenge of raising £10,000 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research by running at least one marathon every month for the next year.
By the time that he crossed the finish line for the 2011 London Marathon Dom had raised over £14,000 in the name of his friend Steven, who died from leukaemia at the age of 19.
1159: Big thumbs up from Dom as acknowledges the crowd just before handing over to Lisa Woodman.
Lisa has worked for The Big Issue for 15 years and has volunteered for many other charities.
1202: 'Guerilla gardener' is how the next torchbearer describes himself. For seven years Richard Reynolds has been inspiring people across the world to take responsibility for their local environment, to voluntarily dig and plant the abandoned patches of public land and care for it.
He started with the planters outside his own home at Elephant & Castle London, but now tours the world inspiring people through his lectures - his aim is to "fight the filth with forks and flowers".
1205: Can't be too often that gardener Rich is seen in pristine whites. He's looking as fresh as a daisy (sorry, couldn't resist).
1206: The flame passes to Sharon Coleman.
Sharon, who has a disabled son, fought a six-year battle for equality for carers and won a landmark ruling in the European Court of Justice which gave new rights to 2.5 million people in Britain who combine paid work with the responsibilities of caring for a disabled person.
Discrimination by Association aka 'The Coleman Case' is now included in the Equality Act.
1207: Any guesses as to who will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony tomorrow? Read more about it here.
1208: Here's a picture of birthday boy Sam Ketteley (left) and his brother Ben, who both waited for the torch at the end of Camberwell Grove in South London.
1210: Now it's time for Cool runnings. No, it's not the film based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics. It's Kenton Cool's turn with the flame.
Mr Cool (seriously, how cool is that?!) is a record-breaking Everest climber from Gloucestershire. He holds the British record for the number of ascents of the world's highest mountain, after scaling the peak nine times.
Move over Fonz, you have been out-cooled.
1212: Goodye Mr Cool, hello Zoe Jones.
Zoe, 14, is a member of an Amnesty International club that runs at Burntwood School.
She has campaigned for human rights by writing to prisoners of conscience and to governments regarding human rights abuses.
Zoe has also raised funds for Amnesty International through various activites, including designing and selling Mother's Day Cards.
1213: And the beat goes on... drums bang out as Zoe jogs along with the flame.
1215: Paul Owens is up next, he has quite a bouncy gait - a real spring in his step, you could say. His stint is proving to be bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, fun fun fun fun fun.
1218: The next torchbearer Briony Sloper is operationally responsible for King's College Hospital Accident and Emergency department.
her nomination says her committment and dedication to patients and the NHS is an inspiration to everyone.
1220: Want to keep up to date with exactly what's happening in the build-up to the start of the Games? Of course you do. And you can, right here.
1221: Roll, roll up, here comes the next torchbearer Andrew Pawlby, who has rolled up his standard issue trousers. Hope he has applied suncream to his shins.
1224: The flame is now atop the torch being carried by Caroline Hopkins.
Caroline works for a children's charity in Brixton, working with volunteers who mentor primary school children with behavioural difficulties in London.
1226: There are so many cracking photos from today's relay. You can have a look at some of the best in our image gallery.
1230: Cameron Fraser is up next. He is the co-ordinator of KEEN London, a charity that provides free one-to-one sports and recreational activities for children and young adults with special needs.
1232: We can see former Olympics minister Tessa Jowell running ahead of the torchbearer, who has stopped briefly.
1233: Seems that the torchbearer has split from the convoy for a moment.
1235: The flame is now being carried by Richard Fullbrook, who has been a Divisional Officer with the City of London police for the past 24 years.
His dedication and commitment to serving the people of London was recognised in 2005 when he was awarded Police Officer of the Year.
Richard is equally dedicated to running marathons and as a member of the 100 Marathon Club he has notched up 136 at the last count!
For his 100th marathon he raised over £1,500 for 'Help for Heroes', a charity close to his heart as he is a former member of the Parachute Regiment.
1240: Can you believe it? The opening ceremony is tomorrow! London is gripped by Olympic fever. And the summer has arrived just in time. It's all coming together very, very nicely. What are you looking forward to most. Usain Bolt? Chris Hoy? Jessica Ennis?
1243: Running with the flame now is Neil Robinson, who has been raising awareness about heart disease and raising funds for the British Heart Foundation ever since his grandfather died when he was aged 10.
He's also passionate about cooking and loves to make well-balanced meals for friends and family to help them get their five-a-day.
1245: Up next is Harry Urquhart-Briggs - or HUB as he is known.
He was born with bilateral talepes which is more commonly known as club foot and underwent corrective surgery as a child and has gone on to be a a music specialist and keen sportsman playing cricket, football, hockey and skiing.
1247: Here is a snippet from Prince William's speech in south London: "Over the next month, the eyes of the world will be on Great Britain.
"For us to hold the Olympic and the Paralympic Games here in London is a great moment for our Nation, which itself is steeped in sporting history."
