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A teenager celebrated her 14th birthday by carrying the Olympic Torch and said it was the "best present ever". Hundreds of people gathered outside York Minster to kick off day 33 of the torch's journey around Britain and Ireland. (PA)
A teenager celebrated her 14th birthday by carrying the Olympic Torch and said it was the "best present ever". Hundreds of people gathered outside York Minster to kick off day 33 of the torch's journey around Britain and Ireland. (PA)
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