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【明報綜合報道】第30屆夏季奧林匹克運動會，將於7月27日到8月12日在英國首都倫敦舉行，這是英國繼1908年和1948年後，第3度在倫敦主辦奧林匹克夏季運動會，也是現代奧運史上，舉辦次數最多的城市。公仔箱論壇8 o; i/ j' A4 J& K) r# S7 j
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首次全部參賽國均有女選手
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倫敦奧運將有26種運動、303面金牌，分別在34個場館進行，將有205個國家奧委會派選手參加賽事，1.5萬名選手參賽。由於沙特阿拉伯、卡塔爾和文萊同意派遣女選手參賽，因此本屆奧運會將是有史以來首次所有參賽國全部派出女選手的奧運會。
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倫敦奧運也是第一次將女子拳擊列入奧運參賽項目，使得女性拳擊選手將得以參加比賽，而這也象徵，現代奧運會自1900年首次允許女性運動員參加比賽以來，首次所有運動比賽都有男女競賽項目。
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開幕式前第一個登場的，將是7月25日(周三)在位於卡地夫千禧年體育場舉行的女子足球錦標賽，奧運將由此拉開序幕。
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競賽種類計有水上運動(游泳、跳水、水球、水上芭蕾)、射箭、田徑、羽球、手球、籃球、拳擊、輕艇(靜水、激流)、自由車(場地賽、公路賽、山地賽、越野賽BMX)、馬術、擊劍、足球、體操(競技、韻律、彈簧)、柔道、現代五項、西式划船、帆船、射擊、桌球、跆拳道、網球、鐵人三項、排球(室內、沙灘)、舉重、角力、曲棍球等共26種。
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台北團縮水 僅44人
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: ]5 U( B! R3 S7 S2 n* o8 ^5.39.217.76由於棒球、女壘被摒除在奧運大門外，籃球、排球和足球也未能取得參賽權，沒有團隊運動參賽的中華台北代表團，選手只有44人，將參加田徑、游泳、射箭、射擊、跆拳道、桌球、舉重、自由車、擊劍、帆船、羽球、柔道、划船及網球等14種賽事，規模和上屆北京奧運相較幾乎減半。( \- T  W2 U6 ~! ]- z9 {
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中華台北代表團中，女子擊劍是首次取得參賽權，徐若庭將參加女子銳劍比賽，成為台灣奧運史上首位女子擊劍選手。
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中國團29名京奧金牌得主
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. d0 u/ `' e4 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb北京奧運會有204個國家及地區的奧委會參加，倫敦奧運會則是205個參加，主辦國英國因保障全部運動參賽，共有542名選手，人數最多。公仔箱論壇8 c0 Q- b/ q0 s0 s2 q% Y+ s7 e( k

& |( D/ W2 V9 f% J+ v: ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb美國有530位、俄羅斯436人居2、3名。日本則有293位選手，是最近3屆以來，選手數首次未達300人規模。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; r1 }' ]% f; r$ N- o2 `0 [( }
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9 ^% H; W5 q* B) W0 x& q7 N5.39.217.764年一度的體壇盛事奧運開幕在即，北京奧運的一切似乎還歷歷在目。但奧運不僅是運動員在場上揮灑實力，對於更多的國家來說，這是宣揚國威、衝刺商機的好時機，也因此總是有許多國家競逐奧運的主辦權。$ i' L( J% w% I

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而奧運的舉辦往往也能夠給主辦國民眾的情緒帶來「歡樂效應」(happiness effect)，進而提升他們的消費欲望。這對於目前已經陷入愁雲慘霧的歐洲經濟來說，確實十分重要。5.39.217.765 X9 I/ h& Z7 Z( x! _

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對此，勞埃德銀行分析師預估，在1996年歐國盃期間，英格蘭平均每人花費165英鎊，這一次在歐債危機的夾擊下，可能數字沒有太大攀升。不過他也強調，倫敦奧運帶來的消費數字至少與當時相同，以目前預估的將吸引1000萬觀眾的規模來看，至少將帶入165億英鎊的收入。公仔箱論壇( t& }8 X# J! e; I4 e

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5 x5 O6 |: o* y/ h5 e/ J9 j" d0 U但這種狀況十分容易理解，因在籌備奧運過程中，主辦國有大規模投資是可預期的，特別是有非住用與飯店旅館等項目的需求。在奧運舉辦的當年度，觀光收益的激增也是常態。但隨賽事結束，前期大量投資結束，這同時說明了賽事之後必然的投資回落。
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% \4 H" _5 Y) E$ v& h公仔箱論壇與此同時，穆迪投資服務公司也發布報告強調不看好奧運的經濟效益。穆迪認為，奧運最多只能為企業帶來短期的效益，尤其是奧運贊助商受惠最多。雖然奧運將帶來人潮，但穆迪認為，奧運的長期效果多半只會反映在增加廠商品牌的知名度上，至於對實際銷售量提升的效果將極為有限。
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$ U% v. i* ]; }( t5 U$ {! f另外穆迪也認為，奧運對交通運輸業也不會有顯著的貢獻，因為奧運期間增加的觀光人潮只是填補刻意避開奧運而減少商務旅行的客戶，因此某種程度上，反而會影響正常經濟活動的進行。此外，根據英國牛津大學義德商學院一份報告指出，此次倫敦奧運開支將達84億英鎊，不僅比當初預算整整膨脹1倍，更一舉打破2008年北京奧運花費的紀錄(31.3億英鎊)，是北京奧運的2.6倍，目前已經成為史上最昂貴的一屆奧運，這當中倫敦是否能真正從中創造實質獲利甚至打平收支，似乎仍有難度。
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奧運商品中國製 英媒：被出賣 公仔箱論壇% A6 r! W7 }; j9 ^# L  Q) o
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隨倫敦奧運倒數計時，各式紀念商品也陸續在全球開賣，奧運所衍生的經濟利益，除了地主英國受惠之外，中國也是其中的受益者。據了解，本屆奧運紀念品有91%是在境外生產，其中，65%紀念品來自「中國製造」，對此，英國媒體甚至驚呼「被出賣了」。
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! |# ]; S: r4 U英國各地飄揚的英國代表色紅、白、藍三色的紀念品，這些紀念品本是為了展示英國最好的工藝，來紀念2012年倫敦奧運會。但不幸的是，實際上只有9%的紀念品是在英國境內生產的。
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在出售的奧運紀念品當中，幾乎所有印有英國國旗的茶杯、茶巾、水晶製品和毛絨玩具都是在境外生產的。就連韋奇伍德、皇家道爾頓這樣的知名公司也用海外工廠來生產它們的奧運會紀念品。
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《每日郵報》進行的調查發現，2012年倫敦奧運會網站上列出的194種紀念品裏，只有9%是在英國製造的，剩下的都來自海外。其中中國生產了65%的倫敦奧運會紀念品，土耳其佔9%，菲律賓佔4%。包括：T恤、手袋、帽子、玩具和體育用品在內，剩下的由印度、越南、印尼、泰國、巴基斯坦、波蘭、斯洛伐克和德國等國家生產。( \* N, N( v. P

1 @! t2 g& v2 a, |* z: K$ N& itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb就連英國國內知名企業諸如皇家道爾頓、韋奇伍德、強生兄弟公司、達廷頓水晶等，也被要求生產一系列奧運主題餐具。雖然產品上印有英國國旗和倫敦著名地標，它們的優質骨瓷茶壺、茶杯、茶碟、花瓶和碗盤，都是在遠離英國的泰國和中國生產的。5.39.217.76( y0 t: A  z" {, J) @

* m* }1 i! l) M3 A/ @! F奧運會組委會預計，英國能從2012年倫敦奧運會紀念品銷售中獲得10億英鎊收入和8600萬英鎊利潤。對此，更多批評人士表示，直呼被出賣了，因為這些生產家庭用品的企業就是因為其代表英國傳統才拿到奧運會紀念品生產合約，但它們卻浪費了展示英國本土工藝的大好機會。雖然，英國當局口口聲聲稱倫敦奧運會能讓英國企業受益，實際上，成千上萬的就業機會和巨額合約都流向了海外。倫敦奧運會組委會指出，90%獲得生產許可的企業是英國公司。剩下的10%也都有英國辦事處，僱用英國員工。
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但這些話並沒有辦法安慰到那些批評人士。對此，英國廣播公司BBC的電視節目所邀請的陶瓷製品專家更批評，這些公司竟然在海外生產奧運茶具，他更強調，若該家公司的創辦人地下有知，一定會感到不安。因為這家公司一向給人的印象就是「英國製造」。除此之外，倫敦奧運吉祥物文洛克、英倫風十足的雙層巴士模型、微型奧運體育館等也幾乎都是中國廠商的「傑作」，其中又多半是「東莞製造」。中國媒體報道，在本屆奧會前夕，將有250萬件「東莞製造」的產品飄洋過海，走向全世界。
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    一名澳大利亚昆虫学家23日提醒前往伦敦观看夏季奥林匹克运动会的游客，离开那里时，切勿把臭虫当“纪念品”带回家。
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1 o1 K9 w5 r8 c/ @公仔箱論壇　　悉尼韦斯特米德医院昆虫学家卡梅伦·韦布告诉德新社记者，2000年悉尼奥运会期间，“游客的活动让臭虫传播……我们提醒去伦敦的游客，别带臭虫回家”。
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　　臭虫喜欢栖息在人们睡觉的地方。韦布说：“从背包客旅社到五星级酒店，从火车到游船，只要有人睡觉的地方，臭虫就可能出现。”! _- Y2 ^, b. t' a% b- Y! [

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Britain's Olympians struggled to hide their bemusement yesterday when they were welcomed to the Athletes’ Village by a  troupe of jesters.公仔箱論壇& R: `$ H% a3 A# O+ D' s( \* U
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Team GB found themselves surrounded by dozens of dancers speaking in tongue and hooting while ringing bicycle bells and  blowing whistles.
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! Q" o* q, Y& c9 A5.39.217.76Poems were read in French and performers wearing pom-poms on their heads jumped around and span in circles to the tune of ‘I want to ride my bicycle’.
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2 b. {! A! s+ w- ^" UTrippy: Performers on stilts and riding a bicycle chariot entertain athletes during the Welcome Ceremony at the Athletes Village,  Olympic Park, where performers from the National Youth Theatre welcomed Olympians with a bizarre show5.39.217.767 P( T9 H9 G3 W

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Bemusement: Zara Phillips (centre) and other Team GB sports men and women arrive and take photos of out-there performancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 z9 t5 E/ r( a: D

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# ~! v7 A, M; QAnd this has what to do with athletic excellence? Performers dressed as harlequins sing and dance for Team GB) M7 O4 V, i* n

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8 l3 L' m) o+ p5 W9 S3 G9 |6 @公仔箱論壇Circus skills: Team GB athletes look on as the brightly dressed members of the troupe stand on each others shoulders and dance aroundTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% Q1 {8 [* F+ e1 W7 }7 e
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1 t, s" ^. a+ `6 e, b; x/ n5.39.217.76Joyful: Poems were read in French and performers wearing pom-poms on their heads jumped around and span in circles to the tune of 'I  want to ride my bicycle'5.39.217.76! E3 Q2 Z+ ^6 Z5 i

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Playful: At the end of the ceremony, an enormous wire mesh ‘Queen’ appeared and a woman in red face-paint announced: ‘Follow your  queen and follow your dreams'' H" q5 y9 A; m! d2 e! ?# `

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5 Q; x' n1 b- Q: }, v% e, P4 |Wow: Team GB athletes look on agape at the show that has  been laid on to greet them
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; D. e* X( P' o' {0 {0 j& `2 |公仔箱論壇Some of the athletes looked uncomfortable and laughed nervously, while others got into the spirit of it and took photographs  of the National Youth Theatre performance on their phones.
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+ ?9 j1 q9 j- M; C3 V公仔箱論壇‘We come to the close of our ceremony, but the beginning of our friendship.’ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( u" `* J: d( t6 R: ]
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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and  Princess Anne, president of the British Olympic Association, were among  those  who attended the ceremony.公仔箱論壇% D# y1 E/ [* j! \

6 Z9 y% Y6 e# j+ J) ^$ aMr Clegg told the Mail afterwards: ‘It was absolutely fantastic. In fact,  those of us in the VIP area wanted to jump down  off the steps and join  in with the dancing.’
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0 T' c% o4 U+ D* a5.39.217.76Acrobatic: A performer leaps while wearing stilts4 p/ l( v: g, Z$ X( V/ n

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It's not just Team GB that had to sit through it: Performers prance as members of the South African Olympic delegation arrive for  the flag raising ceremony at the Olympic Village
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Former Olympians Tessa Sanderson and Kelly  Holmes were also there. Miss Holmes revealed that they both have a mystery part  in the opening ceremony,  saying: ‘We don’t know what we are going to be doing.’   H9 q9 _/ C7 `4 R" J- T
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Miss Holmes refused to comment on  speculation she may have been chosen to light the cauldron at Friday's  opening  ceremony, but believes today's show was a promising sign of  things to come.
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% G  m, I0 `3 a: \' K6 W, V5.39.217.76'This is a really nice moment for the athletes,' she said. 'The village can be a bit of a bubble and this is  the  release from all that focus. It is amazing.5.39.217.76  J. k" j# ]" h( B( n
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'Let's face it, we are passionate  about  sport and what we do brilliantly is pomp and ceremony. You'd have  to expect  we're going to blow them away with the opening and closing ceremony. Everyone  is going to be blown away by the details.' ! e( n7 o% u% R$ u# b
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Prime specimens: Team GB members beam as they arrive 公仔箱論壇- q: R& k  i, v: k$ g/ k. l

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/ [$ z) R6 l/ C1 P* \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbVery good: Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, who is president of the British Olympic Association, talks to entertainers
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Ladies' man: London mayor Boris Johnson poses with former Olympians Tessa Sanderson-White, Dame Kelly Holmes and Jayne Torvill at  the official Team GB welcome to the Athletes' Village公仔箱論壇5 X. |3 Y# H" \$ H
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5 U* e: o- E- i; Y$ e5.39.217.76Erm, lovely... Miss Phillips smiles during the Welcome Ceremony at the Athletes Village
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3 k  o9 M6 X0 \% c8 U  O5.39.217.76Settling in: Team GB athletes walk past their accommodation at the Athletes Village at the Olympic Park公仔箱論壇' O2 w4 ?$ j: O% E
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Boxer Anthony Ogogo was among the athletes to take in the ceremony and was suitably impressed. 'It was amazing,' he said.  'It's hard to explain quite what this feels like, but it's exactly as I expected it would be as a kid.5.39.217.76$ I1 P; ^7 ]9 A+ W6 C
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'It's weird walking around here with so many  strangers seeing you in the tracksuit and just saying "well done". I can't wait  until my first fight on Saturday to do my thing.'
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Mr Clegg, meanwhile, left today's show convinced that the problems which have emerged in recent days over transport,  security and border control would soon fade into the background of a successful Games.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. B* P' q) W' c
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'This Olympic Village is a triumph and I've  already spoken to some of the athletes, who've said the facilities are the best  they've ever seen,' he told BBC News. 'No doubt there will be a few ups and  downs along the way but I think people are going to be so proud that Britain has  been able to put on such a successful Olympics." F4 n7 G! [& u
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'This isn't just about the athletes, it's  about the nation really coming together to support Team GB. This is the greatest  show on the planet and I'm clear that the nation is going to love every minute.'