1251: Carrying the flame now now is Laura Tollerton, who starting running about three years ago to raise money for a 5K race for life after losing her mother to cancer.
Laura has set up a running club and every few months will take the participants of the club to a charity run for them to race in.
1254: The relay will soon crosses from Lambeth into Wandsworth.
1256: Our next torchbearer is no stranger to the Olympic stage. Dorothee Mariotte carried the torch at the French Winter Olympics Games in her home town of Orléans. A moment she says was one of the most special and magical moments of her life.
1257: It's certainly a lovely day for a run alongside Clapham Common - and another special and magical moment for Dorothee.
1258: As the British Triathlon president our next torchbearer is the driving force behind the fastest growing sport in the Olympic family.
Sarah Springman, CBE, celebrates 30 years as an active triathlete, having taken part in the first acknowledged British Triathlon event in Reading in 1983.
She represented GB from 1983 to 1993 and competed in the 1990 Commonwealth Games Triathlon in New Zealand.
1300: Fancy watching the Games in the great outdoors? Check out this picture from BBC Olympics Correspondent James Pearce, who tweets: "Big screen is now switched on in Olympic Park. Will be great place to watch when sun shines. Looks stunning."
1308: Pumping the air with his arm, John Lake takes over the flame.
At 24, and having just graduated with a first from Oxford University, JohnJ was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
After undergoing treatment he had severe depression and it was then that a friend introduced him to running. He went on to run the London Marathon and has raised more than £12,000 for Brain Research Trust.
1311: The next torchbearer, Madelenna Cannarsa, is following in the footsteps of her uncle who, more than 50 years ago in Rome, was a torchbearer for the Olympics Games there.
1313: One of our colleagues here at Torch Relay HQ, Ian Westbrook, tells us he has just been to check out the spot where Bruce Forsyth will carry the flame later - at the BBC's White City building, which is on the site of the stadium used for the 1908 Olympics.
"Lots of barriers up marking the route out and people sitting in sun eating their sandwiches but no-one standing waiting yet", says Ian.
1316: Nice support for George Clarke, who is running with the flame, now. "Go on, Georgey," comes the shout.
1318: A false start there from the next torchbearer Jaclyn Brown. Fortunate she's not a 100m sprinter or she'd have been disqualified!
One man who knows how that feels i, who was thrown out of the 100m final after a false start at the World Athletics Championships in South Korea last year.
1321: The relay is travelling across Chelsea bridge, which connects Battersea on the south bank to Chelsea on the north bank.
1325: Now in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the relay continues to thrill the thousands of people who have come out to see it.
Cheers, whoops, whistles and horns accompany the torchbearers as they push on with the flame.
1330: Next with the flame is Liu Jian who had a devastating leg injury while at university which he overcame to become an Olympic artist.
He spent more than 200 days travelling for the Beijing Olympics to produce what he says were "beautiful digital images the world will remember as part of the 2008 Games".
1332: It's Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders !
The pair starred starred together in the cult BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous and are sharing the torchbearing duties here.
1334: The crowd is loving it!
As well as being an actress and TV personality, Joanna is well known for her animal rights' work and spearheading a campaign which secured UK settlement rights for Gurkhas.
Jennifer wrote Absolutely Fabulous, in which she appeared as fashion publicist Edina with Lumley as her best friend Patsy, who both drive Eddie's sensible teenage daughter, Saffron, to distraction with their wild behaviour.
1335: Oops. A photographer falls over as he tries to take a picture of Jennifer and Joanna. He's soon helped to his feet.
1337: Jennifer and Joanna sign off and hand over to Arjun Fasge.
Arjun LOVES football, says his nomination. He organises a weekly 5 a-side team every Wednesday without fail, come rain or shine, helping to bring a small part of the community together.
1340: Our next torchbearer is running as a thank you to the staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital who she says saved the lives of her triplets.
Anna Collier set up The 3 Little Miracles Fund to raise funds to buy life-saving neo-natal intensive care equipment.
1340: Anna is the 100th torchbearer of the day.
1341: Here is the moment when Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley jointly carried the flame. The picture comes from the BBC's Priya Patel, who tweeted: "This is absolutely fab sweetie dharling sweetie yah... #eddieandpatsy run with #Olympictorch."
1343: Emily Gibbs is up next. Over the last 18 months she has raised over £4000 for the Lymphoma Association and Vision Charity through running the Paris and London marathons.
1355: The crowds today have been simply phenomenal - Vishal Patel is carrying the flame now.
1401:The flame is now in the hands of Georgie Moseley who is carrying the torch in honour of her son Harry who died last year. Harry started "helpharryhelpothers" despite having an inoperable brain tumour and in two years helped to raise more than £700,000 for brain cancer research.
Chelsea and England defender John Terry nominated him to be a runner but sadly Harry died before he could have his moment with the flame.
