OLYMPIC TORCH: FLAME IS FLYING TO UK FOR TORCH RELAY

The Olympic flame is on its way to the UK on board a flight from Athens for the start of the 2012 torch relay.

BOA president Princess Anne, Locog chairman Lord Coe and footballer David Beckham are among those accompanying it on the journey to a Cornish air base.

Flight BA2012, a gold-coloured A319 named The Firefly, is due to land just before 19:30BST at RNAS Culdrose.

After a ceremony, the flame flies early on Saturday to Land's End for the start of an 8,000 mile, UK-wide relay.