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Andy Burnham among Great North Run finishers

This year's event sees 63,000 people take on the half marathon - including the prime minister.

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Andy Burnham among Great North Run finishers BBC News – UK
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks about his reasons for competing in the Great North Run.

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2026 Great North Run deaths

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Two male runners, both aged 25, died after collapsing on the course during Sunday's 2026 Great North Run half marathon, race organisers the Great Run Company said.

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Two 25-year-old male runners died after collapsing during the 2026 Great North Run, race organisers confirmed.

In this event Two runners died during Great North Run Earlier coverage
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Andy Burnham among Great North Run finishersBBC News – UK
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Andy Burnham among Great North Run finishers

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'I loved it' - Andy Burnham completes Great North RunBBC Sport
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'I loved it' - Andy Burnham completes Great North Run

Andy Burnham talking after completing the Great North Run, becoming the first acting Prime Minister to do so.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham on competing at Great North RunBBC Sport
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham on competing at Great North Run

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks about his reasons for competing in the Great North Run.

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Two Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom KippurSky News – UK
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Two Iranian men charged over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot

Two Iranian men, Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan, have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism targeting Manchester’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue. They were arrested in the Northern Quarter on 20 September, the eve of Yom Kippur. A court heard the pair identified the synagogue, previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack, as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot.

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Widdecombe Murder Suspect Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against FarageNYTimes – World
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Man Accused of Killing Ann Widdecombe Charged With Planning Terror Act Against Nigel Fara…

Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, already accused of murdering former Reform UK MP Ann Widdecombe, has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Counter-terror police said the charge followed a "hugely intensive and complex investigation". The reports do not state that Kerry has entered a plea or that any attack occurred.

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