1405: Here's some-one who knows all about winning. Ex-Amplefordian Lawrence Dallaglio OBE was part of Engand's rugby union World Cup-winning team in 2003.
He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and has taken on a string of charity ventures since his retirement in 2008.
Dallaglio runs into the forecourt outside Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge home.
1408: Without a chance for a quick look inside the stadium, Dallaglio runs back out of the entrance to Stamford Bridge.
Unfortunately we have lost the pictures - he is shortly due to pass the flame to another rugby legend with a reputation for taking no prisoners - Lewis Moody MBE, formerly of Bath and Leicester Tigers - he retired earlier this year.
1414: Pictures back again as Sureena Sharma takes her torch.
1415:Sureena passes the flame on to Emma Harley, 28, who is an A&E nurse with 10 year's experience and who has led groups of British young people to Kenya to work on charity projects in severely disadvantaged communities.
1417: Now it's the turn of Lydia Mantle who gives up her own time to help run a youth club in Hammersmith every Friday night.
1419: Can't believe the torch relay is nearly at an end - so many memories and so many great stories.
But what was your favourite 'Moment to Shine' from the past 69 days?
Was it one of the disabled war veterans taking the flame, maybe one of the children or perhaps some of the other people suffering with illness? Was the thing you enjoyed the most seeing one of your favourite celebrities taking their torch or was it one of the iconic destinations the flame visited?
Let us know on Twitter to @BBC2012 or by visiting our BBC London 2012 Facebook page and we will print the best entries.
1421: This is Bridget Stevenson who has been a part of Hammersmith Community for more than 40 years, and was responsible for rebuilding her tennis club's clubhouse after an arson attack.
She runs the Brownies, used to lead the St John Ambulance team, has run the local St Peters Festival and is described as a great neighbour.
1427: Samantha Timms is a full-time carer for her mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and also does voluntary work.
1430: The Hyde Park evening celebration has already started. BBC torch relay producer Kevin Jackson tweets: "Coming up Rizzle Kicks, The Wanted and Dizzie Rascal. Flame here at 1930 #torchrelay":
1433: Apologies again for the lack of pictures - the 3G signal is having problems in London today.
We are missing seeing Mary Mangan who has given more than 12,000 children from Croydon the opportunity to try minority sports - and she has discovered three potential Olympic divers.
She says :"I hope to get as many children as possible into sports clubs of their choice so they have an interest/hobby outside of school and home life where they can learn to be the best they can be."
1436: Crowds gathering on Shepherd's Bush Green with torch 30 minutes away, reports BBC 2012's Martin Gough:
1438: The pictures return in time to see the flame pass to Bob Mayo who is vicar of St Stephen's, Shepherd's Bush and has played a major part in transforming his Church School from 'special measures' to 'outstanding', awarded by Ofsted.
Bob is also passionate about sport - he has run a dozen marathons - and is Chaplain to QPR Football Club and Hammersmith & Fulham Police.
He is an epileptic and has suffered up to five seizures a day. In February he underwent an arduous and life-threatening 13hr brain operation to cure it but it was not successul.
Some great responses already to the question (see 1419) of what has been your favourite memory of the torch relay.
Our favourite response so far has been this one from Angus McKechnie who simply says: "This!"
1446: Pictures go again which means we may miss Tabitha-Skye McDuffus make her run with the flame. The 12-year-old is said to be an exceptional athlete and aims to become an elite performer.
More votes for favourite torch relay moments from you on Twitter.
Steven Bletsoe says: "Jak Powles carrying the flame in Bridgend with his family cheering him on made for a perfect moment. Did the town and flame proud."
"Favourite moments of the torch relay?" says Nesta Rees. "Easy. @johnsonbeharry at the Nat Arb & @harry_moseley. Both thought provoking."
Torchbearer Garry Philpott says: "Selfishly my own moment,meeting some fantastic people running with flame and knighting @harry_bryant8, then visiting local schools."
Photo from Jack Sandiford who says: "Great moment in Nutfield."
1459: The 3G signal still finding it hard to cope at the moment which is why we have no pictures of the relay right now. The team were due to be on a break at the Holland Park Opera Stage a few minutes ago so hopefully when they resume we may get the return of the pictures.
1505: Pictures return in time to se Colin Grannell take the flame at Holland Park. The flame will soon be passing right by Torchcam HQ, where the nephew and friends of torchbearer Chris Basiurski have started to wait. Chris is due to run in around 15 minutes and was nominated by his partner James Waight.
1507: As we head for Holland Park Avenue the flame is now being carried by Mariano Dima.
1510: Yes, it's the penultimate day of the torch relay but it's not over until the fat lady sings. That's an expression Dominick Felix will be familiar with, as his dream is to be a professional opera singer.
1514: The BBC's Nick Higham tweets: "Crowds outside BBC White City awaiting torch arrival."
1515: BBC 2012's Martin Gough tweets: "Caravan before torch relay is like mini Tour de France."
