4 h. ago Tommy Fury appears to push past Great North Run rival in sprint finish

Tommy Fury appeared to push past a rival during his sprint finish at the Great North Run on Sunday, 7 September.

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8 h. ago When maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to a phantom Aldi

Erroneously putting a map of Sunderland on the finisher medal of the Great North Run is just the latest case in a long line of cartological mishaps• Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show SunderlandAs the organisers of the Great North Run apologise for using a map of Sunderland, rather than Newcastle, on this year’s finisher medals, it is just one in a long line of map mistakes.Other blunders have included phantom supermarkets, dangerously misleading mountaineering routes, and geopolitical blunders. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland

Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s historyThe organisers of the Great North Run have apologised after finisher T-shirts and medals were printed with a map of rival north-east city Sunderland instead of Newcastle.About 600,000 took part in the half marathon on Sunday, running 13.1 miles from the centre of Newcastle, across the River Tyne, and through Gateshead, finishing by the coast in South Shields. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Rogue runner strikes again! Tommy Fury is caught PUSHING Great North Run rival away to get his perfect viral finish line video, days after 'LYING' about completing 100km triathlon

Tommy Fury has gone viral once more for yet another running sprint finish, and footage appears to show the professional boxer pushing a fellow competitor out of the way.

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9 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter and Zara Larsson lead celebrities embracing 'visible underwear' trend at the VMAs as A

As the stars descended on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at the UBS Arena on Long Island in New York - it seemed that the fashionable approach was to opt for 'less is more'. 

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23 h. ago Great North Run 2025: Tommy Fury leads celebrities taking part as he ignores 'DNF' fume

Tommy Fury, Jake Quickenden and Sara Davies were among the celebrities to join the masses of over 60,000 participants taking part in this year's iconic AJ Bell Great North Run

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27 h. ago Tommy Fury returns to the track just hours after he was accused of lying about finishing 100km triathlon as he joins stars heading to the start line of The Great North Run

Data showed the boxer, 26, seemingly 'did not finish' the gruelling challenge in France last week, despite sharing snaps on social media of his celebrations with fiancée Molly-Mae Hague .

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27 h. ago Tommy Fury angers triathletes after claiming he 'completed' race – but got DNF

Boxer Tommy Fury missed out on 30k of cycling because of problems with the road closures in France, but didn't mention it in his social media posts, leading to claims he 'cheated'

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29 h. ago Why Tommy Fury didn't finish 100km triathlon despite meeting Molly Mae at finish line

Tommy Fury has been keeping himself fit during his time away from the boxing ring but there are some doubts that he actually completed a 100km over in France earlier this month

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29 h. ago Tommy Fury fans accuse of him of lying after never finishing 100km triathlon

Tommy Fury was celebrated at the finish line of a French Riviera triathlon, but official records show he didn’t complete the full course due to surprising reason

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30 h. ago Tommy Fury is accused of LYING about his 100km triathlon as data emerges showing he 'did not finish' despite celebrations with Molly

Fury ran his first triathlon along the French Riviera last weekend and took to social media to declare he had 'left it all' there, having had just 10 days of training.

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34 h. ago Great North Run 2025 results, schedule, times and how to watch half marathon on TV

Everything you need to know as 60,000 runners take to the streets for the world’s biggest half marathon on Sunday

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37 h. ago Antony a rare piece of spending for Spanish clubs unable to match Premier League’s wealth

Real Betis fans were overjoyed at the arrival of the Manchester United outcast but like many La Liga teams, the club were only able to buy by selling some of their starsA goat crossed the Guadalquivir, which was when they knew. They had been made to wait until the last day of summer and on the footage it was a CGI creature scuttling over the Isabel II bridge (no animals were harmed in the making of this announcement) but Real Betis had actually done it. There were four hours left on deadline day and they had signed Antony Matheus dos Santos, or Antonio of Triana as they call him. When they’re not calling him the Goat.Triana is the Betis neighbourhood, Seville’s artistic heart on the west bank of the river, and Antony could not be more popular there. Last season he arrived on a six-month loan and changed everything, leading them to a European place, a derby win that was celebrated like it was the World Cup, and a European final. He had been changed too, happy again, the footballer he...

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59 h. ago Great North Run 2025: Eilish McColgan hoping to emulate mum in iconic race

Eilish McColgan will be aiming to make it third time lucky when she takes to the streets for the 2025 Great North Run

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3 d. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton lead royal tributes following sad family death

Katharine Worsley, the Duchess of Kent, who was a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, died peacefully on Thursday at Kensington Palace aged 92.

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3 d. ago Great North Run 2025: Sir Brendan Foster on 'best moment' in race's history

Great North Run founder Brendan Foster spoke at today's press call for the biggest half marathon in the world. There are 60,000 entries, plus 20,000 in the GNR festival over the weekend

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4 d. ago The Climate 100 List: John Clarke Mills and the battle against wildfires

Ahead of the The Independent’s Climate 100 List published later this month, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honoured for their work tackling the climate crisis and protecting nature. David Callaway speaks to the unintentional climate advocate, who is making vital information available to millions

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4 d. ago When is North England vs South England? New date, confirmed players, tickets and more

Premier League stars from the “recent past” to take part in North vs South showdown - possibly

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4 d. ago Is Britain really the new North Korea? Let us consider the evidence | Martin Kettle

Yes, there were some serious problems for Labour this week, but overblown claims in the press undermine what remains of our political debateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTell me, fellow Brits, how are you getting used to our island version of North Korea? How are you coping with life, now that we are a global pariah alongside Pyongyang? How do you feel about modern Britain having to vie with North Korea, Myanmar and Afghanistan for the wooden spoon on every international index of oppression?For that is the country Wednesday’s Daily Mail front page insists we have now become. It is tempting to laugh off a headline that asks “When did Britain become North Korea?” as just another here-today-gone-tomorrow piece of journalistic hyperbole. That’s even more the case when you read the cobbled-up pandemonium of provocations that form the contents of the hea...

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6 d. ago ‘Artefacts were just sitting in suitcases in people’s homes’: the London museum preserving Somali culture

The UK’s first dedicated space for Somali heritage has built its collection from 15 years of donations. Culture House’s founders explain the power of giving a permanent home to a community’s heritage and hopesYou could probably walk right past Culture House without noticing it. Tucked away, just off the bustle of London’s Uxbridge Road, the building’s muted colours, simple sign and arched doorway give little away. Step inside, though, and you’ll soon be enticed by what is the UK’s first permanent exhibition and cultural space dedicated to Somali heritage.Officially opened last May, Culture House features a collection of over 150 artefacts, a rotating exhibition, poetry workshops and a digital archive. It has quickly developed a reputation as a hub for the UK’s Somali community, while drawing in curious visitors from outside the diaspora too. Non-profit group the Anti-Tribalism Movement, who lead the project, say the aim is to “celebrate, preserve and connect” Somali culture and comm...

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