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This torch business is Absolutely Fabulous, darling! Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders carry the Olympic flame  公仔箱論壇) z0 G0 }- C/ t/ J* ^+ e4 y: n
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• Stars of hit  sitcom take up mantle in relay as they pass through Sloane Squaretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 q+ X0 q7 O$ ]
  
• Comedian Walliams  'humbled' as he carries torch through streets of Islington, north  London
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• On Day 69 of  torch relay flame is set to visit some of the most recognisable sights across  the capital
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• Duke and Duchess  of Cambridge set to witness flame passing by Buckingham Palace this  afternoon
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• Huge crowds  gather at St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Globe Theatre to receive torch  bearerstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  p& T6 p* y$ V; x1 s- U
  
• Who will  light the cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday still to be revealed
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• Crowds  gather in Hyde Park for finale concert to celebrate flame's  arrival公仔箱論壇% [; V1 a% R4 x
  
• On Tuesday  two men took torch to new heights as they leapt from a plane at 15,000ft

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Joanna Lumley and Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as it passed through Sloane Square, on a day when the flame was paraded in front of a number of London's most iconic landmarks.
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' ^' ~1 e" ^' P' q; Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe women still had time to stop and soak up the atmosphere, as they struck up poses reminiscent of when Lumley and Saunders played Patsie and Edina in the hit sitcom.
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Lumley and Saunders helped the torch on its  way to see an even more grand sight than the streets of Chelsea, as the flame is  to pass through the grounds of Buckingham Palace in front of the Duke and  Duchess of Cambridge later this afternoon.
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Tomorrow the torch will enter the Olympic Park, and will be used to light the cauldron. At least that's one part of creative director Danny Boyle's opening ceremony that isn't enshrined in  mystery. 2 r4 T2 O( A: e$ ^) }) e( z
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Crowds began to gather throughout the afternoon at Hyde Park, where a finale concert is to take place in celebration of the torch's arrival.
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& n7 c# P+ v* `* X* v5 e6 P8 KStanding in wait: Fans gathered this afternoon at Hyde Park as they prepare to watch the celebratory finale concerttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* D( ^8 Y9 v, [1 y2 D2 c  b
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Here we go: The sun was beating down as the concert began and the fans were finally satisfied3 W0 v) m9 e1 Y. O/ x$ D

6 T* e, g4 y6 Q0 y0 S9 @9 _+ n' w& Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRapper Dizzee Rascal and boy band The Wanted are sure to make their fans' wait worthwhile, as they prepare to wow the waiting crowds, however they will have to wait a bit longer if they are to see the  flame.5.39.217.76" \1 \. |0 A- C: m) ?
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The torch is not due to arrive at the concert  for handover until 10:20pm after acts like Wretch 32 have finished their  performances.
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( F  V9 }5 p( y$ `, b) f; YEarlier in the day, fellow sitcom star and  comedian David Walliams was 'humbled' to carry the Olympic torch through  Islington.
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( ~, s$ W4 ]0 Z% B3 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSea of people: Lumley and Saunders can barely be seen for the people as they paraded through the west London streets
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Striking a pose: The comedy stars went for a jaunty walk with the torch and seemed to be enjoying every minute of it
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Party atmosphere: The torch has been followed by joyous crowds all day( O: q4 N& ?% d9 l4 a) {
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Walliams set off from the town hall in the centre of Islington while being cheered on by an appreciative audience.4 L& ^0 z+ i: ~

1 R  @' E7 a; L- o" d+ p6 N+ G% k公仔箱論壇The co-creator of Little Britain was surprised and delighted to have even been asked to carry the torch, and said  that although jogging was not his forte, running and waving is far easier than  swimming and waving.0 b, v- s# q0 b9 _: G( k5 u6 K
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Walliams has raised a great deal of money for various charities by undertaking gruelling long-distance swimming  challenges.
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9 r# V5 g- N2 BHere he is! Sir Bruce Forsyth larked about with the torch in front of the BBC Television Centre in White City
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6 `: C! [3 ~5 A4 wProud: David Walliams carried the Olympic flame from Islington's town hall on the penultimate day of the relay
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Passing it on: Walliams (left) handed the torch over to the next bearer, Philip Packer, as it continues on its way to Stratfordtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ^) n* i! ?, B# p5 Y

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- p4 q( c& s- X( W$ B' [; z5.39.217.76Walliams was simply glad to have been a part  of it.
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Charity fundraiser Walliams carried the flame  at around 8.30am outside Islington Town Hall, as it made its way towards St  Paul's Cathedral.) Q8 v) ~6 v8 y. z  ^
Walliams said: 'I felt really humbled to be a part of it.  This torch and this flame is bigger than anybody out there and there's something  about the spirit and I really got a sense of that running along.
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'You can't really get lost on Upper Street  and I had a wonderful response. I was thrilled to be asked to do it, especially  so near to the Olympics starting.'
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6 k6 F, D. }1 Q* e5 {5.39.217.76What a view! The torch is set to see some of London's most memorable sights... all in one day. Here it is outside St Paul's Cathedral
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Picturesque: Kevin Craig (right) passes the Olympic flame to John Elbrow (left) outside St Paul's Cathedral on the bright morningTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 d% K; c5 h5 `6 {# k
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" ?2 V8 R9 b  d" l" S+ x, z1 a8 ]+ c6 oThe 40-year-old, whose fundraising feats include swimming the English Channel, the River Thames and the  Straits of  Gibraltar, added: 'I'm not a natural runner but it's much easier to run and  wave than swim and wave. When I was swimming the Thames there were people  lining the banks so I had to stop to wave to  them and it slowed me  down.
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& o. _1 ~) b- V% ~! i'It was fantastic to be a part of it, I've been looking forward to it for ages. You get to keep the tracksuit, which is the most important thing. You have to buy the torch. There was a lovely response  and I know I'm only a small part of it but  it felt very special.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' }& J& C+ n! B) [7 A) X. i, R

* n+ S4 V7 j. A+ b" E2 ]' N公仔箱論壇'I'm not a natural jogger, let alone runner,  but it's only 300 metres so I did manage it. I started off walking, then I went into a jog, then I thought I would show off and  started running and then it was  all over. I'm glad it wasn't much  further.'
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The torch's journey began shortly before 7am with Clive Woodward, Team GB's deputy chef de mission and manager of the  England 2003 World Cup Rugby winners, starting the relay  from the Roundhouse in  Camden.5.39.217.760 O5 D+ _1 C9 {
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Going somewhere? The flame also arrived at St Pancras rail station before its royal appointment at Buckingham Palace later todayTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ t5 Y: I% Z4 W' U: [. M% a

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; _3 j4 A. \/ H# y' m$ }' {2 ?5.39.217.76Good day out? Robert Swannell holds the flame at the Museum of London
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; N) ~) q, F7 W0 g% i( utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScout volunteer Jon Sayer will have  the  honour of carrying the flame to the gates of the Queen's official London home  this evening, when he will meet the Duchess.
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2 s: D' d3 m6 ], @, Q" a6 vTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The 33-year-old, described as an  inspirational helper who saved the life of a man who had jumped into a  river  swollen with rainwater last year, was chosen to take part in the  relay after  the Duchess asked for a fellow Scout to participate in this  prestigious leg of  the event.
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3 C6 d7 |# ?5 fMr Sayer, from Todmorden in West  Yorkshire,  is one of three volunteers helping to carry the Olympic flame through the palace  the day before the Queen officially opens the Games.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 p8 P, k5 k- _: o) N
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William nominated his charity  Mountain  Rescue to take part and John Hulse was given the honour, and  Wai-Ming Lee from MapAction was picked after Prince Harry, the organisation's royal patron, put  it forward.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% c. r# Z: a4 Z  K- y
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, U0 c3 o9 g$ T4 A, m! A: Q* yPatient: A man waits in Brixton to see the torch as it headed south of the river for a detourTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" f3 V, \, \, N7 I2 O1 G
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Privilege: Walliams (left) and other torch bearers, like Kelvin Graig (right), carried the torch through the streets with pride TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 A9 H- J: n7 A
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The three royals are ambassadors for  Team GB  and ParalympicsGB and will be joined at the leg by 40 athletes  from the Team GB  Ambition Programme, which aims to encourage future  sports stars.
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% [, p/ v3 e  B( n) N1 l. A% oElsewhere in the capital, celebrities including rugby heroes Lawrence Dallaglio and Lewis Moody will carry the flame,  as well as surprise guests like Jennifer Saunders.
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Meanwhile, mystery still surrounds  the  identity of the person who will light the Olympic flame at tomorrow’s opening  ceremony, but Locog chief executive Paul Deighton  said that the final choice  was surprisingly easy.
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) e, O! f4 ]$ p1 j+ Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr Deighton, who sat on the panel  which made  the selection, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It was  surprising how we  reached unanimity pretty quickly.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( `: Y: e6 X% y2 `5 q- Z/ j, J. o
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'I think when everyone sees our choice last  night they will understand why we made it.'5.39.217.76) X9 k# P" H: H) b( k. V
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6 q8 ?" p6 l) p. |2 mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Drop in on the Globe: Ify Egesi had the honour of taking the torch to see the interior of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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) J- S+ i3 P9 f$ I( a" |Crowds gathered inside the theatre to see a slightly different spectacle than they were accustomed to5 k. {8 R( D9 O; r8 q2 i

" A! ?0 I% [" Z. F( k7 SEarlier in the week, Chris McCann, 50, leapt  15,000ft out of a plane above Peterborough, brandishing an official Games  torch.公仔箱論壇5 b6 h0 v: w' @% `
The beacon had earlier been carried through  Norwich by official torch  bearer James Colley, 23, who jumped alongside Chris  on Tuesday  afternoon.
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They plummeted in free fall for one minute  before deploying their parachutes and it then took five more minutes to reach  the ground.
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Chris, who is a parachuting instructor, said  it was the 'strangest' thing he had ever done.) r% Z/ C8 H7 B
The father-of-four-said said: 'It was an  amazing thing to do.- G2 O8 `+ B0 |
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Let it shine: Daniel McCubbin (left) and Luke Corduner (right) carried the torch inside London St Pancras station
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'It has to be the strangest thing I have ever  leapt out of a plane with and I have done more than 8,000 jumps. ( d( ]8 x, W+ s
'It was actually quite hard to hold as it  altered my wind resistance. Up  there the forces are also a lot stronger so it  was difficult to keep a  grip of it.  L/ ]  r/ J! B, f, A6 A! T

: N  y( A! A/ C9 v. V/ ^3 U5 k  F' @'But it was tethered to my arm - the last  thing we wanted to do was drop the thing from that high up.
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'James came up with the idea after carrying  the torch through Norwich but he  is not experienced enough to hold it so I had  to jump with him.
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8 ?( e% J* P3 j3 J( ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDizzy heights: Chris McCann (right) and official torch bearer James Colley took the flame with then on the 15,000ft sky dive
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James who is studying Chemistry at the  University of East Anglia, said: 'It was a bit of a crazy idea but I am glad we  did it.
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Photographer Mark Harris, 36, jumped with the  pair and took the amazing snaps.公仔箱論壇: e- T  B& L* X& m, [% z

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Welcome to the final dress rehearsal... for queuing: Thousands trying to get home from last dry run of Opening Ceremony deserve a medal for their patience
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•     60,000 people pour out of Olympic Stadium and into huge queues for trains and the Underground waiting until 1am
•     David Beckham 'will kick flaming football into cauldron' during real Opening Ceremony, according to rumours
•     But one bookmaker stops taking bets on Sir Roger Bannister being chosen for the honour
•     The good news is you can still buy a ticket... if you have a spare £2,012

By Adam Shergold
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A final dress rehearsal for the opening  ceremony allowed some 10,000 performers to fine-tune their spectacular routines  in front of a full house at the Olympic Stadium last night.
9 \" s4 O: i9 l) t, bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
2 B- b. H# _% q$ ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But it also gave the spectators some  essential training in how to cope with another breath-taking aspect of the Games  - the queues.
, T! q% y$ u/ _( c5 |# C2 f# q4 `With less than two days to go until the  London Olympics are officially opened by Danny Boyle's extravaganza, it seems  fans are going to have plenty of time to chat about it afterwards.
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" M# e' I$ h; p; V* s5.39.217.76There were huge queues at Stratford Station as thousands  of spectators tried to leave the Olympic Park after a final rehearsal of the  opening ceremony 公仔箱論壇; h/ X* O- t. }- p0 k/ [. A

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; n8 c5 a& W  F' X5 a# J( N公仔箱論壇A passenger is told there's no more room in the carriage  as spectators at a final dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony cram onto  Underground trains at Stratford Station
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These shops in the Westfield Centre will make thousands  in passing trade during the Olympics, judging by this picture of the queue to  get in to Stratford Station
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- O* n7 Z0 t: QLast night, there were lengthy queues  from  the entrance to Stratford Station back through the Westfield  Shopping Centre as  60,000 spectators tried to board Underground and  National Rail trains away from  the Olympic Park. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; s- [% s" v$ _( l6 \, d
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There were packed platforms inside the station as volunteers frantically tried to direct the stream of people  on to  the right trains as late as 1am.
8 W' z5 _; t  H; _5.39.217.76But at least they were running - after the  first dress rehearsal on Monday night, a similar number of  spectators leaving  the stadium were informed that the Central Line  wasn't operating and they would  have to find alternative transport.5.39.217.76% V7 @- r" A% z2 T

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Against a backdrop of blue lasers, spectators leave the  Olympic Stadium following a rehearsal of the opening ceremony last  night! \& _1 P5 O# x! w! T

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The size of the queue to get on to Underground trains at  Stratford Station is all too much for this girl2 \3 V- @' C4 ]6 O5 v
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) A/ c+ }* M. ~- k- @( JA steward tries to direct tired-looking passengers on to  a packed platform at Stratford Underground Station after the second dress  rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony
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Spectators wait on packed platforms at Stratford  Underground station for Central Line trains back into Central London公仔箱論壇' V# c3 F5 {5 P) R. n1 L

2 _7 j% i* t; Z0 r5 u; j: P公仔箱論壇In another ominous sign, there were further  transport problems this morning.公仔箱論壇. ?% s) X& C/ O0 L& @: X. l# `
A fire alert at Canary Wharf station  on the  Jubilee Line during the rush hour caused the evacuation of one of London's  busiest Underground stations. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- s3 _7 p9 z! k8 r) a! I  V% K

- ^6 \6 ?% t2 W  I  z2 Z公仔箱論壇Meanwhile, cable theft caused misery to rail commuters both north and  south of the Capital. 5 C" p& O+ \: T% Y+ ?/ ^
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Journey times on First Capital Connect services were extended by 90 minutes following a signalling fault at  Bedford,  while Southeastern trains through London to the South were also affected. , V5 o1 I' i4 q; `. q* e0 i- ^
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Then, a fire on a disused platform in West  London caused delays to mainline services out of Paddington, including the  Heathrow Express service. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, J& w! P3 v& J6 s  d% J5 r) }! k
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Restrictions caused by Olympic  traffic-only  Games Lanes continued to cause tail-backs, notably on  Waterloo Bridge and on  the A40 in West London.3 O: e0 R/ M  `2 h/ |1 x! R9 n
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This couple are obviously tired of waiting as they try  and get home after the opening ceremony rehearsal
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Police officers direct spectators into Stratford  Underground station following the second dress rehearsal of the Olympic opening  ceremony last night5.39.217.769 y2 ^6 `; W8 h. r$ Y$ s( r

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) d9 Z1 ?# r- S. K8 h* }+ ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA man complains about the queue to buy tickets for  events outside the Olympic Park in Stratford
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# \8 J1 ~+ M$ i  |. n$ FThe Olympic opening ceremony remains  one of  Britain's most closely guarded secrets despite well over 100,000  people having  now seen it.
; e. I; u8 @1 g$ U公仔箱論壇Fans invited to the sneak previews of  the £27m spectacle were urged personally by Slumdog Millionaire  director Boyle to  'save the surprise' for the estimated one billion  around the world who will  tune in to watch on Friday night.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- _4 \, C5 d( U6 Z' b) t

5 U) z8 D+ ~/ U+ j$ P) {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOrganisers invited London 2012  volunteers,  competition winners and others connected to the Games on the proviso that they  kept quiet about what they saw.
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It is already common knowledge that the  stadium has been transformed into a British rural idyll.
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Traditional countryside cottages will  stand  together with a mining wheel, harking back to the country's proud  industrial  heritage, all drenched in faked pouring rain to reflect  Britain's typical  weather.$ h1 a6 b4 ?3 P1 P. |
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And mimicking scenes across the  country  every weekend, a cricket pitch has even been laid with a game  planned for  during the ceremony.: l  Y( n, [: \5 C8 w