1516: Familiar territory for many BBC employees on a lunchtime stroll - Oliver Boylan carries flame round Shepherd's Bush Green, where among those waiting for the flame are the staff and children of Bringing Up Baby nursery.
1517: Here's Dan Cooper, the head coach of junior rowing at the Lea Rowing Club in Hackney.
He runs community-based rowing projects for children living in inner London and provides a safe club environment outside sometimes disruptive schools and homes for children aged between 10 and 18.
1518: The pictures you see are a couple of minutes behind real time - we can hear cheers out of the window from Wood Lane as the relay seems to be passing by right now. You will see that shortly.
1519: The next torchbearer is Eileen Hobson who was a Warrant Officer in the army when she was diagnosed with a rare condition called Stiffman's Syndrome in 1983.
She spent the next 20 years in hospital and when she was finally discharged she needed constant care. In 2005, however, she received her assistance dog Sailor from Canine Partners.
She promotes the charity by raising awareness; has been filmed several times; she is also a Deanery Synod representative for her church; she compiles their weekly mass booklets and is in the choir. Sailor helps her out with all of these activities!
She will be carrying the flame down Wood Lane - home to BBC Television Centre, from where this live text has been written for the past 69 days!!
Loads more favourite moments of the torch relay from you (see 1419) - thanks for your great responses:
Robert Clark says: "The tetraplegic soldier valiantly walking with the torch through south west London."
Martin Barden comments: "Fav moment @BBC2012: my brother Paul carried torch thru' Newport in pouring rain in memory of wife Helen, who died this yr aged 49 of cancer."
Dougal Murphy was converted to our coverage by this: "Fave moment: Zara and Toytown carrying the Torch into Cheltenham - the day I started watching Torchcam & been addicted ever since!"
Torchbearer James Palmer enjoyed a real family moment and said: "Torch in Lancaster, my son making his own torch and runner posing with him. Brilliant day despite the rain!!"
1529: Football-mad Chris Basiurski takes up the flame right outside the main gates of TV Centre.
He is the Chair of the Gay Football Supporters' Network, which incorporates three elements: playing, supporting and promoting.
Chris plays in a GFSN affiliated team (in the world's only gay national league, here in the UK), he helps arrange social functions, trips to games, international tournaments and promotes the cause.
1532: We have switched pictures to live now as we see Antoine de Navacelle, the great grand-nephew of Baron Pierre de Courbetin, the father of the modern-day Olympics, pass the flame to Sir Bruce Forsyth.
The pair pose for a photograph with current BBC director-general Mark Thompson and his successor George Entwistle.
1534: It is certainly nice to see Bruce....and he performs his traditional pose, only for the first time holding an Olympic torch.
He takes his time as he walks slowly down the pathway laid out for him. He stops to shake hands with some of the spectators and walks along waving. A camerman stands on a bench to get a better view as Bruce tap dances by him - that will make a great shot and we have seen it too.
He is standing beside the plaque on the BBC Broadcast Centre marking the site of the White City Stadium, which hosted the Olympics in 1908:
1536: Bruce stops to wave to people watching out of upstairs windows in the BBC Media Centre - the crowd are absolutely loving it. He is getting huge chers from the spectators who are four or five deep - and he tap dances and does a twirl for those fans further down the route - isn't he doing well?
1539: To cries of "Brucie, Brucie" the legendary presenter leaves the BBC site and passes the flame over to Thomas Davis, who probably can't believe his luck.
After completing his stint, Bruce told the BBC: "It's very emontional, it's unexpected it's wonderful, it's the occasion and everyone is so excited including me. This year has been fantastic for me, I did the Albert Hall which I never ever dreamed I would do, I did a speech for the all the Lords and Knights of the land and now this - my year has been a most exciting year.
"The crowd were marvellous you can't beat a big crowd getting excited - it's magnetism I just can't help having magnetism!"
1545: The flame passes to Felix Allocca, a talented young sportsman who excels at football, rugby and especially cricket.
The 14-year-old has also organised charity fun runs that have raised thousands of pounds for the Bone Cancer Research Trust - a charity that is close to the heart of his family - Felix's sister Rose died of cancer when she was eight-years-old.
Just before Felix steps forward a shirtless man steps forward to try to stand next to the torchbearer but is quickly ushered out of the way.
1550: BBC director-general Mark Thompson told BBC 2012's Michael Hirst: "The torch relay and the BBC's coverage of it has been a great success around the country, and for the torch to come back to the site of the 1908 games is a very emotional moment. It's an incredibly moving day for the BBC."
1551: We see QPR's Loftus Road Stadium as Felix continues his run before passing the flame on to Permjeet Dadhiala.
1553: Expect a fast time here as Sophie Papps, 17, a very promising young sprinter, takes over.
She won gold in the 100m at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival and also won 100m gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man.
1555: One of our very own BBC 2012 team, Michael Hirst, took this picture of Sir Bruce Forsyth just before the entertainment legend carried the flame at BBC White City.
