Flame winds its way through central London

Paralympic Torch journey

The Paralympic Torch is on its way from Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic park in Stratford for the opening ceremony of the Games.

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Tanni Grey-Thompson, Egidijus Bartkus and Beatrice Vio carry the Paralympic Flame through The City of Westminster Credit: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA Wire

Roy Kerwin, Arun Patel, Alan Richardson and Shikuku Obosi take their turn carrying the Flame through Westminster Credit: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA Wire

Samantha Jones, Ros Cramp, Pamela Galloway and Carrie Reynolds take their turn with the Flame Credit: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA Wire

Last updated Sat 19 Jul 2014

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