The Olympic Flame leaves Kent
The torch will leave the Meridian region as it heads through Kent and Surrey today on its way to London 2012. The flame leaves Maidstone this morning, with hundreds of people expected to line the route to Guildford.
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This morning in Maidstone...
Viewer video - moment torch was 'grabbed' in Kent
Jessica Effy's footage of the moment a man was caught trying to grab the Olympic torch as it was taken through Gravesend.
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The Olympic torch arrives at Gravesend's Gurdwara
Thousands turned out at Gravesend's Gurdwara. This is the first time the Olympic flame has stopped at a Sikh Temple. it is whisked away by Matthew Church, 16,who is a pupil at Ifield School for special needs students.
Torch grab latest - statement from Kent Police
Kent Police have arrested a 17-year-old man following an incident as the Olympic torch passed through Gravesend.
At around 9.55am a man apparently attempted to take the Olympic Flame from a Torchbearer in Rochester Road.
The man, who is from Gravesend, was arrested within seconds and is now in the custody of Kent Police.
No one was injured in the incident and the Torch continued on its way without disruption.
BREAKING NEWS: Teenager arrested for trying to grab torch
A 17-year-old man has been arrested for trying to grab the Olympic flame as it passed through Gravesend.
No one was injured and it's believed the man is now in police custody after he was grappled by security staff.
Higham torch - first video footage
The first video footage of the Olympic torch as it passes through Higham in Kent - Dickens' former home.
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The torch relay reaches Rochester
The Olympic kiss in Gravesend
Crowds gather at the Gurdwara
An estimated 1,000 people are already at Gravesend's Gurdwara. Many schoolchildren have been given the day off to see the Olympic Torch.