1555: Oyinkansola Towry-Coker takes over now as the relay continues down the Uxbridge Road and passes Lime Grove - home to a former BBC studio.
1557: At 84 years of age, Sir Bruce Forsyth shows all the energy of a man a fraction of his age.
But 11-year-old School Reporter Tyreese might be stretching it a little to describe him as an "Olympic hopeful…".
Tyreese is part of a team of pupils from Burlington Danes Academy in Hammersmith who are out and about in White City to report on the torch relay for BBC News School Report, and he grabbed a word with policeman Chris Seymour about the day, prompting a memorable exchange
You can read and hear more of what the reporters have been up to here.
1558: In 2002, when she was 54, Catherine Nicoll raised £7,500 running for SportsAid by running the London Marathon.
Also a keen fencer, Catherine has been British Fencing's honorary insurance adviser since 2009 and is now on the Safety Committee. She is also a volunteer for the Olympic fencing event at the London Games and has her 'Moment to Shine'.
1602: Thanks to Hazel Simpson for this overhead shot of Bruce Forsyth before he started his run:
1604: Next up is Michael De Georgio who sold his business to set up a charity, Greenhouse, to provide sporting opportunities to the most deprived children in London.
He has also developed a footbal club, Greenhouse Bethwin, which runs on the premise that those who turn up for training will play in the matches.
1607: This is Richard Blake, who is running in memory of his wife Marianne, who died in January after a five-year battle with breast cancer. Marianne was originally nominated as a torchbearer and ran the London Marathon while suffering with the disease and also raised £17,000 for her hospital.
1609: Earlier the flame passed QPR's football stadium and now the flame is being carried by co-owner of the club Lakshmi Mittal.
Be warned if you are currently in Central London as BBC London Travel Alert tweets: "TAKE NOTE!!!! - 43 bus routes are on diversion. London Underground accepting bus tickets across Zone 1 and in Central London, Soho and Westminster from 5pm. Huge crowds expected in central London this evening...."
We hope the huge numbers of people out and about will not affect our ability to bring you pictures via the 3G signal - the convoy is still to travel up Oxford Street, Regent Street and Shaftesbury Avenue.
1614: Yesterday we had Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall watching the relay in Tottenham.
Today we have another heir apparent to the throne - the Danish throne that is - who is carrying the flame and that is Crown Price Frederik of Denmark. He has run marathons in the past and is surrounded by a stronger looking security team than for other runners.
1617: Here we have Isola Akay who was a boxing champion in Ghana and has been awarded an MBE for services to the community.
1618: More of your favourite torch relay moments (see 1419) - this time from our BBC London 2012 correspondents:
Melonie Pickering says: "All of it! Far too many highlights to just choose one so I nominate every special "Moment" But if I have to pick 1 its Ben Parkinson in Doncaster....I wept tears of sheer pride watching him walk."
Alison Meek says: "Toughie - I agree with Melonie however Jake Otter's stint will stay with me - he started walking but had to resort to his wheelchair ... and then he had the determination to walk the last few strides, reduced me to tears, such courage xx"
From Lynn Barnden: "My favourite torch relay moments were yesterday seeing 100yr old Diana Gould walking with the flame, also seeing the late PC David Rathband's daughter Mia walking "blindfold" with the flame... so touching and both brought tears to my eyes. Today the flame went past my old secondary school in New Kent Rd and my favourite Pie & mash shop in Peckham. The live Torch cam has been amazing and I'm going to miss it very much!
Maggie McClymont says: "So hard to choose just one moment! This relay has shown all that is good about this wonderful country of ours. It's given communities the opportunity to acknowledge the unsung people giving selflessy of their time in helping others. One of the images that will remain with me is PC Sarah Green (hope I've got the right officer) holding the hands and running with two beautiful downs children whose mum was the relay runner. She even carried one when they got too tired."
1623: Keeping it in the family now we have Aditya Mittal, son of Lakshmi who carried the flame at 1609.
1627: This is Lina Christopoulou who has been involved with many organisations and charities, by donating and fundraising and and volunteering for the likes of Jeans for Genes, Build IT International, Starlight, St Mungo's, RSPB, Fibroid Relief, Ethiopian Women's Group Portobello and Ideas Partnership.
1628: Lots of different flags in evidence, including Greece, Brazil and Denmark, as people step out in front of Lina and are cleared out of her way by the torch security team.
1630: On dry land rather than on water is Denis Oswald, who is a former rower who competed at three Olympics for Switzerland, winning a bronze at the 1968 Games.
Since 1989 he has been president of the International Rowing Federation. In 1991 he was elected to the International Olympic Committee ans since 2005 he has been presiding over the IOC's coordination committee for the 2012 Games.
1633: Inspired by the care provided by the Yorkshire hospice which was treating his father for cancer, James Atherton completed ten 10k runs in 2010.
He raised a very fitting £10,000 for the hospice.
