Fred McClenaghan, 49, of Broad Street in Magherafelt, denies murdering his former lover Marion Millican at the launderette where she worked.

BBC: Marion Millican

London Games organisers Locog revealed that the torch will pass some of the soap's iconic landmarks including the market, the launderette and The Queen Vic pub.

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McClenaghan, 49, of Broad Street, Magherafelt, used an antique double-barrelled gun to shoot the mother-of-four dead in the Portstewart launderette where she worked in March 2011.

BBC: Marion Millican

Here is the logic: Nick, the owner of my local launderette, reckons his washing machines are 40 years old and still going strong.

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Across the US, voting took place against a variety of backdrops - from a launderette and an internet cafe in Chicago to a lifeguard station in Los Angeles and car dealership in Columbus, Ohio.

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