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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 28 – in pictures

Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
The cauldron is lit at the end of Day 28 in Newcastle upon Tyne by William Hardy Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
TV personality Bear Grylls carries the flame on a zipwire along the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Former England footballer Jack Charlton cries in response to the cheering crowds as he carries the torch Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Leslie Welsh carries the flame between Blyth and Tynemouth Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
British table tennis player Darius Knight carries the flame between Choppington and Morpeth Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
David Tinlin carries the torch between Ashington and Choppington Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Barbara Gorton on the leg between Hartford and Blyth Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Richard Moules carries the torch through a gateway in Alnwick Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Roland Sanderson carries the flame between Ashington and Choppington Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 28 - Olympic Torch Relay
Tony Holland holds the torch in front of Warkworth Castle, near Alnwick and Amble Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA
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