1638: The next Olympics are the Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 - Dmitry Chernyshenko, who now has the flame, is the organising committee president and he sets off at a fair old pace.
We are now well into the City of Westminster.
1640: The dulcet tones of Cliff Richard, who carried the flame last month, and 'Summer Holiday' blare out from a speaker nearby as Jong-Kyun Shin takes over. However the music stops abruptly, as if someone has removed the needle from a vinyl record. However fans of Sir Cliff need have no fear as all of a sudden his hit 'Congratulations' starts playing instead.
1644: Martin Hughes takes over in the late afternoon sunshine as we move up the Bayswater Road.
1650: Afraid we have lost pictures again - but BBC Travel tell us: "The leading vehicle for the torch relay has just reached Marble Arch. All traffic has been stopped further down the road in anticipation of the relay down Oxford Street. A lot of people can be seen gathering along the area. In total 45 buses have been diverted."
1651: We are missing seeing footballer Lois Roche, who has been on loan at Watford Ladies from Arsenal Ladies. She has gained her FA Level 1 and FA Level 2 coaching badges and has just started at Brunel University where she is studying Sports Science (Human Performance).
She has also represented the Republic of Ireland in the under 17's team and recently played for the under 19's team in Portugal, where they qualified for the next round of the European Championships.
1658: We switch to our helicopter view with torchcam struggling with the 3G signal right now. Richard Carrion was due to be carrying the flame right now - but hard to identify him from here!
1702: And this is Richard Carrion we can see carrying the flame on top of a red London Routemaster open-top double-decker bus.
1703: Thanks for all the photos you have sent in of your time watching the torch relay out and about in London today.
BBC World Class's Virginia Crompton took this one of a great homemade torch:
While Matt McLaren captured torchbearer Esa-Pekka Salonen on Cheapside in the city - during his run and then in front of torchcam:
1704: We get a 'torch kiss' on the top deck as Richard passes the flame on to Sam Jafar. He has been volunteering at Kyu-Yo-Bu-Shin football club for the past year. He coaches young people aged 8 to 17.
He has passed his FA Level 2 coaching award and completed his Duke Edinburgh Gold Award.
Sam is now studying engineering and planning a fundraising campaign for an expedition to Costa Rica.
1708: Another 'torch kiss' on the bus - this time to Ser Miang Ng, a former sailor who is currently the patron of the Singapore Sailing Federation. He is a vice-president of the Singapore National Olympic Council and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
1710: The bus continues on its way down Oxford Street and there are people everywhere. They are waving Union Jack flags and taking pictures as it heads for Oxford Circus, says BBC London 94.9 reporter Jim Wheble.
1712: We are in the middle of a string of International Olympic Committee nominations at the moment - the latest 'kiss' passes the flame on to Rene Fasel.
1717: Never has a bus journey been so exciting - but it ends as Rene makes her way down the spiral staircase, steps out of the open exit at the back and hands the flame over to Namibia's greatest Olympian, former sprinter Frank 'Frankie' Fredericks.
He won silver in the 100m and 200m at the 1992 Barcelona Games and repeated the achievement at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Frank is his country's only Olympic medallist.
By the way if you are wondering why we are not including any of your tweets at the moment - Twitter appears to be down so we can't access them. You can get hold of us via our BBC London 2012 Facebook page however.
1719: BBC London Online's Andy Dangerfield, who is among the cheering crowds on Oxford Street, said: "A sea of office workers, families and tourists waving flags, blowing whistles, cheering the torchbearers along Oxford Street."
The flame is now in the hands of IOC nomination Zaiqing Yu, who carries it underneath some giant flags strung across Regent Street.
1722: Mario Pescante carries the flame underneath some more giant flags and in front of crowds which seem about 10 deep in some places. He will take it into Theatreland and Shaftesbury Avenue.
1724: A few minutes ago, BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam said: "I'm bawling my eyes out here watching the #OlympicTorch go down Oxford Street on a good old London Routemaster bus - what an amazing event!"
1729: Thomas Bach will shortly take the flame from Nawal El Moutawakel, a 1984 Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles and an IOC Executive Board Member and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where the Games will be hosted in 2016.
Thomas, an IOC Vice President, was an Olympic Champion 1976 in fencing. He said that carrying the Olympic torch was a feeling that comes close to being awarded an Olympic gold medal - so he's done this before then?
1735: Picture of the bus carrying the flame in Oxford Street from the BBC's Josephine McDermott:
1736: Daily Mail sports columnist Charlie Sale is next to take the flame along Charing Cross Road.
1738: Our next torchbearer Patrick Kane will carry the flame into Trafalgar Square - and we will switch to a different camera when he gets there.
When he was only nine months old, Patrick contracted meningococcal septicaemia, the virulent form of meningitis.
While doctors were able to save his life, Patrick lost his right leg below the knee, all of the fingers from his left hand, and part of each finger on his right hand.
Patrick, now 14, has a prosthetic leg and a bionic hand.
