Richard LaMunyon, a police chief in Wichita, Kan., created the torch run in 1981 as a way to involve officers in raising awareness for the Special Olympics.

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Ach weel. I note, too, that on leaving the Honest Toun, the torch will somehow bypass Tranent which, if I were a Tranentonian, I would take as a slight. Rest assured, there will be repercussions.

At one point, demonstrators tried to snatch the torch from ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq and a fire extinguisher was let off. But Danny was undeterred by the unrest.

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Over the years the torch relay has become a mega-event in its own right. "Anywhere from 10 to 30 times as many people watch the passage of the Olympic flame as will ever see an Olympic sports ...

Farmer leaders said that the agitation was continuing peacefully at the site and that protestors would ring in the New Year by holding a torch vigil at night. They have also requested the common ...