/ t2 ^0 t- j8 |  x2 |8 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTIMINGS FOR OPENING CEREMONY
  u; w" p! J, U! A6 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb20.12- Pre-show begins at the Olympic Stadium at this exact minute, chosen because it matches the year in which the Games is taking place in.
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! o* l4 D& m* M9 A+ C21.00- Danny  Boyle's £27 million extravaganza begins with the stadium transformed into the  British countryside. Most elements of the show are still being kept completely secret.5.39.217.76  G" l8 _9 _( l
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00.00-00.30 - The show ends, up to 30 minutes earlier than planned
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1 i6 ~, E: X$ t5.39.217.76The crowd at the rehearsal were treated to a spectacular fireworks display above the Olympic Stadium and Orbit sculpture (left)
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2 Q' B5 U: z4 L- w. e5.39.217.76Four lucky ticket holders to the second dress rehearsal  of the Olympics opening ceremony in Stratford last night. The actual opening  ceremony which will officially open the Games is on Friday evening
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But in the main the contents of the three  hour multi-million pound extravaganza is still a complete mystery.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" A4 H5 e0 f9 e
This was despite some spoilsports trying to  post footage of the ceremony rehearsals on YouTube last night.
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One aspect of the ceremony that is  most  definitely still a secret is who will light the Olympic cauldron.  The latest  rumour is that David Beckham will light it with a flaming  football.% K4 k$ N- t( o, k( P7 \

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'I am honoured to be involved because,  obviously, I was involved in the start process with this seven years  ago.'% V0 o$ Q( ?0 h$ S

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4 L, P5 i' }# F: ~Just hours earlier, Beckham was in action for an MLS  All-Stars team against Chelsea in a pre-season friendly in Chester, Pennsylvania
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Though one bookmaker today stopped taking  bets on Sir Roger Bannister to be chosen for the honour after a flurry of  interest.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' u4 z3 v, f* G7 m$ w( Y3 @, L
William Hill said that 98 per cent of bets in  this market today were on the running legend - who was the first to run a mile  in under four minutes in 1954 - and his odds were cut from 6/1 to evens.  TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 G0 E" d) T9 S( m: N: `

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'If he does win, an awful lot of punters will  be running, perhaps not four minute miles, down to their betting shops to pick  up their winnings.'
$ V, l3 B# X# @! {6 v- R: ?公仔箱論壇LOCOG chief executive Paul Deighton wasn't  giving the game away either, but he said the choice was 'easy'.
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6 Z+ g% d& A) m- }  h9 Q- C公仔箱論壇Mr Deighton, who sat on the panel which made  the selection, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: 'It was surprising how we  reached unanimity pretty quickly.
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3 p! e' U; Y, J: h'I think when everyone sees our choice last  night they will understand why we made it.'
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8 y8 u2 \/ ^3 k- tLOCOG revealed yesterday that  spectators  will be given a variety of musical themes, with Sir Elton  John selected to  accompany the archery at Lord's and Dizzee Rascal  playing at the basketball at  the North Greenwich Arena.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 {9 h3 M& t1 p6 S/ d! S& p

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! f! |/ W0 M: F# s* h+ W. w. f+ ^The Union Flag is projected onto the Houses of  Parliament last night to mark the London Olympics
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Swiss tennis star and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer  will be one of the star attractions at the London Olympics公仔箱論壇* \& \- K4 q5 z: r

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Britain's rowing team will be hoping to emulate the  achievements of this gold medal-winning quartet from the 2000 Sydney Games, seen  here on a projection on the Houses of Parliament

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Olympic torch lights up London... and it's absolutely fabulous: Tens of  thousands line streets as flame arrives at Buckingham Palace
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• Wills, Kate and  Harry are all smiles as they meet torchbearers Wai-Ming Lee and John Hulse in  Buckingham Palace
• Prime Minister  David Cameron and his wife Samantha witness Torch arriving at Downing Street tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' B. u# D, r; f, y
  
• Joanna Lumley and  Absolutely  Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as  it  passed through Sloane Square
• Comedian Walliams  'humbled' as he carries torch through streets of Islington, north  London
• On Day 69 of  torch relay, the flame visited some of the most recognisable sights across the  capital
• Huge crowds  gather at St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Globe Theatre to receive torch  bearers5.39.217.76" L( G! @5 E2 ?/ a) C
  
• Who will  light the cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday still to be  revealed
• Crowds  gather in Hyde Park for finale concert to celebrate flame's  arrival
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& a. ]$ a7 V  z7 Z0 E" p3 i/ a9 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The smiling Duke and Duchess of Cambridge  and  Prince Harry witnessed the 'torch kiss' between Wai-Ming  Lee and the next  torchbearer John Hulse  who carried it out of the palace towards Constitution Hill where it continued on  to Hyde Park.
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An estimated 80,000 crowd had gathered in the  park to witness torchbearer Tyler Rix, a  young footballer and musician, carry the flame on to the stage and light a huge cauldron to mark the start of a special concert to celebrate the  torch's arrival.  
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Meeting royalty: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and  Prince Harry watch Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012 Olympic Torch to John  Hulse at Buckingham Palace
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! |1 P; {9 B* ~- ~$ @. Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPassing the flame: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and  Prince Harry were joined by 40 children from the Team GB Ambition Programme as  they watched Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012 Olympic Torch to John Hulse
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Royal approval: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge cheer  on the torchbearers, left, after the couple and Prince Harry eagerly awaited for  them to arrive at the Palace  
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Raising the flame: John Hulse gets ready to start his  run out of Buckingham Palace with the Torch
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson told the crowd  at Hyde Park: '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.
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'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. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# F1 d5 Q0 q  l' o' }" w

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Doing it in style: Tyler Rix, 19, from Woodside Park,  was the final Torchbearer to carry the Olympic Flame today before the relay  starts again in Hampton Court tomorrowTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 V- j6 E2 _9 ^
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Proud: Torchbearer Tyler Rix and London Mayor Boris  Johnson wave to the crowd after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron 公仔箱論壇7 k& w% Q! I! N7 O$ {; b2 F

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Now that's a crowd: Thousands descended on Hyde Park for  a concert to celebrate the Torch arrival as the 24-hour countdown to the opening  ceremony approaches
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It comes shortly after the Torch was  bought  to Downing Street by the first ever female member of the British  Royal Navy,  Kate Nesbitt, from Trafalgar Square along streets lined with cheering crowds.   y5 w0 p3 w) k$ @

. N! B# [* H4 A) }/ X5.39.217.76Ms  Nesbitt - also the second woman in the  British Armed forces to be  awarded the Military Cross and the medal for bravery  for actions in  Afghanistan during March 2009 - then passed the flame on to  Florence  Rowe, 81, outside Number 10 in front of Prime Minister David Cameron  and his wife Samantha.
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; r) h5 L( A. h6 _) @1 m: [, g( ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDavid Cameron has dismissed concerns that  Britons might not be behind the London Olympics - saying the enthusiasm which  had greeted the torch relay over the last two months showed they were not a  London Games, not an England Games, but a United Kingdom Games.& h8 ~0 U, y3 B: v% R
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Crowds surround a torchbearer carrying the Olympic flame  along Whitehall towards Parliament Square on the penultimate day of its journey  around the UK before arriving in the Olympic Stadium on Friday evening for the  Olympic games' Opening Ceremony/ X" d+ D6 v7 n( v* C

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Mr Cameron said: 'Let's put our best foot  forward, we're an amazing country with fantastic things to offer. This is a  great moment for us, let's seize it.5.39.217.76* k& z$ S, o2 U1 R$ M4 W- q3 F
'The worries we all have are the great hopes  and fears. Our fingers are crossed for everything from the events to the weather  to the transport infrastructure and everything else.
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'But, from where I stand, I think we're set  for a really remarkable few weeks for Britain, when we welcome the world, say  this is a great country to come, enjoy the Olympics, but also think of all the  other things we've got to offer.'5.39.217.760 y7 q4 ^# I4 o# a
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He went on: 'Of course, this is a  time of  some economic difficulty for the UK, everybody knows that. But  look at what  we're capable of achieving as a nation, even at a difficult economic  time.
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Sophie Countess of Wessex with her daughter Lady Louise  Viscount and son James, the Viscount Severn, watching the Olympic Torch Relay  pass through Buckingham Palacetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ?* B% t4 V3 X# p  W. o& e6 D
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; x" z0 D" J9 @- ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShowing off the flag: James, Viscount Severn, shows off  his Union Jack flag to his mother Sophie Countess of Wessex as the Torch goes  past
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5 L$ @' ~7 V9 z, s# t, `0 zThe Olympic torch relay is carried through the front  gates of Buckingham Palace to where members of the Royal family were  waiting
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' Z  t3 y9 x2 R8 m. y公仔箱論壇'In  terms of the country coming together, I  think the torch relay really  demonstrates that this is not a London Games, this  is not an England  Games, this is a United Kingdom Games.'
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, A0 h* S' E( b" h7 R  Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt comes  after another star-studded day  where Joanna Lumley and Absolutely  Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided  torch-carrying duties as it  passed through Sloane Square, on a day when the  flame was paraded in  front of a number of London's most iconic  landmarks.
6 h6 k, \6 L  `' ?: n) L4 VThe pair smiled and waved to the hundreds of  spectators who lined the route to cheer them on, as they completed the leg in a  quick walk.
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The London Olympic Torch Bus slowly makes its way  through the crowds along Oxford Street as thousands attend to see it on its way  to Hyde Park
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- }9 T8 d% a8 }4 c* B. y& `5.39.217.76The women still had time to stop and soak up  the atmosphere, as they struck up poses reminiscent of when Lumley and Saunders  played Patsie and  Edina in the hit sitcom.
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4 l; J8 G9 F( _8 m: x. Y, ^7 l5.39.217.76By the time the ladies had their hands on the  flame on Day 69 of the  relay, the torch had already gone past a host of  impressive London  landmarks such as St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Museum of  London. 公仔箱論壇7 K' W: _% n1 h. e1 T) f  v
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Tomorrow the torch will enter the Olympic  Park, and will be used to light the  cauldron. At least that's one part of  creative director Danny Boyle's  opening ceremony that isn't enshrined in  mystery.
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Crowds began to gather throughout the afternoon at Hyde Park where a finale concert took place in  celebration of the  torch's arrival.
6 O3 S- \, e3 WEarlier in the day, television icon Sir Bruce  Forsyth larked about with the flame in front of the BBC  White City Television  Centre, and the 84-year-old showed  once more just how much of a showman he  is.
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) ]% J7 R/ N# oFellow sitcom star and comedian David  Walliams told how he was 'humbled' to carry the Olympic torch through  Islington.
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Walliams set off from the town hall in the  centre of Islington while being cheered on by an appreciative  audience.
3 W7 p+ X- ~1 _+ aThe co-creator of Little Britain was  surprised and delighted to have even been asked to carry the torch, and said  that although jogging was not his forte, running and waving is far easier than  swimming and waving.
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7 e% [) P5 r/ e. ?) {5.39.217.76Walliams has raised a great deal of money for  various charities by undertaking gruelling long-distance swimming  challenges.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& c$ y' {9 n3 f. h+ u7 S) Y8 i. U

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sets off  with the Olympic Torch from Parliament Square towards Constitution Hill 8 n$ G7 C& o3 N% Q) z+ X$ F

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( K( N) M( k! ~" p8 R; zStrictly Come Dancing: TV presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth  shows off his moves as he carries the Olympic Flame through Kensington and  Chelsea TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 H( R! i7 [9 O+ z/ v5 A

+ J  z5 D0 U6 {# R* T" W6 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCharity fundraiser Walliams carried the flame  at around 8.30am outside Islington Town Hall, as it made its way towards St  Paul's Cathedral.
' c9 V) X& }& K* F公仔箱論壇Walliams said: 'I felt really humbled to be a part of it.  This torch and this flame is bigger than anybody out there and there's something  about the spirit and I really got a sense of that running along.公仔箱論壇. ~" |+ k7 j3 b8 J" S
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'You can't really get lost on Upper Street  and I had a wonderful response. I was thrilled to be asked to do it, especially  so near to the Olympics starting.'* v5 O0 I8 z5 z; ~/ s8 G; w

" Z- L9 B' V- W' v5.39.217.76The 40-year-old, whose fundraising  feats  include swimming the English Channel, the River Thames and the  Straits of  Gibraltar, added: 'I'm not a natural runner but it's much  easier to run and  wave than swim and wave. When I was swimming the  Thames there were people  lining the banks so I had to stop to wave to  them and it slowed me  down.
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Mr Elbrow then paraded the torch around St Paul's as the  gleeful crowd watched him pass
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'It was fantastic to be a part of it, I've  been looking forward to it for ages. You get to keep the  tracksuit, which is  the most important thing. You have to buy the torch. There was a lovely response  and I know I'm only a small part of it but  it felt very special.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, S9 p  s- Z& A6 V7 b

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3 }3 i+ q* O3 HThe torch's journey began shortly  before 7am  with Clive Woodward, Team GB's deputy chef de mission and  manager of the  England 2003 World Cup Rugby winners, starting the relay  from the Roundhouse in  Camden.
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/ A" k5 Q  Z/ f; @" m+ bCarrying the flame: The Daily Mail's Charles Sale runs  with the Olympic torch through the streets of London today
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Scout volunteer Jon Sayer will have  the  honour of carrying the flame to the gates of the Queen's official  London home  this evening, when he will meet the Duchess.
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! V4 M/ o, E; S" U, i6 ?' n" l公仔箱論壇The 33-year-old, described as an  inspirational helper who saved the life of a man who had jumped into a  river  swollen with rainwater last year, was chosen to take part in the  relay after  the Duchess asked for a fellow Scout to participate in this  prestigious leg of  the event.5 \% i. S( K% b; k
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Mr Sayer, from Todmorden in West  Yorkshire,  is one of three volunteers helping to carry the Olympic flame through the palace  the day before the Queen officially opens the Games.1 ^" D- q7 O" W, X' S

2 B2 x& n% |' d1 J5.39.217.76William nominated his charity  Mountain  Rescue to take part and John Hulse was given the honour, and  Wai-Ming Lee from  MapAction was picked after Prince Harry, the  organisation's royal patron, put  it forward.公仔箱論壇+ ]6 V& r" p3 x; v
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Brixton town: The Olympic Torch, bottom right, is  carried through the crowd packed streets of central Brixton 公仔箱論壇6 U; C; v# v1 b; k
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The three royals are ambassadors for  Team GB  and ParalympicsGB and will be joined at the leg by 40 athletes  from the Team GB  Ambition Programme, which aims to encourage future  sports stars.
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Elsewhere in the capital, celebrities including rugby heroes Lawrence Dallaglio and Lewis Moody will carry the flame,  as well as surprise guests like Jennifer Saunders.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ X* Q, N9 r1 E- Q, V
Meanwhile, mystery still surrounds  the  identity of the person who will light the Olympic flame at  tomorrow’s opening  ceremony, but Locog chief executive Paul Deighton  said that the final choice  was surprisingly easy.
: P8 c  ^8 P# p0 V+ T, v/ O' k) w, rMr Deighton, who sat on the panel  which made  the selection, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It was  surprising how we  reached unanimity pretty quickly.
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Earlier in the week, Chris McCann, 50, leapt  15,000ft out of a plane above Peterborough, brandishing an official Games  torch.
# _4 }0 y/ b' ~2 N( htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe beacon had earlier been carried through  Norwich by official torch  bearer James Colley, 23, who jumped alongside Chris  on Tuesday  afternoon.
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They plummeted in free fall for one minute  before deploying their parachutes and it then took five more minutes to reach  the ground. 5.39.217.76% Z5 Y" L2 r2 ^, E

2 w. M( b  ^, G公仔箱論壇Chris, who is a parachuting instructor, said  it was the 'strangest' thing he had ever done.
5 h- P% \" v, g- }; [9 A  IThe father-of-four-said said: 'It was an  amazing thing to do.公仔箱論壇  X" J: J! e" {4 T8 _0 R

3 Q8 _& E. }8 d5 T6 r0 r'It has to be the strangest thing I have ever  leapt out of a plane with and I have done more than 8,000 jumps. 7 i0 w' l; C+ F1 v0 L/ W1 z/ P1 H) ?
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'It was actually quite hard to hold as it  altered my wind resistance. Up  there the forces are also a lot stronger so it  was difficult to keep a  grip of it.
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# L5 X  b6 g) \! u0 p. E" UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'James came up with the idea after carrying  the torch through Norwich but he  is not experienced enough to hold it so I had  to jump with him.5.39.217.766 W. P/ p& t1 P+ K- |/ P+ T" ^
'It's great we must be the first to have ever  jumped with the Olympic torch.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。  T) M- U6 l& f+ ?- Y" z8 _6 _. B