His nomination says "Patrick deserves to carry the flame as a shining example of someone who has never allowed himself to be disadvantaged by the tragic circumstances of his life - an inspiration to us all".
1741: Patrick pauses at the top of the stairs before making his way into the Square which is absolutely heaving with people. We see the fountain looking glorious in the sunshine and Patrick takes his time to wave to the crowd.
1745: Patrick now prepares to leave the Square - and we get a great shot of just how crowded it is.
1747: Now we have service-woman Kate Nesbitt, the first female member of the British Royal Navy and the second woman in the British Armed forces to be awarded the Military Cross.
Kate was awarded the medal for bravery for actions in Afghanistan during March 2009.
She will will take the flame into Downing Street and pass it on to Florence Rowe, 81, outside Number 10.
1750: Kate now enters Downing Street and we switch cameras again.
Prime Minister David Cameron chats to her and the next torchbearer Florence and poses for photos.
1753: The torch 'kiss' between Kate and Florence takes place in front of guess what - yes a huge crowd, many of whom are waving Union Jack flags.
Florence was 18 when she took to the streets to welcome the Olympics when it was last in London.
"I can clearly remember the excitement of the 1948 Olympic Games, and how proud I was to see it come through London," she says. "At the age of 81 it is a dream come true for me to be part of ther 2012 relay and represent those of us in our golden years."
Florence is a self-confessed football fanatic and supports the "mighty Wycombe Wanderers".
1757: Florence makes a brief respectful pause by The Cenotaph - and then stops again further down Parliament Square to wave to the crowd.
1759: Here we have Tony Page who raised an incredible £1.25m to renovate the wartime Darby and Joan club in Lambeth to re-open as the Woodlands Carers' Hub.
It is now a place where older people meet daily for hot meals, bingo, art lessons, exercise classes, company, fun and laughter.
The centre includes the Asian Club, Afro- Caribbean Club, hairdressing salon making wigs for cancer patients, computer room, church, meeting rooms and function rooms and a beautiful historic garden.
1800: Lovely shot of Big Ben as Tony stops to pose for photos.
1807: Tony passes the flame to Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General. He succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 and is now serving his second term in office. He has a bachelor's degree in international relations from Seoul National University and a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has been involved with the United Nations since 1975.
1812: Another picture of the Routemaster bus in Oxford Street just over an hour ago - thanks to Simon Haywood, @jackshoot on Twitter, which is now back by the way:
1814: Ban Ki Moon finishes his stint and now it's the turn of Sedudzi Basoah-Acolatse, who disappears from the helicopter's sight on Birdcage Walk.
1820: Sedudzi takes a nice sedate stroll up towards the Palace, stopping for lots of photos - and her torch is having to be relit. This has happened before on the relay as the torches will only burn for a certain period of time.
Greetings to Linda Jew, who tweets: "Thx @bbc2012 4 #torchrelay live stream. Watching in US, bawling my eyes out. Reading bios of torchbearers restoring my faith in humanity."
1824: Sedudzi hands the flame over to Jon Sayer.
The flame is shortly to enter the grounds of Buckingham Palace. There, the relay will be greeted by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
Each of the royals nominated a charity from which to select a torchbearer. The three are:
Jon will carry the flame to the gates of the palace and inside The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will see the "torch kiss" between Wai and the next torchbearer John, who will then carry it out of the palace.
He will then and will be joined by members of the Household Cavalry as he travels along Constitution Hill.
1827: BBC torch relay producer Katie Townsend was one of the throng of people in Downing Street when the flame arrived:
1830: Here is Wai-Ming Lee (see 1824), who will carry the flame into Buckingham Palace.
1834: After a small delay, Wai-Ming is on his way and he marches through the gates with the members of the torch security team.
1836: And he reaches the door of the Palace where the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, all wearing their Team GB shirts, greet him with a huge round of applause.
Right in front of the Royals, Wai-Ming hands the flame over to John Hulse, who poses for photos with the trio.
1838: John walks around the grounds of the Palace being greeted by the members of the Royal Household before walking out of the gates.
1840: John walks up and down - holding the flame high and waving to the crowd before heading away. The crowds are huge and we see almost everyone's arms outstretched taking photos.
1843: Back to helicam now - what a beautiful shot that is of Buckingham Palace Gardens.
The flame now passes to Laura Rennis who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
The 26-year-old is also visually impaierd and is being assisted throughout her leg of the relay by a chaperone.
She was seriously ill in hospital for almost a year at the age of 16 and is now paralysed from the neck down.
Laura was told she might never be able to work again but with the help of the Prince's Trust she has set up her own holistic therapy business.
She has also set up her own youth motivational programme called "Get Motivated - Be Inspired" to encourage young people to achieve their potential.
1845: A group of Horse Guards ride behind Laura as she carries her flame.
1847: When Elijah Ajayi was 11 years old he left his family in Nigeria to start a new life in London. He had never spoken a word of English, or been to school.
