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The Olympic cauldron is seen alight as fireworks are set off during the Opening Ceremony on July 27, 2012. (Jorge Silva / Reuters)
The Olympic cauldron is seen alight as fireworks are set off during the Opening Ceremony on July 27, 2012. (Jorge Silva / Reuters)
Coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The opening ceremony was held on July 27, and the event came to a close on Aug 12.

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Ashley Gill-Webb, who threw beer bottle on to track before men's Olympic 100m final at London 2012, is found guilty of public disorder - PA

3 people are charged with fraud relating to allegations of unlawful obtaining of information about London's Olympic Park, police say - PA

Olympic hockey heroine Hannah Macleod's stolen bronze medal has been posted anonymously to the England Hockey HQ in Buckinghamshire - PA

Police arrest a 29-year-old man in connection with the alleged theft of 2 Olympic bronze medals from a Mayfair nightclub - PA