+ c* j2 P) d1 y- \9 w- r$ b8 gJames who is studying Chemistry at the  University of East Anglia, said: 'It was a bit of a crazy idea but I am glad we  did it.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 _; r" o" t$ N- g/ V. D
'It was great running with the torch but this  was even better.'
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Photographer Mark Harris, 36, jumped with the  pair and took the amazing snaps.$ |# z* A' k: f, X/ x# n. G

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Welcome to the greatest show on Earth! Spectators take their seats in Olympic Stadium as excitement builds ahead of Opening Ceremony
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• Sports fans will rub shoulders with heads of state from around the globe and VIPS including Michelle Obama, David Cameron and the Royal Family

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( O/ d' _/ |" u- a+ \5 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs they enter the stadium, ticketholders are greeted by England's 'Green and Pleasant Land' the starting point of Danny Boyle's Opening  Ceremony extravaganza
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9 K  ?' x  |6 b& U公仔箱論壇The giant Olympic Bell strikes an imposing figure at the  end of the stadium. The bell will ring during the show, marking the start of the  Games5.39.217.76! d, Q8 ~- m, r- S- s
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Clouds hover overhead as the Olympic Stadium fills with  eager ticketholders 4 _, J' ^7 u9 A; V5 ~/ ]- q4 A

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9 c  T" G# _1 n6 M/ P3 Z: a6 A+ {Ready, steady, go!: Crowds start to arrive in Stratford  shortly after 5, ahead of the Opening Ceremony tonight
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0 G& w" \& |! W! D% k# ~$ B5.39.217.76Buzzing: The first audience members to arrive get a  glimpse of the Olympic Stadium. A thick throng of people has already assembled  at the Olympic Park more than two hours before the Opening Ceremony is scheduled  to begin
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) a- F! U' E. |. c: g5 OAudience members will be joined in the Olympic Stadium  by hundreds of high-profile guests including Michelle Obama, David Cameron and  The Royal Family, as well as hundreds of foreign officials and celebrities
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/ k% b; P5 n; [0 D: k, r' n9 \5.39.217.76Crowds pour through the Olympic Park as audience members  start to fill the stadium
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The world gathers in Stratford: Fans from Ethiopia,  draped in their country's flag arrive for the Opening Ceremony
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U-S-A! U-S-A!: American visitors wear the stars spangled  banner with pride on hats, t-shirts and even sunglasses as excitement builds in  the Olympic Park
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Costume contest: A Brazilian and a Brit compete for the  most creative Opening Ceremony costume in the Olympic Park
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- {; ?% q' r3 S$ XAn excited British fan is among the first to arrive in  the stadium. Each audience member will find a Cadbury's chocolate bar and a  interactive wand under their seat* W! W- I: y* q4 o" `! h/ m
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Last minute nerves?: Opening Ceremony director Danny  Boyle joins Locog chairman Sebastian Coe at a press conference todaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; j9 L0 I' Q5 m6 E

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Some fans are still trying to land tickets for the  opening ceremony. This American visitor searches for touts outside the Westfield  Shopping Centre in Stratford
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9 f. N9 j9 `) S( Y7 \$ S6 M5.39.217.76Two officers stand guard outside a bus station in  Stratford where thousands of people will be arriving throughout the course of  the evening while two more PCs patrol the soaked streets around the stadiumtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 {8 o- L2 W' }  Z; H, Z
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Officers wait on a street outside the Olympics stadium  as the final preparations for the event are put in place. There are added  tensions after security blunders by G4S

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Mission accomplished: After 70 days and 8,000 miles, the Olympic torch sweeps up the Thames on last leg of its great British journey ... and it won't be seen again until the opening ceremony tonight
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•     The torch began its final leg in London at 6.55am at Bushey Park and was carried through Hampton Court Palace
•     It was then carried on to the royal barge Gloriana by Olympic gold-medal winning rower Matthew Pinsent
•     Olympians young and old took it in turns to row the flame downstream to Tower Bridge
•     A mini flotilla of 50 boats accompanied the flame as it made the final leg of its epic 8,000 mile journey
•     It will be carried into the Stratford stadium in east London this evening and lit by a mystery VIP

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The Olympic torch has completed the final leg of its epic 8,000 mile journey across Great Britain sailing triumphantly along the River Thames on board the Queen's majestic Jubilee barge.
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The torch boarded the row barge Gloriana  shortly before 8am for its journey to Tower Bridge, ahead of its final appearance at the Stratford  stadium this evening where the flame will be lit by a mystery VIP at the hotly anticipated Opening Ceremony.
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2 {" {$ T$ ]: T% _/ Z! H- AThousands of people lined the river bank to watch the historic moment and catch a glimpse of the famous torch which has snaked its way through the UK and been seen by  millions of excited fans over the past 70 days." R4 i6 O* k3 t* A7 w( D& h

) Z3 @& S1 {* u  M+ Z$ Q. C; u' p* Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFlotilla organiser Malcolm Knight, a director  of Thames Alive, declared 'mission accomplished' on his loudspeaker as the boats  arrived at Tower Bridge.
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Mission accomplished: The Olympic torch arrives at Tower  Bridge and the final torch bearer Amber Charles holds it proudly on a floating  pontoon
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The end: The Gloriana arrives at Tower Bridge, left,  where it is seen through the Olympic rings and right, Amber Charles is the final  person to hold the torch公仔箱論壇5 |$ w0 H, B( r# {
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Back on dry land, he said: 'It was  marvellous, absolutely marvellous. The whole thing went fantastically,  there  were boats everywhere and the banks were lined with thousands of  people. The master plan  worked, which is wonderful - the torchbearers,  the crews and the crowds all  played their part.
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'It's a great way to bring the flame into  central London, using the highway of London.'( B" L* f  J! G, K

' l. K* ^# U5 Q  hHe said he was always confident the  weather  would hold up, adding: 'It doesn't rain on my parade - and it  was never going  to be as cold as the Jubilee pageant.' A total of 400  rowers took part on 90  boats.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ @# m4 I7 m9 H' ^9 h+ O- j. T

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Proud: Thousands squeeze on to Tower Bridge to watch the  waterborne spectacle as it comes to an end shortly before 1pm5.39.217.761 v/ i/ g/ F6 G4 }7 l: h

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5 a8 z0 n" Q4 T  F公仔箱論壇All smiles: A close up shot of Amber Charles who smiles  as she holds the flame and right torch bearers laugh on board  the Gloriana
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It docked close to Tower Bridge, which has been  adorned for the Games with its own set of Olympic Rings.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 M  M9 e8 l7 x/ r
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Mr Johnson, speaking outside, said that  around four-and-a-half million people had seen the torch in London.
3 s7 P' W2 R8 D2 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'It's a life-changing thing, I haven't seen  anything like it in my life,' he  said. 'I hope we put on a good show and the  whole world goes away  impressed.'公仔箱論壇! E' \9 b/ W, ?) N" Z/ V

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) Z$ v: J( M% v4 b: n3 ^公仔箱論壇End is in sight: The flotilla makes its way past the  historic Tower of London just minutes away from completing the journey along the Thames
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6 E( {! O5 w4 E5 G) s9 T4 K5.39.217.76It's off! The Olympic torch leaves Hampton Court Palace  in west London on the £1million royal rowbarge Gloriana powered by 16 oarsmen8 k. W# S( q3 }! G0 v9 h) N
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David Beckham made a surprise appearance at  City Hall, arriving with Mr Johnson, Lord Coe and the final torchbearer, Amber  Charles.
6 z. k' m# n/ c) Z. \, M3 P5.39.217.76The former England football captain, 37, who  was raised in east London  near the Olympic Village, and whose role in the Games  opening ceremony  tonight has been the subject of intense speculation, lit the  flame when  it first landed at RNAS Culdrose 70 days ago.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 L- t( ?, i' I: o0 C: C7 Z. T
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'Over seven years ago, when Seb asked me to  get involved with the team  that was going to try to bring the Games to a part  of London where I  grew up I was very proud of that,' he said.0 T6 e6 J7 l0 W
'Today is going to be an amazing  moment.'3 M# ^7 L% ]/ h" m, D# @6 F
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: e  T; V; B5 P0 I  Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExcitement: Throngs of people line the River Thames as  the Gloriana sails past carrying the Olympic flame on the final leg if its  journey through London公仔箱論壇7 z  t$ C, m2 Y" Z& K' ]. {
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Majestic: The Gloriana makes headway as it powers down the Thames. The barge was painstakingly built by 60 craftsmen over the course of four years
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: U, W" Y, [: }0 A: I- ?8 H2 ?Amazing: London looks magnificent with Big Ben and the  Houses of Parliament in the background as the mini flotilla makes its way  through the capital& X3 w# j7 e$ |" c8 k7 c+ ~4 R" o

, g" G8 |2 `# M  u5.39.217.76Asked about the Games' legacy, he said: 'I  think there is a huge amount being done.
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8 n" }8 J0 b1 R; H- d: G2 {: S$ N5.39.217.76'But it is not just something that will stop  once the Olympics are ended.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ c) @& E8 ^" {: h7 |+ [" ], `
'The facilities are going to be there for  young children to go there and perform and also be able to perform in future  Olympics, so there is a  lot to be said about that.'公仔箱論壇- R0 c$ o2 d) g0 U5 k
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% u( X( q  [5 p0 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPeople power: Rowers young and old, including two men in  their 90s who took part in the 1948 Games, are taking it in turns to man the  oars on board the Gloriana公仔箱論壇3 a( q/ r# V. Q& Q) ]- m* e' B' z
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Sailing away: A close-up view of the flotilla as it  passes under one of London's bridges accompanied. The flame can be seen glowing  in a special cauldron onboard
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Support: Spectators sip Champagne and wear glasses shaped like the Olympic rings for the occasion while Union Jack memorabilia is out in force again; z- c( U" X6 W# N+ R4 q6 Q. L" r8 J7 r

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; W" u2 i1 ]& K, b6 @公仔箱論壇Also welcoming the torch was  Alexandros  Loukos, 19, from Newham, east London, who carried the flame  in Greece at the  very start of the torch relay.
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1 L/ n! f1 s& D9 p8 Z4 P8 u) f" {( A5.39.217.76'It's been awesome, I don't think anyone was  expecting the crowds to be as big as they have been,' he said.
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The last land-based torch bearer was  four-time Olympic gold medalist Matthew Pinsent, who carried the flame  from  Hampton Court Palace on to the £1million vessel, last seen during the  rain-soaked Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant in June.
' f: a$ h: y; a9 W( N7 pTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
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He told Sky News: 'It's a very special  summer, and for the  Gloriana to be part of the Jubilee and then this, is  great.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 s# J. s* [7 V; J

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2 ~# `8 k. P1 [% G" h' k# `公仔箱論壇Patriotic: Huge crowds line the river bank and some  squeeze into small rowing boats on board to catch a glimpse of the historic  moment
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Flamin' good: Akosua Scantlebury, 25, from Bow in  London, who was nominated for her work with youth clubs, holds the Olympic flame  on board the vessel   K% w. k: [6 I  ~3 p  S9 @
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) U" K- {, f% _$ i9 m0 j0 r( U& r# `: zRowers young and old, ranging from members of  London Youth Rowing to two men in their 90s who took part in the 1948 Games,  took it in  turns to man the oars of the Gloriana. Gold  medal-winning rowers from recent Games, including James Cracknell, Jonny Searle  and Martin Cross, were among them.
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The Gloriana, accompanied by its mini  flotilla of boats, was given three cheers from those watching on the  banks  before it set off. Each boat chosen to  take part in the flotilla reflected apart of London's waterborne  heritage.
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Seven young torchbearers on board carried the  flame for approximately eight minutes each as the procession made its way to  Tower Bridge.5.39.217.76; }+ q" q8 ~. m9 M3 [$ G8 B
However, before taking to the river, the  torch completed the last of its journey on land early this morning.
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8 O/ M9 l4 D! W0 n& k& D: ]8 ^; X5.39.217.76Don't get in a flap: Even the geese are pleased to see  the Gloriana as they accompany the vessel on its journey along the River Thames
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Flashback: The scene on the River Thames this morning  looks almost identical to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant - including  the grey rain-filled clouds$ ?8 W1 \' ^5 t. v$ O( Y

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Awe-inspiring: A triumphant torch bearer carries the  flame on the Gloriana as 16 oarsmen power the boat along the river5.39.217.764 y+ i$ O, o  C! [& {2 s! Q9 G

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9 r. Z$ a8 c9 LPride: The mini flotilla makes its way along the River  Thames towards Tower Bridge watched by thousands of people in the bridge taking  in the special moment5.39.217.76: ~* ?# u0 \. Q( T  a
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THE  FINAL COUNTDOWN...
5 k. Z. g6 p! }& ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7am:  The Olympic flame was carried through Hampton Court Palace.
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7.30am: The flame boarded the royal rowbarge  Gloriana, on which a ceremonial cauldron was lit as the vessel sailed along the  River Thames.
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4 y4 h9 \# u3 U7 h12.45pm: Gloriana arrives at Tower Bridge,  where the flame will remain at City Hall before the last leg of its journey  towards the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.; [( E2 @) ?* j2 e! ]
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4pm:  The doors open at the BT London Live Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in  Hyde Park. Snow Patrol, Stereophonics,  Duran Duran and Paolo Nutini will perform for tens of thousands of  revellers. There is also a music and  sports event at Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets.
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4.15pm: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will  host a reception for around 100 heads of state and heads of  government. US First Lady Michelle Obama  will be among the guests at the Buckingham Palace event.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! ]  Y9 s/ @' |

5 V2 o6 g9 Y7 Q  \' l  Y! a5 k& c5pm:  The first spectators will file into the Olympic Stadium ahead of film director  Danny Boyle's £27 million opening ceremony.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ^! G  e1 ^# w' Y
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9pm:  The show gets under way in front of an audience of about 62,000 in the stadium  and one billion people watching worldwide. The flame will be used to light the cauldron in the  Olympic Park to mark the official opening of the Games.  Meanwhile, the countdown clock in Trafalgar Square will reach zero at  9pm.
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12am:  The opening ceremony will conclude between midnight and 12.30am with a  performance by Sir Paul McCartney.
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, K+ [8 o9 j) k! A' C公仔箱論壇The first torchbearer was Rosie  Hynes, 18, from Manchester, who is part of the Great Britain under 20s  basketball squad, who carried it in Bushey Park at 6.55am. 5.39.217.76  m0 a0 P( h, C, S( t% Y# r
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Nine  torchbearers then ran in relay through  the grounds of Hampton Court,  including around its famous hedge  maze.5.39.217.763 ^' z# [3 [: e, P9 R8 w' m
Today's last torchbearer was Amber Charles,  22, from Newham, east London,  who delivered London's Olympic bid to members of  the International  Olympic Committee in 2004.
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! q8 j7 S) I! W6 W5.39.217.76Details for how the torch will leave City  Hall and be conveyed to the Olympic Stadium have not been released.公仔箱論壇" Z% `% ^+ u0 ?3 H5 ^
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,  Prince  Harry, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall  will be there, among international royalty and 120 world  leaders. First Lady  Michelle Obama will head the US delegation with her  children.
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# t  w8 X: s$ G. P) T公仔箱論壇The celebrity A-list will include  Brad Pitt  and Angelina Jolie, Olympic gold medal winner and boxing  legend Muhammad Ali,  James Bond star Daniel Craig and Sir Paul  McCartney.
- F* s6 K1 D- Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe identity of the person who will  light  the cauldron is a closely guarded secret – but those who could  play a role  include five-time rowing gold medallist Steve Redgrave,  decathlete Daley  Thompson, David Beckham, double gold winner Dame Kelly  Holmes and Sir Roger  Bannister, the first man to break the four minute  barrier for running a  mile.
* M- [5 q, X; a4 N: L$ uYesterday, sports greats and much loved stars  such as Sir Bruce Forsyth and comedian  David Walliams also carried the torch  and drew massive crowds as London  began to swell with millions of visitors  soaking up the Olympics  atmosphere.公仔箱論壇2 p5 P1 I6 F" G' j" f3 w  }2 K" u
In scenes that echoed the euphoria  surrounding the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, hordes filled the streets to be part  of the historic milestone.  T' z, v6 I( W% N1 `
Few among the crowds would have been able to  recall the last time the Olympic flame came to Britain – but Florence Rowe  could.
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In 1948, she was an anonymous teenager in the  throng. Yesterday, the  81-year-old fulfilled a lifelong ambition as she carried  the torch out  of Downing Street, cheered on by Prime Minister David Cameron and  his  wife Samantha.  I8 _! C- o8 p  ?, ?4 p