After overcoming bullying and dyslexia Elijah has developed into a man who gives back to his community.
He teaches troubled young kids boxing and helps them find new self-confidence, self-esteem and respect. Eli teaches at three different primary schools and a youth club in South London.
He now takes the flame and is the day's penultimate torchbearer.
1850: Elijah walks through the Wellington Arch with the Horse Guards following him too - we have swapped pictures now to a different helicopter.
1852: And here is the day's last torchbearer Tyler Rix. The 19-year-old is a promising footballer, jazz and classical musician and has also been signed by a modelling agency.
He will take the flame into the evening celebration in Hyde Park and light the cauldron to mark the end of today's leg of the relay.
A final round-up of your favourite torch relay moments.
Baz Barraclough recalls: " I loved being in Haverfordwest to watch my sis-in-law & other amazing athletes from @SOGreatBritain carrying the torch!"
Torchbearer Craig Birch says: "Carrying it through Lancaster on a cold and wet day, a guy came and stood with his umbrella over me whilst I was waiting!!"
Helen Mackenzie says: "Fav moment my niece, at Balmoral Castle just about to receive her torch before taking the flame to the Castle."
And Roger Taylor-Brown says: " I will remember the ordinary people touching the torch and the joy here at Cheetham Hill Manchester."
1855: A long old stint here for Tyler who is running up Serpentine Drive towards the Hyde Park stage.
Another overseas viewer as our coverage nears its end - big hello to Vibeke Andersen who tweets: "Watching the torch relay live streaming back in Denmark brings me great pleasure as I was in Stepney Green watching it on Saturday."
1859: We think an extra torchbearer was sneaked in there after Laura - we were just watching Elijah and this is in fact Tyler. Apologies for that.
1901: As Tyler prepares to go to the Hyde Park stage, it appears that the entire torch security team are forming a guard of honour to send him on his way.
1902: Wow - huge crowds by the stage in Hyde Park waiting for Tyler's entrance.
1905: There is a delay here - Tyler was not due to carry the flame until 19:10 BST and we wonder if he has to wait for that time.
1909: "The Olympics is such a great event and brings you all those sports you don't normally get a chance to see," former England rugby union international Lewis Moody, who carried the flame earlier, tells the BBC.
1911: An estimated crowd of 80,000 are inside Hyde Park enjoying the show right now.
1913: And Tyler takes the torch 'kiss' from Elijah so he could be about to start his journey to the stage - all the torch security team members are applauding as he holds his torch aloft.
There is no sound with these pictures.
1915: We get sound back as Tyler starts his run.
1916: And we hear the torch relay anthem playing from the stage - and he and eight torch security team members jog forwards. Tyler holds both arms high and waves to this massive crowd before turning towards the steps to the stage.
1917: AND THE CAULDRON IS ALIGHT!!
1919: The crowd chant "Tyler, Tyler, Tyler" as triple jump legend Jonathan Edwards tries to interview him.
Tyler says: "Nothing to describe that feeling seeing all you guys out there chanting my name it is such an amazing feeling. I'd just like to say a huge thank you to the London Olympics committee for giving us 8,000 torchbearers this opportunity. I feel so honoured to be selected. Anything that you guys want to do I promise you that it is possible - live your dreams."
Mayor of London Boris Johnson tells the crowd: "I have never seen anything like this in all my life. The excitement is growing all the time the Geiger counter of Olympic mania is going to go off the scale. The people from around the world are coming and seeing the greatest city in the world there are some people coming who don't yet know about the preparations we have been doing for the last seven years. There is a guy called Mitt Romney who wants to know if we are ready - yes we are.
"The stadiums are ready, the transport infrastructure is ready and our Team GB athletes are ready - they are going to win more gold, silver and bronze medals than you would need to bail out Spain and Greece together!
"Can we put on the greatest Olympic Games that has ever been seen?"
1924: Brian MacElwee on our BBC London 2012 Facebook page says: " That was a great celebration and great words of encouragement from the Mayor of London. GO COMMONWEALTH GO!!!! GO COMMONWEALTH GO!!!!! GO COMMONWEALTH GO!!!!!!!"
1926: So that's it from the last full day of the Olympic torch relay.
On Friday the relay lasts until lunchtime when the flame disappears into City Hall and does not re-emerge until the Olympic Games opening ceremony. We will have live text commentary all day on www.bbc.co.uk/2012 from the start of the relay followed by the afternoon build-up to the opening ceremony and then on what happens in the Olympic Stadium itself in the evening right through to the early hours of Saturday.
On behalf of the entire BBC 2012 online team, including this afternoon's writers Ian Westbrook and Ian Hughes, we would like to thank you for your company over the last 10 weeks. We are not sure if 70 continuous days of live text coverage has been attempted before but with your help we have got through it and hopefully informed and entertained you along the way.
Don't forget to come back tomorrow morning at 06:55 BST for the start of what promises to be a truly memorable and historic day.
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