The Olympic Torch
The Olympic Torch is touring the UK on a 70 day relay. It is being carried through villages, towns and cities across the Midlands travelling by boat, train, tram, and cable car, and even across ice.
Trampolining world record broken in Loughborough
A new world record has been broken in Loughborough today as 298 people took to trampolines to bounce simultaneously for five and a half minutes.
The record was broken at Loughborough University, the preparation camp of Team GB this afternoon.
The Torch visited the site earlier this morning as part of day 46 of the relay, a carnival procession took place through Loughborough ahead of the Torch arrival.
The Torch is now leaving Whitwell Harbour and due to arrive in Uppingham at 16.15hrs, it will then move on to Stamford and then to Peterborough.
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Loughborough fitness firm bounces into record books
Find out how a Loughborough-based fitness business managed to bounce its way into the record books during the Olympic torch relay.
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Harry Moseley's mum carries Olympic Torch
The mother of a Birmingham boy who raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity before dying of cancer, carried the Olympic torch.
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Harry's mum to carry torch
The mother of Harry Moseley will carry the Olympic torch in London today.