- P8 o7 e* H3 [" V8 A( P公仔箱論壇She was handed the flame by a representative  of a new era for the nation– Kate Nesbitt, the first woman in the Royal Navy to  be awarded the  Military Cross, given in recognition of her courage in  administering  emergency treatment to injured colleagues under gun fire in  Afghanistan.
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6 r2 E) h4 P& D; v: ^! M5.39.217.76'Thank you to each and every person for  giving the Olympic Flame such a magnificent  welcome and celebrating the best of  the UK with us. 6 j  v* c5 ~$ a, N
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$ @- p5 |: Y7 F' [  m4 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAll aboard: The last land-based torch bearer was  four-time Olympic gold medalist Matthew Pinsent, who carried the flame on to  the royal rowbargetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' }) D+ `4 ]) }/ p4 l' f
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THE 94FT LONG ROYAL BARGE WHICH TOOK  FOUR YEARS TO BUILDIt's 94ft long, decorated with gold leaf and  ornate hand carvings and worth £1 million.
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The Gloriana was the royal row barge which  famously led a 1,000 strong flotilla along the Thames to mark the Queen's  Diamond Jubilee.0 |* I: [9 K5 C+ f3 b0 ]

! C9 Z8 }( x: w6 ~' NThe barge, which was rowed by 18 leading  oarsmen including former Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave, was just in front of the  Spirit of Chartwell, which carried the Queen and other members of the royal  family along the river on June 3 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's  reign.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 C- C  ], G) m6 o( e9 c# U
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Gloriana was designed to resemble vessels in  Canaletto's famous painting of an 18th century river pageant. It was funded by  Lord Sterling and is the first Royal barge to be built for a  century.
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- \" z4 G8 {5 |" P; {; _1 C: l) rDownstream: The Gloriana was accompanied by its mini  flotilla of boats and was given three cheers from those watching on the banks  before it set off
( D2 J. ^* Y$ F+ q0 R2 {'Together we have given the London 2012 Games  the best possible start and we are  delighted to have seven inspiring young  people carrying the flame on the last leg of the Olympic Torch Relay.'
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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said:  'The  torch relay has been absolutely fantastic. The enthusiasm and  support showed by  millions of people up and down this country has been  overwhelming. It has  showcased the very best of Britain.'
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Blaze of glory: Four-time Olympic gold medalist Matthew  Pinsent holds the flame aloft before lighting a ceremonial cauldron on  board  the GlorianaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 X6 `/ W- V9 F

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Moment to shine: Olympic Gold medallist rower Matthew  Pinsent, boards the Gloriana with the famous flame and right stands in front of  the Great Gate at the palace holding the flame. He  was the last land based  torchbearer before the flame took to the Thames for its journey east through the capital
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0 ?7 k7 C/ B$ L" i, D5.39.217.76Today's first torchbearer was Rosie  Hynes, 18, from  Manchester, who is part of the Great Britain under 20s  basketball squad, who  carried it in Bushey Park at 6.55am
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The torch was lit in Greece's ancient Olympia  on May 10 and since then has been carried by the great and good.
9 V9 G- ~1 {# I6 S8 ]5 W5 N3 K. |5.39.217.76Previously unsung local heroes were  recognised for their charitable work and for overcoming great adversity  and  given the honour of carrying the torch.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 @9 x7 f' |! r5 [( C0 `' v! h
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3 M% h8 ^- ^, M& i8 O0 U" g5.39.217.76Lights fantastic: A dazzling firework show illuminates  the Olympic stadium and Anish Kapoor's sculpture Orbit , during rehearsals in  Stratford, East LondonTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- h2 f3 @2 `6 f7 }& X7 H% d

! z, _6 I& G) c( y% U8 c/ G' {Jubilation: Florence Rowe, 81, who saw the Olympics in  London in 1948, is cheered by the Camerons as she carries the flame in Downing Street yesterdayTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 e3 I( M( x6 F) ?

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Open flame: The Olympic Torch is carried on top of an  open top bus down Oxford Street as it nears the end of its 70 day journey
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Will Sir Roger Bannister overtake Steve and Daley on the final lap? Bookies  close bets on legendary athlete lighting Olympic cauldron2 `; x: V3 f, l( ^4 ^* }  w

•     Runner who  broke four-minute mile tipper to beat ex-rower Sir Steve and former decathlete  Daley Thompson
•     Every  detail of momentous opening ceremony kept secret with leaked rehearsals footage  pulled from the Internet
•     Showers  bring an end to a week of Mediterranean heat scorching the capital as Britain  prepares of Olympics soaking
•     Billions of  awe-struck viewers around the world will watch the start of the sporting bonanza  from 9pm tonight

  By Rick Dewsbury! Y* |! Y1 d6 Q4 o% m

9 d* p* f! K! |5 p# X2 _# C, BOlympics excitement was building today just  hours before the spectacular opening ceremony was set to be the greatest  sporting show on earth - with Sir Roger Bannister now favourte to light the  Olympics cauldron. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- p" a4 O/ B; p9 f* r, _% B
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Sixty-thousand ecstatic fans will pack the  Olympics stadium in Stratford, east London, for the historic a three-hour  crescendo to months of build-up marking the start of the London 2012  Games.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 l" T' u) j4 p0 o" U9 w

2 ?- \  c9 n: y9 q! H' I5.39.217.76And although bookies were tipping the  legendary four-minute mile man Sir Roger to officially start the Games, mystery  still surrounds the identity of the person who'll perform the historic feat with  Sir Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson still in the running.& e( E- Y5 I7 r

) H' C6 A) D/ [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Organisers are at pains to keep every last  detail of the event secret, and only a handful of people are thought to know who will be given  the job. 5 _  b1 E: E/ z  F' c: t- W, `

- n* f7 ~8 a7 F  c8 D" {Volunteers who took part in stunning  rehearsals last night were even ordered not to take pictures and bosses pulled  leaked footage form the Internet.
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Sir Roger Bannister holds the Olympic flame on the track  at Iffley Road Stadium, Oxford, earlier this month. Right, the historic moment  Sir Rogert hits the tape to break the four-minute mile in at the same track  Oxford on May 6, 1954
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% w, Y; j. s9 q- w" CStill in the running: Four-times Olympic gold medalist  rower Sir Steve Redgrave (centre) carries the torch. He is still one of the  favourites to light the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony 公仔箱論壇5 y2 O0 D. l% x+ Z0 Q' z

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: t$ p' n$ E) E/ i$ O" G7 }5.39.217.76Former decathlete Daley Thompson lights the cauldron at  the end of Day 68 during celebrations at Alexandra Palace. But mystery still  surrounds the identity of the person who will light the Flame in the opening  ceremony
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Despite a soggy start for international  athletes arriving in London, the capital has basked in Mediterranean  temperatures this week. And showers that are forecast this morning and afternoon - are expected to clear for the £27m ceremony, which will be watched by billions  of people around the world.
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But more showers are predicted for the start  of the Games, although thankfully forecasters said the downpours will not be as  bad as those that have drenched the country so far this year. 9 w) a1 Q: z' `5 k1 u$ l

+ x3 M5 R/ V4 `8 V9 h' \Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has  been overseeing every minute aspect of the stunning Olympics extravaganza - and  will even include staged rain to reflect the British climate. Those rain clouds  may well have to be used after forecasters said that the chance of rain is just  ten per cent.
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* K5 d) R: h; w! ~* y/ cU.S. first lady Michelle Obama and David Beckham share a  joke together as they open Mrs Obama's 'Let's Move-London' event at the Winfield  House in London today
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: F8 t+ _9 @! D8 G6 UClose: Becks and Mrs Obama share a warm embrace ahead of  the Olympics. Becks showed no sign of being down about not making the Team GB  football squad
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$ f$ i0 ?. D2 g) T  X3 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThunderstorms are likely to reach London by  the afternoon but it is thought they will have cleared well before the ‘pre-show’ starts at 8.12pm.9 b8 G4 v0 g) K2 f# L; a
Mr Boyle said last month: ‘The clouds will  provide rain on the evening, just  in case.’公仔箱論壇: c! H) y/ W) j, G5 Q& l3 l# @
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Last night, a forecaster with  Meteogroup  said there was only a ‘5 to 10 per cent chance of rain’ in  the evening, while a  Met Office forecaster said there was a ‘slim  chance’ of a  downpour.
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& j! ]9 m5 ~& T  m( G, Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHundreds of the country's best performers  will stage a once-in-a-lifetime  performance as fireworks illuminate the skies  above the capital.5.39.217.76  m5 r5 Y- k5 w$ C% ~  ^
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince  Harry, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall  will be there, among  international royalty and 120 world leaders. First Lady  Michelle Obama  will head the US delegation with her children.
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Powerful: Princess Zara Phillips leads her horse High  Kingdom around an indoor arena during an Equestrian Eventing Horse Inspection  session today TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ {' ^/ u. Z/ U& h1 {

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Mrs Phillips pulls back on the gelding's reins to steady  him. Right, the steed lowers his head as he relaxes and Mrs Phillips looks out across the arenaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ O, y) n* W. [; n9 P* r3 H* U) ]: r1 A

' x' B# `8 V! {* jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe celebrity A-list will include Brad Pitt  and Angelina Jolie, Olympic  gold medal winner and boxing legend Muhammad Ali,  James Bond star Daniel Craig and Sir Paul McCartney.
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. S3 Q. J& g6 r5.39.217.76David Beckham, who was snubbed for a place in  the Team GB football side, will also be mingling with the stars having played a  key role in bringing  the Games to London.  3 w; o' g2 `1 o9 N

, p3 z. H. b9 M2 `) Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter using the Olympics as a platform  yesterday to woo international business, Prime Minister David  Cameron today said that Britain is ready  to welcome 'the greatest show on earth'3 ]) T$ h' G( H8 ^7 h% i+ m
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Mr Cameron said the country must show the  world 'the best of Britain' over the next two weeks. We have got a great past, a  very exciting future  and this is a great moment for our country, so we must  seize it,' he  said.- y0 W  b7 _+ E8 X/ {
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  ?8 F6 p  `9 ], G9 pTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Lights fantastic: A dazzling firework show illuminates  the Olympic stadium and Anish Kapoor's sculpture Orbit , during rehearsals in  Stratford, East London
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( I" Q8 {. b& r# P! @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Light fantastic: Beams of light from the Olympic stadium  point into the sky after the rehearsal yesterday. More than 60,000 will be in  the stand for the spectacular tonight
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: P7 l6 i: c% s/ K0 T( W- |5.39.217.76'It’s very exciting, I think there is a huge  sense of excitement and anticipation because Britain is ready to welcome the  greatest show on earth. It’s going to be an incredible few  weeks for our  country.
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1 X3 H$ G, C; ?The identity of the person who will  light  the cauldron has been the subject of intense speculation and  increasing numbers  of bets, but Beckham is also among the names of  people who could light the  Olympic cauldron. The Queen, Princess Anne, Dame Kelly Holmes and Tom Daley are  in the running at longer odds. : V7 w- N! }: {+ u

. w& v- E( a' s! Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Queen became a late possibility as  bookmaker BetFred dropped the odds on the 86-year-old monarch lighting the  cauldron in the Olympic stadium from 25-1 to 5-1.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 g9 e  m. J6 j% X0 V+ w

% L3 P1 Q% _7 p) Q& q( a" E; }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut one bookmaker today closed betting on Sir  Roger, 83, of performing the momentous act after he was  the  subject of 'a  monster gamble' that sent his odds tumbling.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! p1 b( v' F) n# X

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They must be nervous! Pictures from a brief 30 second  clip released by Olympics chiefs to the media show dancers practicing on a stage  inside the Olympics stadium last night. With billions of people of people  watching, they're sure to just a few nerves ahead of the big night
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Magnificent: A shimmery gold glow surrounds a group of  modern dancers as they rehearse for the bonanza, produced by film director Danny  Boyle
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Olympics wheels: Cyclists wearing glow in the dark wings  and red face masks whiz around a road marked out inside the stadium during  practices yesterday for the opening ceremony tonight
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The former middle distance runner was the  first man to run the mile in  under a minute when he broke the world record at  the Iffley Road Track  on May 6 1954. Facing winds of up to 25mph, he managed to  run the course in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
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0 Y, b# Q2 q, L) @' _' n( o- z5.39.217.76The track was renamed in Sir Roger’s honour  and he returned to the site  this month to carry the Olympic flame on day 53 of  the torch’s relay.
" C, P% G/ d% }) `& }( m5.39.217.76After walking with the flame, Sir Roger said:  'It’s an honour to be included  in a list of torch carriers which has included  injured soldiers back  from Afghanistan and other places, and I’m glad that it’s  taking place  on this track in Oxford where I ran the four-minute mile in  1954.5.39.217.76; C7 D* x4 b' R% }
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'It brings back happy memories and it also  brings back some remembering of  the weather. Today it looks like it might rain  and that day the weather  was so bad that I nearly decided not to attempt  it.
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'In retrospect I’m glad because if I hadn’t  attempted it that day I might not have had another chance.
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Ka-pow! Tom Daley and his diving teammates lark around  by doing karate kicks as they jump into the Olympics pool yesterday. Tonia  Couch, right, and Sarah Barrow, left, take pictures of them
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Look at me: Mr Daley checks the picture of himself  performing the funny jump into the pool. Hopefully his Olympics efforts will be  more graceful 1 X: [5 ?1 w/ l+ T0 W8 c+ V  f
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. [/ x4 E3 v3 S  R7 b8 _( wPatriotic: A Canadian swimmer sports an Olympic rings  and Maple Leaf tattoo at the Aquatics Centre today
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  Z" C/ L0 W0 P& o, K'In a way I’m back in the sport that I belong  to. I spent 10 years training before I broke the four-minute mile. I send my  best wishes to all those who are training now and are competing in the Olympics  in London.'公仔箱論壇, D' a/ u8 m4 o

4 K+ l! D6 h4 `5 K$ u- [( [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter witnessing Sir Roger carry the torch,  Lord Coe said: 'It’s very special. Roger has done so much inside British  sport.
1 _5 I- {9 L* n4 P7 t- U3 J2 P0 c5.39.217.76'Breaking the four-minute mile as a mark of  athletic achievement sits central in  the history of our sport. He paved the way  for what we did in the late  70s and early 80s.'
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0 w  a0 b, a2 J! yA William Hill spokesman said 98 per cent of  bets today were on the running legend, reducing his odds from 6/1 to  evens.
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* Z: o# K8 z! L2 W5 aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Royal Marines and police leave RFA Mount Bay as they  patrol Weymouth waters around the UK today ahead of the start of the Olympics公仔箱論壇# l! o! E& x0 h. L" n  n. `! `
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Vigilant: Troops prepare for the immense security  operation during the Games. They are being called on to ensure no terrorists are  able to cause trouble
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The powerboats perform a training exercise close to RFA  Mount Bay. RFA Mounts Bay is a amphibious assault and logistics vessel currently  docked in Portland Harbour, Dorset, helping with security for the sailing events TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% `3 _3 O3 g  R6 L9 _" r3 }* [2 a
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'Just a week ago we were 33/1 for Sir Roger;  although he was an amazing  sportsman we felt that his connection was not  Olympic enough,' he said.5.39.217.763 |! M/ ^) N) |
'If he does win, an awful lot of punters will  be running, perhaps not four  minute miles, down to their betting shops to pick  up their winnings.'
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OPENING CEREMONY BY  NUMBERS. X, a  s$ o" n

