SNP MEP Alyn Smith criticises Olympic bosses for banning the saltire from being flown at Hampden Park in Glasgow during the Games.

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MEP criticises Olympic flag ban

The Olympic flame is travelling by train and on horseback on a busy ninth day of the torch relay on Sunday.

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Train and horse rides for flame

Matt Smith, the star of the BBC drama Doctor Who, has started the eighth day of the Olympic torch relay from Cardiff.

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VIDEO: From Time Lord to torchbearer

Doctor Who star Matt Smith, former Wales rugby captain Matthew Rees and world hurdles champion Colin Jackson are carrying the Olympic torch as it travels from Cardiff to Swansea.

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Doctor Who star runs with torch

The Princess Royal’s daughter, Zara Phillips, has carried the Olympic flame while riding her horse Toytown.

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VIDEO: Equine encounter for Olympic torch

The bravery of Ben Fox provides a highlight of day five of the Olympic torch relay as it passes through Royal Wootton Bassett.

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Wootton Bassett hails torchbearer

A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals.

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Official ‘offers 2012 tickets’

A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals.

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VIDEO: Official ‘offers 2012 tickets’

An eBay auction bid of £150,000 for an Olympic torch carried in Cornwall was a hoax, the seller says.

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Olympic torch £150k bid ‘a hoax’

What keeps the Olympic torch relay on the road?

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VIDEO: Team that keeps torch relay moving

Will.i.am, a judge on the programme The Voice, has carried the Olympic torch in Taunton.

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VIDEO: Will.i.am carries Olympic torch

Pictograms of sporting events – including cycling, swimming and equestrianism – form the basis of the design of the London 2012 Olympic tickets.

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Olympic ticket design unveiled

The Olympic torch had to be re-lit after it blew out while being carried by wheelchair user David Follett.

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VIDEO: Torch blows out during Devon relay

Thousands of people turned out to see rock band Muse carry the Olympic flame in their Devon hometown on the second day of the torch relay.

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VIDEO: Olympic torch relay: Day two highlights

Crowds and cheers as Olympic torch heads for Exeter

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In pictures: Olympic torch relay day 2