• £27million- cost of the  Olympics opening  ceremony
• One billion - number people around the world who will watch  
• 10,500 - how many athletes will take part in the celebrations
• 62,000 - fans in the crowd5.39.217.76" r+ M7 v$ p+ Q0 p% F5 d
  
• 70 - number  of sheep used to recreate British countryside
• £2,012 - price of the most expensive ticket on sale for opening  ceremony
• 10,000 - number of professional performers taking part
• 23,000 - how many costumes will be worn during the show
• 2,000 - number of  staff, crew and suppliers involved
• 24,570 - number of  buttons used in costumes in just one sequence of the  performance
• 27 - weight  in tonnes of the bell that will ring to mark the start of  show
• 50 - the  dancers who will perform in Sgt Pepper style costumes
• 250 -  number of British gold medalists involved 5.39.217.76$ y/ O8 J. W' k4 ~' l
  
• 10,000 -  number of tweets per second expected about  ceremony公仔箱論壇, b' F$ e# B9 t: F' @7 s7 ~% t
  

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However, rival Ladbrokes said that  while it  had shortened its odds on Sir Roger today from 20/1 to 5/2  after a flurry of  bets, it still had five-times Olympic gold medal  winning rower Sir Steve  Redgrave as the 2/1 odds-on favourite to light  the cauldron.
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) T7 x# P  G; p' YBoth Sir Roger and Sir Steve have already  carried the Olympic flame on its relay around the country - on the same day,  July 10.
. O; |5 ?( r' ~" CSir Roger carried it at the site of his  record-breaking run, the Iffley Road track in Oxford that is now named after  him. Sir Steve later carried it in Henley-on-Thames, where he took it in a boat  to the Leander Club, the prestigious rowing club.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* w; d$ c* l( R) D1 L) L
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Beckham spoke of his pride today at helping  bring the Olympics to his home turf. The former England football captain, 37,  said today would be an 'amazing moment' with the Olympics boosting the fortunes  of the East End for future generations.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# R' U0 ^1 a3 u" v: q; m
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He was speaking as he made a surprise  appearance at City Hall where the torch relay neared the end of its journey. He  was also at an event with Michelle Obama to launch a fitness event in the  capital.
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7 {+ H& r! l3 j  S2 h/ |/ d' `5.39.217.76Beckham, who was raised in east London near  the Olympic Village, and whose role in the Games opening ceremony has been the  subject of intense speculation, lit the flame when it first landed at RNAS  Culdrose 70 days ago.9 ?" S% k9 y* R* _. k
'Over seven years ago, when Seb asked me to  get involved with the team that was going to try to bring the Games to a part of  London where I grew up I was very proud of that,' he said.  H- u5 U. _3 V) U9 F2 H

5 z1 z2 k  u* o, ~* x'Today is going to be an amazing  moment.'
$ _% l! R6 L- d* E! G- |3 ]3 qAsked about the Games’ legacy, he said: 'I  think there is a huge amount being done. As Boris said, the whole area of East  End London which has been reformed and the amount of jobs that have been  created, just purely because of the Olympic Games, is incredible.
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7 k0 w6 w$ K; P& f$ M/ E5.39.217.76'But it is not just something that will stop  once the Olympics are ended. The facilities are going to be there for young  children to go there and perform and also be able to perform in future Olympics,  so there is a lot to be said about that.'
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The sportsman, who has revealed he has a part  in the opening ceremony, continued: 'I know I am biased but, what the rest of  the world will see, I don’t think any other country in the world could do it  better.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Q( e6 k7 }: Q$ y; u% ^  Q6 _2 e

/ G0 j! N% ]$ e5.39.217.76Locog said today that there were still  tickets available for the opening ceremony for people willing to shell out more  than £1,500 per ticket.
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Scenes showing what appeared to be people  with illuminated wings riding bicycles were broadcast under an agreement that  allows a 30- second clip to be shown by rights holders including the BBC 24  hours before the ceremony starts.5.39.217.76: @3 M8 G' l/ M' Y
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It came hours after rehearsal footage  of the  ceremony was removed from YouTube as organisers stepped up  efforts to keep  details of tomorrow’s curtain-raiser under wraps.: Y6 Z9 U4 C  o0 d
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Some spectators published video online of  last night’s sneak preview of the  spectacular despite an appeal from the show’s  artistic director, Danny  Boyle, not to spoil the surprise.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( R. W0 c! u3 p) u6 H

7 ?- a3 i8 u8 E7 w$ KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Recordings of the ceremony were removed from  the website on 'copyright grounds',  while Twitter users were urged to report  any leaked footage of the  rehearsals.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ o/ P* W! K8 J

! E' c6 v, p+ E6 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA YouTube  spokeswoman said: 'As always, when  we’re notified that a particular  video uploaded to our site infringes another’s  copyright, we remove the  material in accordance with the law.'1 ]) x. a1 n/ U3 m# P4 ?

5 q  K+ K& P. A, D: Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGames organisers asked thousands of people  who were invited to two sneak  previews of the ceremony to refrain from  circulating any revealing  pictures or videos taken inside the Olympic  Stadium.公仔箱論壇6 K4 u& E0 V7 e: u* |$ ~

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Aerial general views show the Olympic Village and  stadium taken earlier this month show the set being created for the Olympics  opening ceremony. The green countryside scene will include a village green and  Maypoles
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3 A; n4 q1 f$ d% q+ B/ D公仔箱論壇Film director Boyle reportedly  addressed the  audience during the technical and dress rehearsals and  called on them to 'save  the surprise' by not posting any images on  social networks.
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The  Twitter hashtag #savethesurprise was  also emblazoned on giant screens  inside the Olympic Stadium, according to  people at the event, before  trending globally on the social networking  site.  R6 P& c+ I6 s, c: j- ^
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Oscar-winning Mr Boyle, who created the hit  film Trainspotting, will oversee the  proceedings. He has designed a set that  will include meadows, rivers, a  village green, and families having picnics. The  year 2012 will be  emblazoned on every backdrop.
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The UK  is in for more rain as the jet stream moves south again, but forecasters say the  weather for the start of the Olympics will not be as bad as it has been for much  of the summer.5.39.217.76: ?: x: o- H3 w- i

8 `% l6 f3 F: ~" H, h% X/ A' W1 y) Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe wettest April to June on record and a  rainy start to July were blamed on the jet stream being much further south than  normal, bringing wet weather conditions that would usually bypass much of the  UK.
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After the high altitude band of wind which  guides weather systems moved to a more normal position further north, the UK  basked in a week of warm, sunny weather, but as the Olympics get going,  forecasters say there is more rain on the way.
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MeteoGroup forecaster Aisling  Creevey, forecaster said there was a lot of unsettled weather on the way, with  the jet stream 'flinging' weather systems towards the UK.' c+ V  A  m/ X) Y" B
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'What’s happening is the jet stream is moving  south and there’s an ‘upper low’ - low pressure in the mid atmosphere - which is  bringing quite a mobile weather pattern with fronts moving through and  showers.'
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But she said: 'I don’t think it’s going to be  as unsettled as it was. The last we had was very widespread, but this particular  spell of unsettled weather is quite mobile, just affecting different areas at  different times.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 d& I, `$ i2 e' u  U5 i  p4 ]$ ?
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She said Scotland and the south west were  likely to see the worst of the rainy weather, with the potential for some heavy,  thundery showers across Scotland.4 D, c, C2 c0 y0 V& r

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As Olympic sporting events get going in  earnest over the next few days, the picture is mixed in London and the south,  with drier weather conditions on Saturday and Monday, but the possibility of  frequent showers on Sunday.
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Real farmyard animals will feature including  70 sheep, 12 horses, three  cows, chickens and ducks. Farmers tilling soil,  running water and a  soundtrack that includes Elgar will also be  shown.9 ]6 h" F, k2 d; w4 m2 J  @! z
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Mr Boyle said the ‘green and pleasant land’ theme was chosen ‘because it is something we are really proud of’.
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A hillock designed to represent Glastonbury - but which has been  likened to the Teletubbies mound - will feature in the  middle of the  set. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 Z5 ^4 ]) j0 h9 Z8 a
Here, members of  the public will be  stationed in ‘mosh pits’ and encouraged to sing  loudly. On the opposite side  will be ‘posh pits’, populated by the kind  of folk who prefer Last Night of the  Proms to rock anthems.
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Like a musical jousting match, the two sides  will be encouraged to ‘battle  it out’ as Mr Boyle put it. Music will accompany  much of the proceedings and Sir Paul McCartney has already been revealed as the  closing musical act. There are 10,500 of them from 204 nations who will have  three  hours from 9pm to parade around the stadium. ‘It’s their night and they  don’t want to rush of course,’ Mr Boyle said in June.公仔箱論壇2 ~2 U, H1 V, {! V

% [& s& Z0 Q, e# {2 a公仔箱論壇‘But we’ve got music with a tempo  that will  encourage them to make a rapid pace so we can all be in our  beds before  midnight,' he added. * q8 W! ^& I& o+ }& l1 @% p

6 H) j! V* R( z- [# ]5 N. I# C7 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘Clearly there is a link between  cities and  the Games,’ he said.  The opening ceremony would include  aspects of this  and be ‘very much a celebration of our cities’.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 Z- T& z$ H9 @! y# ?( O5 D8 L+ a2 w
In scenes that echoed the euphoria  surrounding the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, hordes filled the streets yesterday to  watch the Olympic torch move through London.
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Few among the crowds would have been able to  recall the last time the Olympic flame came to Britain – but Florence Rowe  could.
5 z6 l2 ^, x7 k# m2 oTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。In 1948, she was an anonymous teenager in the throng. Yesterday, the  81-year-old fulfilled a lifelong ambition as she carried the torch out of  Downing Street, cheered on by Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife  Samantha.
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Miss Rowe, from Prestwood, Buckinghamshire,  was born in the capital but evacuated to Northampton with her three sisters as a  nineyear-old during the Second World War.5.39.217.76$ J/ t/ y; K; B* [
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She returned to her home city in 1948 and  described ‘flocking to the London streets’ to welcome the Olympics. Yesterday  she said the opportunity to carry the flame through her birthplace was a ‘dream  come true’.6 e7 {* c" i8 _: E* ]1 O+ L

( b5 V! b; p: l9 ^. wShe was handed the flame by a representative  of a new era for the nation – Kate Nesbitt, the first woman in the Royal Navy to  be awarded the Military Cross, given in recognition of her courage in  administering emergency treatment to injured colleagues under gun fire in  Afghanistan.
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; ^: d  O1 N, e! a: i+ |3 V% Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThen there were the celebrities given their ‘moment to shine’, as the slogan puts it. David Walliams, TV comic and Thames  swimmer, was ‘humbled’ as he carried the torch through North London. Absolutely  Fabulous stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders took it (where else?) through  Sloane Square.
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Sir Bruce Forsyth was inevitably told ‘Didn’t  you do well?’ after his stint in White City. Elsewhere, Prince Charles and the  Duchess of Cornwall, in Tottenham to watch the torch relay, returned to welcome  it at Buckingham Palace.
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7 H) r+ y+ v! n, ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe torch has been the nation’s ambassador  these past few months, and foreign TV reporters paid homage to our image abroad  yesterday in live reports that witnessed it, to quote just one, being ‘carried  aloft through ancient, narrow streets past landmarks famous around the  globe’.
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But the unseen factor was how much the  Olympics seem to be lifting spirits after the rain, the cold, the strikes, the  queues and the traffic jams.9 L1 o/ I0 Y, F

  G* v0 z6 a4 j* F( M% B% f6 r- Q5.39.217.76Mr Cameron described it as ‘a great moment  for Britain to come together’, and promised parts of the opening ceremony would  be ‘spine tingling’.1 j5 w- \" x. D- J, Z3 H
All this, and still hours to go. Gold medals for  Britain? From tonight, at last, that is solely in the hands of the  Olympians.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 M2 m; D- \5 Q% S) a6 k% k' ?; p

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The name's Majesty, Her Majesty: Queen joins in the fun as she 'parachutes'  into the Opening Ceremony from Bond's helicopter - and appears before cheering  crowd with hair looking a little ruffled" p& {5 L+ {( H) F: {) e' `# T1 U

•     Queen make spectacular  appearance in simulated helicopter  arrival with James Bond star Daniel Craig
•     Tour de France champion Bradley  Wiggins started the Opening Ceremony by ringing the giant Olympic  Bell
•     Rowan Atkinson joins the orchestra as Mr  Bean for a comedy skit
•     The audience have been handed 3D glasses and  every seat has a magic wand with it
•     Red Arrows fly past the stadium leaving  trail of red, white and blue vapour at 20:12 exactly

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+ D( h3 I6 H% d; ^5 o* z6 P5 Q; y# ZThe Queen made a seemingly spectacular  entrance to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony this evening by dropping in from  a helicopter by parachute accompanied by James Bond.5 f+ t( }- V* h, F6 ?# E7 o" J
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The surreal sequence followed a short film  featuring James Bond actor Daniel Craig soaring across the streets of London  before the pair apparently took the plunge./ z* A6 b# N; z/ G* X& ~# b
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Stuntmen dressed in a tuxedo and a peach-coloured dress really made  the leap using Union Jack parachutes, and the Queen accompanied by Prince Philip  then emerged and took their seat in the Royal Box.
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Spectacular entrance: A stuntman portraying the Queen tumbles out of a helicopter high above the Olympic Stadium before unfurling a  Union Jack
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In a pre-filmed sketche, Daniel Craig, in character as  ames Bond, prepares to leap with the Queen
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; C* O+ L) r2 u: B1 p' l. H8 q: u8 OAfter appearing in the stadium, looking dishevelled, a disgruntled-looking Queen adjusts herself and then takes her seat in the VIP area
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% o3 `* |6 x( G8 ^1 k2 |# Y. C$ s, L5.39.217.76Some details of the Bond stunt had emerged in  advance of tonight's £27 million opening ceremony - the brainchild of Slumdog  Millionaire director Danny Boyle.
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But the Queen's role - played to perfection - still left the audience awe-struck and delighted both in the stadium and around  the world.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& v9 ~! F( L" H) y" W) }
'The Queen made herself more accessible then  ever before,' Boyle said earlier today.  u3 J% x" R; Q. h; s' H- R& S

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( v! \0 A" h1 a$ ~% w公仔箱論壇David Beckham 'drives' the torch up the River Thames in  a Speedboat, past Tower Bridge
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Forged in steel mills in the centre of the stadium, the Olympic Rings rise above the crowd
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) A5 C' g  h4 ~3 }+ l+ c0 e$ O$ A( }  @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEarlier, Tour de France winner Bradley  Wiggins  rang the giant bell which marked the start of the opening ceremony of  the London 2012 Olympic Games.公仔箱論壇4 P( v; M+ N+ Q" |
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Wearing a yellow jersey Wiggins, fresh from  his victory as the first British  man to win the tour, was greeted with cheers  at the Olympic Park.; t0 @: B" F3 w% b" e$ Y9 _- t
It was the dramatic start of a breathtaking  spectacular capturing the best of Britain to launch the long-awaited games as  the eyes of the world  turned on London.
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2 h6 b2 O7 g' d3 {/ F+ _  N3 ITour de France champion Bradley Wiggins opens the  Olympic Opening Ceremony by ringing a giant bell
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The cycling ace worse a replica of his famous Tour de  France yellow jersey as he was introduced to the 70,000 strong crowd in the  Olympic Stadium
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The £27 million opening ceremony started  simply with the Olympic Stadium turned into a meadow, a green and pleasant  land.: u' o: q4 N: X0 u3 o/ M. g, }- B) _

, A% w0 l% q- D. Q公仔箱論壇On the real grass covering the bowl of the  stadium there were hills, a cottage and people enjoying an idyllic version of  British life.+ }- t; A8 y! M. k9 d9 [

0 {. Y+ `& g! w+ Y+ Y& ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe world's largest harmonically-tuned bell,  weighing 23 tonnes and measuring two metres tall and three metres wide, rang  inside the stadium to start a 5.39.217.76. P( D) K3 l& Z8 H; f* j2 p
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Shakespeare-inspired spectacle featuring 900  children from the six east London host boroughs.
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' q8 y8 Y0 G) ]' K7 }: pThe bell, produced by the Whitechapel Bell  Foundry, is inscribed with a quote from The Tempest's Caliban: 'Be not afeard,  the isle is full of noises'.
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Giant smoke stacks appeared out of the centre of the  stadium, as the Green and Pleasant Land was replaced with a stark industrial  landscape. t7 ?+ t4 b; \. V2 X& O  e
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Actors dressed as the Beatles' from their Sergeant  Pepper album marched around the stadium, k4 W3 _' z$ Z" P- @# A" F
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8 ]+ s& W6 H9 B' e. RThey were joined by real Chelsea Pensioners3 A2 W+ |6 X) D- f( X9 G8 Q. r; y

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Rowan Atkinson in his role as Mr Bean takes part in an  Opening Ceremony sketch
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& U! t& H7 O3 K2 O; C8 M5.39.217.76Actresses dressed as Mary Poppins float above the  stadium, clinging onto umbrellas tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 R4 n  O7 v+ y
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The Queen is applauded by other dignitaries after making  her arrival in the Olympic StadiumTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: w/ }! @1 `; c6 y3 I9 ?

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1 n0 {' r& _8 h- |. `* O) P$ }The Red Arrows aerobatic display team fly over the  Olympic Stadium at 8:12pm prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic  Games
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The Red Arrows fly past as a giant clock countdowns to  the start of the Opening Ceremony
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Worldwide audience: More than a billion people around  the world are expected to watch the historic event ( S! m8 i, |( c2 c3 m  e& o" N
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8 F. k6 [& u9 m9 ~7 k! W5.39.217.76Opening night: The organisers have promised the show  will be spectacular
6 }$ S6 t9 `# w/ T1 b. ~公仔箱論壇The bell stood at one end of the stadium in  Stratford, east London, while at the opposite end a version of Glastonbury Tor -  a holy hill in south west England - was topped off with a giant oak.
8 O  W2 i: f0 ]+ eA huge waterwheel stood parallel with the 100  metre finish line where, in just a week's time, the fastest men in the world  will race to be named Olympic champion.' B, C+ J0 `, \, i5 w2 m% d" S
Oscar winner Boyle, the man responsible for  the the remarkable transformation of the stadium where the athletics will take  place, said: "Tonight's a warm-up act for the Games.
  a. F) K3 D+ {9 g7 A1 G7 O1 r* R"That's one of the things you have to keep  remembering.公仔箱論壇* m1 y& |$ L; G* c# j% f+ j
"You big it up for different reasons, and you  hear it bigged up or slammed or whatever it is and you've got to keep  remembering we're the warm-up act."
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6 l0 E! J+ I0 e1 y, k! W/ V( qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA digital 10-second countdown flashed on to  the crowd, with balloons popping on each number, and the ceremony  began.
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Weather-beaten fans improvise as rain begins to fall on  the Olympic Stadium ahead of the Opening Ceremony9 V" D: a. a- H" S# v. n
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High in the sky: An aerial view of the stadium shows the  presence the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( N1 B7 Z5 A# ^0 A- b% ^9 U3 i- Y
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The five Olympic rings, attached to  four  balloons, were released and floated up into the sky, set to reach  the  stratosphere by the end of the ceremony.2 e) X$ D! S% w0 t, N6 T1 u
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In the stadium, all was still in the idyllic  countryside setting.) D$ D5 t) R2 @7 V1 |! Y

6 S; v3 d* q+ P+ TChildren played on the meadow and  sports  took place on the village green, before a single child's voice  sang out the  words to Danny Boy.5.39.217.76% o: g  o: p7 Z9 @& B+ `
Sir Kenneth Branagh, dressed as  Isambard  Kingdom Brunel, entered the scene reciting Caliban's speech  from Shakespeare's  The Tempest as some 62,000 spectators saw Boyle's  spectacular Isles of Wonder  unveil.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 [# D6 D! J+ U

. g$ i3 K% N: |  q# TIn sharp contrast, the pounding of  the drums  began, ushering in Britain's industrial revolution as the  stadium darkened and  the atmosphere changed.
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$ h9 i( J8 W2 i& I, t6 PPandemonium broke out, with the  peaceful  countryside torn to pieces as the age of industry sprouted from the ground, with  banging so loud the audience felt their seats vibrate.5.39.217.76: u. M( b% }- R( a8 g( p

$ i& j: x3 j3 C+ x5.39.217.76A cast of hundreds swarmed on to the  centre  of the arena as the darker, grimier, urban landscape emerged,  with giant  smoking chimneys rising up from the ground.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q7 a/ Z& r8 v5 K' M$ [* q
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Suddenly, everything stopped as silence  descended for a moment to remember the fallen.
) B( U% S5 x) u; L) qA poppy field was revealed at one  side of  the stadium as a sense of calm prevailed while the audience  stood to remember  the dead.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' G' n+ u0 m& @0 `. d/ k0 h. [5 T( @
But the scene was soon swallowed up in a hive  of activity.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 y$ V9 A/ ~& K- V' s, U

! v/ H- r, q+ w8 S- e: d+ gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Chelsea Pensioners, suffragettes,  Jarrow  marchers and a band wearing the brightly-coloured Beatles' Sgt  Pepper's uniform  joined the parade.公仔箱論壇: h* h, E* L0 R$ N% X! t! v3 y6 S
All the while the massive cast of drummers  danced and beat out the music in unison.公仔箱論壇7 v2 {0 j( _0 m* l
Four giant rings started to hover and descend  from the sky while another rose up from the ground to meet them in mid-air  before all five burst into flames.% Z$ G0 h. d7 ~. c) a

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# |' e: h- g$ h5.39.217.76As they enter the stadium, ticketholders are greeted by  England's 'Green and Pleasant Land' the starting point of Danny Boyle's Opening  Ceremony extravaganzaTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* l* Y1 {& E3 E* ~/ N
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Animals, including geese take to the stage against a  backdrop of artificial clouds and a giant water wheel during the opening  ceremony
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* K5 T4 v4 J0 p: F& {; wPerformers in costume gather on the field with animals  before before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games5.39.217.763 y9 {& `# n% V/ B* a# n7 |5 {9 L

2 P+ h2 ~6 A8 k5 U' HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The darkness inside the stadium was broken by  the sound of Handel, which heralded the Queen's arrival.
& }) }' K; w& A' ^. ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A fanfare played and music harked back to the  Battle of Britain, while stadium spotlights strobed across the night  sky.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 i+ h9 z* D, ?) i

+ L- W" X& H% V" L8 u; ^TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Then the familiar sound of the James  Bond  theme blasted out, while bright lights turned the banks of  spectators in to  panels of red, white and blue.
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% [, s! R$ y" i; |" wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter the Bond coup de theatre, prime ministers, presidents, US First Lady Michelle Obama, International  Olympic  Committee executives and spectators stood as the Queen and the  Duke of  Edinburgh accompanied IOC president Jacques Rogge into the  stadium.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* t7 u: W2 V6 y
The Royal Navy, Army and Air Force  raised  the Union Flag, as the National Anthem rang out from Kaos, a  singing choir for  deaf and hard of hearing children.5.39.217.76: N# K7 A6 h' y- Y

- q1 k+ Y4 Y* s: L6 k$ iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A vigorously upbeat tone greeted  hundreds of  dancing nurses and their young patients on 320 luminous  hospital beds in a  celebration of the National Health Service.5.39.217.76, x5 l5 L( K1 s0 |  ^

# T8 l* [* r- f9 ~5 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStaff and patients from the  world-famous  Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) were given a special  cheer as the  hospital's name was spelt out by the beds.5.39.217.76, G: K6 G' I" t# R/ ~9 R/ o+ G7 m% V8 T
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Musician Mike Oldfield played Tubular Bells  as one young girl read beneath the bedsheets in a tribute to the  world of  children's literature.5.39.217.76& G" O8 ?! @9 X8 Y9 x4 Z- F
In a rare public appearance, Harry  Potter  author JK Rowling started the tale of JM Barrie's Peter Pan as  Boyle's "Second  to the right, and straight on 'til morning" segment got  under  way.
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- g8 W7 D- }4 F8 T. b  @* O& l% m, w/ mPerformers play cricket during the Opening Ceremony  pre-show
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The giant wizard deflated and the nightmare  was over as a lullaby swept over the scene.公仔箱論壇; @) I! |$ o6 U/ c/ k+ r
Then a giant baby, nestling safely under  cover, fell asleep.
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) e9 i- k8 s2 J& j+ O; TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A two-up two-down house was the start of the  ceremony's love story featuring Frankie and June, a teenage girl getting ready  for a Saturday night out.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ [: \5 Z% H. p( V* b, h$ `, S. [5 b
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A lost phone led to their budding romance,  which was pursued through nightclubs playing music from the 1960s to  today.
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! a! W9 M8 `8 w% p8 nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Clouds hover overhead as the Olympic Stadium fills with  eager ticketholders tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 A, [% [' h- ]$ {7 ]7 @

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6 B0 @; h) V- Y) d: b公仔箱論壇Showcase: Three young people in the crowd try out their  3D glasses at the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium
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All partygoers were invited back to  the  house where Tim Berners-Lee, the Briton who invented the World Wide  Web, was at  his keyboard.
4 R0 E2 b1 ~: y9 C; f& J+ p8 NThe sentiment behind the opening  ceremony  appeared in giant black and white letters across the stadium  audience: "This is  for everyone."公仔箱論壇9 f8 a8 E9 ?: B, H; v5 ^" y- X
A memorial wall on the stadium  screens was  one of the touching moments of the ceremony, showing images  of spectators'  loved ones who have passed away, including the late  fathers of Boyle and  Olympics supremo Lord Coe.
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1 }; y: H  J' x/ v6 BDancers dressed in red, representing  the  struggle between life and death, were picked out by a spotlight in  the darkness  of the stadium as the clear powerful vocals of Emeli Sande  pierced the air with  Abide With Me.
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5 m. Q, p# S% s: W; k% a4 k. cTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Sir Chris Hoy, Britain's flagbearer,  joined  athletes from the 204 competing Olympic nations as they smiled  and waved during  their moment in the spotlight.5.39.217.764 ?0 p2 ]) K) p

. z& P: |# {7 I% N$ a" A) y8 lTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Representing the doves traditionally  released at the Games to signal peace, 75 cyclists, complete with white  wings,  circled the stadium before one flew away.$ z! N; W2 K( d' [5 e5 U* ]

6 e3 J( \* d  i4 J* `8 }5 A1 I3 e公仔箱論壇Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys played "I Bet  You Look Good on the Dancefloor" before Lord Coe took to the stage with  Rogge.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ S0 I! d- W6 {7 t" O. n& `+ _* V
After brief speeches, the Queen declared the  30th Olympiad officially open.- @( A9 J. R. G" ~
Let the Games begin!公仔箱論壇0 G* u( L8 v, L" C
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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of  Cambridge take in the pre-show after arriving at the Opening Ceremony
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, Q2 c5 \( F! D. t  p* v公仔箱論壇Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor get into  the festive spirit, while director Danny Boyle addresses the 70,000 audience members inside the stadium
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Licence to thrill! London welcomes the world with spectacular three-hour Olympic Opening Ceremony celebrating Great Britain5.39.217.76' r6 e$ s/ c( p( k: Q' n
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Good evening, Mr Bond. Welcome, world. The Olympic Games arrived in London on Friday night with peals of bells, tableaux of drama and paroxysms of cheers that split the black velvet sky.
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: L; u  L  E) X0 u7 g+ m& n! }And with those four words of introduction from The Queen to Daniel Craig’s 007 in a scene recorded in Buckingham Palace, corgis in attendance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 A4 Q) k* w& ~0 s
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The artistry could do nothing but lift the spirits and set the tone for 16 days of magical competition across 26 sports. Yet for all the creative flair to be marvelled at, the vision of Britain sent out from here across the world at times bordered on left-wing propaganda.
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Danny Boyle, the opening ceremony’s ringmaster, has a creative mind of manic genius. He also has a history of gritty films and grim themes. For all his Oscars and Baftas, the Slumdog Millionaire director was a risky appointment for this seminal event.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- @0 b) `) e! \/ a3 F$ h
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Ringing in the Games: Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins started proceedings inside the stadium
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Moving forward: From the green, green, grass sprung chimneys to symbolise the industrial revolution
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Giant smoke stacks appeared out of the centre of the stadium, as the Green and Pleasant Land was replaced with a stark industrial landscape
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British ceremony: God Saave The Queen was sang by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children
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Past bedtime: Artists perform on beds during the Opening Ceremony
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6 q: q# i* m) b7 J公仔箱論壇Read between the lines: Children played a prominent role, first through literary characters and then with Great Ormond Street Hospital and the NHS
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The name's Majesty, Her Majesty: Queen 'drops in' to Olympic Stadium by parachute accompanied by James Bond (just WHO managed to persuade her to do that?)
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8 o2 v- ~4 K0 ~  Q( H& X0 c5.39.217.76The Queen greets 007 at Buckingham Palace with the words 'Good Evening, Mr Bond' in the film sequence leading up to her parachute'jump'
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Hello Mr Bond: The comedy sketch involving The Queen and Daniel Craig proved to be a big hit 公仔箱論壇5 K2 K% ^- L+ r& |: k+ x7 M* o

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The Royal corgis had a starring role in the film sequence leading up to the helicopter jump
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* i; |) Q( Y+ Q" ~1 I! }3 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJames Bond actor Daniel Craig and the Queen in the helicopter
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An actor portraying the Queen tumbles out of a helicopter high above the Olympic Stadium
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As the parachutist touched down, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh made their way into the stadium
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She joined IOC President Jacques Rogge, other members of the Royal family and senior politicians in the Royal Box
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The Queen arrives in the Royal Box at the Olympic Stadium alongside IOC President Jacques Rogge (left)
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The Queen is greeted by Princess Anne (right) and David Cameron after her spectacular entrance into the Olympic Stadiumtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  r% \- t& ]- P/ w; V; l

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2 ]3 l0 P! b9 iHonoured: The great of Great Britain was then given its moment, with remembrance of those who lost their lives in conflict TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: S  T. L5 q) P2 _: L  t

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Looking bored: The London Symphony Orchestra played Chariots of Fire as Mr Bean - actor Rowan Atkinson - took to a keyboard
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National treasure: UK Grime MC Dizzee Rascal took to the stage singing 'Bonkers'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: P' R5 h/ `  s5 I. `

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The group performed The Beatles song Come Together as bikers with wings cycled around the stadium公仔箱論壇1 K  x! S: ^. M' e, v8 c3 @

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; J6 G) L& {9 o5 [% cAs the band performed fireworks shot up around the stadium
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Spectacular: The English indie rock band who became a group in 2002 performed towards the end of the eveningTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ `! X1 X1 _  U( l6 Q
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& j" A3 G6 i, i5.39.217.76Stand out: Bright neon colours on the dancers' costumes made an effective scene
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Singing to millions: Emeli Sande sang the hymn Abide With Me - it was written by Henry Fancis Lyte in 1847
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Forged in steel mills in the centre of the stadium, the Olympic Rings rise above the crowd
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Flying the flag: More than an hour of the ceremony showcased all 204 nations and the 10,500-odd athletes competing over then next two weeks
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Moment of glory: Sir Chris Hoy acts as flag bearer leading the Great Britain team
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A stunning array of fireworks descended as Team GB completed their tour around the stadium公仔箱論壇  v7 p' Q( {. n& R
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Special guest: Muhammad Ali featured 5.39.217.765 R+ G( G  O$ Q/ y
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Legend: Muhammad Ali was a gold medalist 52 years ago in the heavyweight boxing division at the Summer Olympic games. Today he made another memorable appearance during spectacular opening ceremony
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; k6 K$ j# ], O' r5 C- ]- _- p+ G5.39.217.76The VIP group included Doreen Lawrence, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general and Ethiopian athletics veteran Haile Gebrselassie
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3 I. V- Q7 Q) k* \0 H/ Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDavid Beckham ferries the Olympic torch along the Thames via speedboat... but he has a little help from some friends
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  j3 ~% m8 G9 w- ~* XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He's often seen cruising the streets of California on his beloved motorcycle but it seems that David Beckham's not so confident when it comes to driving speedboats.3 _7 k+ M: U* v

  P; |; e" }7 o, N9 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe global superstar mesmerised the watching world when his long anticipated role in the London 2012 Olympic Games was finally revealed.6 ^  Q4 R4 i: o, c
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The 37-year-old was charged with driving the Olympic Torch via a speedboat down the River Thames, but it was down to some clever camera work that he accomplished the feat.
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Easy rider: David Beckham appeared to be driving a speedboat down the River Thames carrying the Olympic Torch
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The real deal: A man can be seen helping David steer the speedboat down the river with one hand on the steering wheel
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The right shot: Viewers at home saw David Beckham driving the speedboat but he was actually not alone in controlling it ( d& y8 m% f$ ]: J/ K% U+ M
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1 t7 t  ^  ~2 z3 C9 a/ ?4 a5 M6 ?Illuminating: Tower Bridge was highlighted by a dramatic fireworks show as the speedboat passed under it
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! b3 \, B6 e; F& Q% {2 O; M/ E( ]In control: The LA Galaxy footballer took the experience in his stride and smiled throughout7 L4 j8 s2 O6 H+ @$ m$ K

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Power mover: Beckham's speedboat was dwarfed by the sheer size of the HMS BelfastTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 P1 B' S) {  i

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: `( S) n1 K7 i8 Q" g5.39.217.76Not alone: Beckham was joined on the boat by Jade Bailey, Arsenal and England Under 17 ladies footballer player
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$ F( P" g9 {: V+ P/ l: kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Still smiling: The father-of-four looked chuffed as he took in the fantastic view from the speedboat ! n# {7 d/ l4 \
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: T. n# b2 Q1 k" `7 C8 ?Coming alive: Tower Bridge was the main attraction as Beckham rode along the River Thames
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Flaming brilliant: David Beckham handed the torch to Steve Redgrave, who in turn past the glory moment to the next generation TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, L9 N* j6 x, ~) F9 h+ _! n

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Mission accomplished: With the stadium in the background the impressive scene was complete公仔箱論壇" X- A8 |+ P% x! ]+ `4 P* p

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! d3 K' F5 ?8 BTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 Pleased to meet you: David was greeted by Sir Steve Redgrave at a dock near the stadium TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, h$ s4 j- E9 X

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A helping hand: The former Manchester United midfielder held the torch in place to pass on the flame5.39.217.76+ c/ \8 b$ h8 o3 b6 N. S8 u
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# X7 F* l3 U( j3 UGame over: With the flame passed on, David stepped back as Sir Redgrave took on the rest of the journey5.39.217.76) Z* g% ^( m, ?: ]7 [1 |
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Former British rower and five times Olympic gold medalist, Steve Redgrave, passes the Torch to seven children, nominated to light the flame公仔箱論壇9 T  P- R  u; }" r
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5 C$ _! i/ O4 l( k" Z( eYoung athletes carried the Olympic flame around the stadium, a symbol of the Games' legacy( f4 c# y2 w. ~
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) \; `, I% ]* {2 |5 e* v8 m" ~" P5.39.217.76THE YOUNG ATHLETES CHOSEN TO LIGHT THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON
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The sporting prospects lit the petals, after they were passed the flame by Sir Steve Redgrave
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. j# D% N: I5 p2 M! \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe audience watched open-mouthed as the burning petals raised 5.39.217.764 s% E4 r. k1 F, s& V3 M
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The Olympic Cauldron burns, lit by seven young athletes, chosen for their promise by British sporting legends5.39.217.76$ X5 W/ ^% ~% J) f  U1 k

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5 v/ R, A" \& U; G- C; @0 F! HThe Cauldron was formed by 204 petals, one for each nation competing
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- x8 P. X# p9 s2 x/ iThe petals converged into one, after they were lit by the seven teenagers, rising high above the stadium
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What a show: A spectacular fireworks display concluded the London 2012 Opening Ceremony TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, v, V, @+ ~5 n4 f, N

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What better way to end a great night than a sing-along? Sir Paul McCartney leads the crowd in singing The Beatles' Hey Jude- j1 n% c5 H  l% F5 q9 x! K$ O0 n
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* r* J! u$ X4 Z0 ^3 A+ XCrowd pleaser: The crowd inside the Olympic stadium were swaying and singing tonight as Sir Paul McCartney closed the Opening Ceremony
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/ ?: q" c3 v1 b2 _5 H6 u公仔箱論壇Atmosphere: The British singer asked the men to join in - and then asked the women to get involved, before the whole stadium sang together , p& E& q# s) |* ~: B  \0 M  m

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Fireworks created a spectacular display above east London
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The view from inside: Spectators in the stadium were treated to an amazing vision during the fireworks5.39.217.76* o, m: N& F+ V; I- O
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Fireworks light up the entire Olympic Park as the ceremony closes and the Games begins

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Weren't they meant to be sold out? Day one of the Games sees banks of empty seats at key venues... as Lord Coe promises to 'name and shame' sponsors who waste tickets+ u3 A1 m! v, a/ E: U# L- A

• Aquatics Centre and gymnastics arena just two of the venues with scores of empty seats
• Locog to investigate after 'officials and media' leave seats unfilled
• Lord Coe to 'name and shame' major sponsors who do not fill seats
• Aquatics Centre sessions are almost completely sold-out

By Chris ParsonsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 K, e& S" K7 t9 \

/ W' D% D$ M& l* o! S9 E" b6 fOlympic bosses have promised to investigate major sponsors after banks of empty seats were spotted at several sold-out Games venues today.
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Several high-profile venues, including the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park and the gymnastics arena in North Greenwich, had rows of empty seats during morning sessions on the first day of the Games.
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Locog said they would be investigating why the seats were unfilled, while Lord Coe has reportedly promised to name and shame sponsors who did not find takers for the venues. 公仔箱論壇, E4 e1 M) m; C

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* e2 \1 C2 @6 j" XLocog said the seats were meant to be filled by officials and media at the Aquatics Centre公仔箱論壇2 d: h0 ^  _2 e7 ]+ f

9 T- U0 w: e, G公仔箱論壇Fans who paid huge sums to secure sought-after Olympics tickets were left fuming as seats - thought to have been bought in bulk by Games sponsors - were left unfilled.4 R. k. `2 i0 L! g4 a+ S, r

8 h: A1 z3 U* X( s! h* u' lAt the Aquatics Centre, where every session is a sell-out, there were rows of empty seats in the lower tier, where more expensive tickets are situated.5.39.217.76+ V1 x$ I6 ^) `6 N. e* o
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London 2012 communications director Jackie Brock-Doyle said: 'The public have turned up, it looks like they were accredited seating [for officials or media].
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'We are looking into who should have been sitting there and why they were not.'
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Conservative MP Louise Mensch posted a picture of a near empty Aquatic Centre on her Twitter page today, provoking an angry response from some of her followers.5.39.217.76/ U$ G; y9 S- W2 G) `

1 N5 t8 s. \$ `5 W) {4 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSomeone tweeting under the name ‏@hattyrichmond wrote: '@LouiseMensch unbelievable. So many people wanted tickets and couldn't get them :-('.. f% t! h6 Y1 T, v1 G
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Tory MP Louise Mensch today tweeted this picture of banks of empty seats at the Olympic Aquatic centre5.39.217.762 _% p; [7 t. V( ~. h$ `+ p) n
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- }$ O* A& W0 }3 N公仔箱論壇Switzerland's Claudio Capelli completes a daring performance in front of more unfilled seats in North Greenwich) [1 y3 L/ y. B1 a2 B' e& O' a

# _8 I/ w* K8 d1 E  d4 V0 \The ticketing situation will have caused a further headache for Lord Coe, who admitted before the Opening Ceremony prices were under review amid fears some venues could remain partly empty.  i2 {0 ?8 a* w0 X0 y4 G
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The London 2012 chairman said that although two million more Olympic tickets have been sold in recent months, the prices of more expensive seats could be cut.
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: ]! U9 z: r! O' m( y+ TLord Coe said: 'We'll look at all those sorts of things but we've got any number of options.
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: b4 W1 k5 R9 P: B" ?1 z'It was always my ambition to put people that look like they wanted to be in the stadium, to make them affordably priced... and really to meet our revenue targets (£600million) and I think we’ve done that in a really, really difficult climate.' 7 g' k7 E5 i5 n% h& l) D1 g

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8 ~# U0 O+ V0 }6 T6 y4 \- N! K公仔箱論壇Great Britain's women's football clash with New Zealand was played out before empty stands at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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2 v- b# S( P0 Q5.39.217.76Olympic organisers have struggled to sell tickets to women's football with games including North Korea's match against Colombia in Hampden Park, Glasgow played in front of thousands of empty seats

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Relight our fire: Stunning Olympic flame doused, relocated and relit in new home... but this time there weren't a billion people watching5.39.217.76, ?7 P% b& X- I: i. g7 h

• Cauldron is put out temporarily as it is moved from the centre of the stadium
• Austin Playfoot, 82, relights the flame with the aid of a cherry picker
• LOCOG chief Sebastian Coe says flame is not a 'tourist attraction' despite being symbol of the Olympics

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The Olympic cauldron was extinguished last night as the flame was relocated to another part of the stadium.
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' P/ U2 X- g' R# Z% j3 {4 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe flame's cauldron, a symbol of the Olympic movement, is supposed to burn for the entirety of the Games but organisers have confirmed it was put out temporarily so the 28ft high structure could be moved to the edge of the stadium.
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+ ^  R  ~, F5 }/ \8 b+ R) o$ j5.39.217.76This revelation will add to controversy about the location of the flame, which is only visible to those who have tickets to events in the main stadium.
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% o; i+ v. Y+ V1 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Olympic cauldron after the flame had been extinguished last night. It was put out about 9pm and re-lit in its new position at 7.50am this morning
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LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe said last night that the cauldron was 'not created to be a tourist attraction' and would not go on public view.8 b6 z7 x* ~8 W; C, M

" I* `& {. ^" z# P# ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The steel and copper Thomas Heatherwick-designed cauldron was lit by seven young athletes at the opening ceremony on Friday, at the culmination of a 70-day torch relay which covered 8,000 miles and all corners of Britain.
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% M! S$ O$ `* @+ L- r" x# T1 J) x公仔箱論壇It was extinguished at 9pm last night and re-lit at 7.50am this morning, after the flame was kept burning in a miners' lamp overnight. It will take 80 hours to ready the stadium for athletics events. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ?. K. D0 ~' N
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It now stands at the southern end of the stadium, ahead of the finish line for the 100m and in the same place where a giant bell marked the start of the Opening Ceremony.
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Jackie Brock-Doyle, director of communications for the organising committee, said: 'The cauldron has been put out while we move it to another part of the stadium.'
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6 {) N6 C& M8 X" _+ P# atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe added that the flame would be kept burning in a lantern, also used during parts of the torch relay, and the cauldron relit on Monday morning.  Y/ K3 F9 d# W( v9 h7 i7 S8 h
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Giant cranes move in to move the cauldron from the centre of the Olympic stadium, where it was lit during Friday night's Opening Ceremony5.39.217.76# X# L8 l8 w1 T; O4 i

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The decision to have the cauldron inside the stadium for the duration of the Games is controversial, with organisers saying it is not designed to be a 'tourist attraction'公仔箱論壇; v4 o$ W' y7 p' {8 a% p! ]8 E

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3 f% M% s; t2 U- n! e7 |It was nearly midnight when the cranes moved into position to move to cauldron 公仔箱論壇/ w# V) F- l/ m' F/ s

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5 v( z7 C: s! M+ n+ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAustin Playfoot, 82, re-lit the cauldron on Monday with the aid of a cherry picker
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9 V; g- o. u: |- I" }2 Y8 Z公仔箱論壇The honour went to 82-year-old Austin Playfoot from Elstead in Surrey, who was a torchbearer at the 1948 London Olympic Games.
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Back then, he ran 1.8 miles with the flame through Guildford, but here he was aided by a cherry picker.5.39.217.763 z  ]# `8 S$ G3 z$ z6 @: t: J

" U, b. T! }: Z8 n7 hTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Mr Playfoot described his role as an 'honour', adding: 'When I ran with the Olympic Flame in Guildford I never thought I would get this close to the Cauldron, it brought me to tears when it lit up.
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'It will be an incredible inspiration to the competing athletes here at the heart of the Olympic Park in the Stadium.'
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It is not the first time the cauldron has been concealed from public view. It was not open to the public in 1948, the last time the Games were staged in London.
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( u7 f# y' c; C! p9 D+ g8 ATorchbearer Austin Playfoot, 82, who was also in the 1948 torch relay, re-lights the cauldron this morning after it was moved to the edge of the Olympic Stadiumtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' Q  h: r& B6 ?) Q2 S
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. e$ U0 J$ @6 i/ w) [5.39.217.76The new position of the cauldron will ensure track and field athletics events can take place in the stadium5.39.217.763 [  w* Z& r( h" p- s  N0 J. Q+ |

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  k& M2 R* ^% I7 Q8 zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Olympic cauldron is lit during Friday night's Opening Ceremony. The 28ft high cauldron is made up of 204 engraved leaves to represent each of nations participating at the Gamestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, F8 A3 t- n3 R% V

/ Q% U9 X% Y2 X/ T* ~) _( u% Y0 P公仔箱論壇And a fierce row erupted at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics when organisers fenced off the cauldron and positioned security guards in front of it, preventing large numbers of visitors a look at it.
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+ d# E  z/ `% vTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。After a backlash from Canadians, officials were forced to remove some of the protection and allow more visitor-friendly access.
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Its designer Mr Heatherwick said: 'There is the precedent of the 1948 Games of the cauldron set within the stadium, to one side with the spectators, and with the technology we now have that didn’t exist in 1948 it can be shared with everyone in the Olympic Park with screens./ |5 T. r) K; ?" l
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'We felt that sharing it with the screens reinforced the intimacy within it. If it had been a huge beacon lifted up in the air it would have had to be bigger, and would have somehow not met the brief that we discussed with Danny Boyle of making something that was rooted in where the people are.'
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" s/ q* c- @' [6 N1 u8 l' `, ]The cauldron is to be dismantled after the Games and each of the copper petals will be returned to the competing 204 National Olympic Committees to keep.5.39.217.760 a7 t6 S7 g; D; _$ [2 a, l

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5 P3 Y/ w. y' Q% J9 V) zIn the last London Olympics in 1948, the flame was kept burning inside Wembley Stadium for the whole of the Games TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( u6 d: N$ c2 I6 A* V- h4 c
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The flame burned high above the stadium at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney5.39.217.76" s. U* c5 G# K- i, f0 h2 X0 k

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7 C4 Q, k7 N, i2 E公仔箱論壇A bird's eye view of the Olympic Park taken for Google Earth. The aerial imagery of the Park in Stratford, East London was updated by Google just before the Opening Ceremony
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Day three of the Olympics started in perfect fashion for Great Britain as Katherine Grainger (front) and Anna Watkins won their heat of the double sculls in an Olympic Record time. The double world champions set a time of six minutes 44.33 seconds, smashing the previous record by five seconds. Grainger and Watkins, who are the clear favourites for a gold medal, are now unbeaten in 22 races. Grainger has three consecutive Olympic silver medals, but on this form, she is likely to be on top of the podium at Eton Dorney after the final on Friday# O* u: l9 Y1 ~

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  l; T( e6 M0 T0 p& kThe British men's eight qualified for their final after holding off the challenge of Canada, Holland and Australia in this morning's repechage. The crew, who have only been training together for six weeks after a member withdrew through injury, quickly opened up a commanding lead over reigning Olympic champions Canada. Their challengers closed the gap but Britain maintained a high stroke rate to earn their spot in Wednesday's finalTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. d4 x  L# k1 k$ a& w/ }: `! X' @5 o

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Zoe Smith set a new British record for the weightlifting clean and jerk today, though her effort of 121kg is unlikely to win her a medal. The 18-year-old from Greenwich fell narrowly short of her personal best in the snatch portion of the event, registering 90kg. But, roared on by an electric home crowd, she redemmed herself in the clean and jerk for an overall total of 211kg. However, the elite lifters in the A group are likely to eclipse her current standing of second.