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The world’s fastest marathon runner has said Tower Bridge is his favourite landmark in the London Marathon and that the race “is like my home”. Speaking to children at Cubitt Town Primary School in east London ahead of this year’s event on Sunday, Eliud Kipchoge also said listening to Kelly Clarkson’s hit Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) motivates him to run faster. The 38-year-old Kenyan athlete won the TSA London

England captain Leah Williamson will miss this summer’s World Cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate knee ligament. Arsenal confirmed the worst fears around the injury the 26-year-old suffered during Wednesday’s Women’s Super League defeat by Manchester United. The Gunners said in a statement: “Leah will now begin a period of rehabilitation and is set for an extended spell on the sidelines. She will undergo surgery in due course. “Everyone at

The Deputy Prime Minister says he promised to step down if the findings showed any bullying whatsoever Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has quit Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet following the conclusion of an inquiry into bullying allegations. Mr Sunak received the report from senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC’s investigation on Thursday and had been considering the findings since. In a resignation letter to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister said:

They're now only available to users who pay for them Legacy blue ticks have been removed from Twitter as the social media site continues its push to drive more people towards signing up for Twitter Blue. Twitter Verified tweeted that legacy verified checkmarks would be removed from the site on April 20, with the main way of getting a blue tick being to sign up for Twitter Blue, with an £8 monthly fee for those based in

His side crashed out of the Europa League last night Erik ten Hag says Manchester United let the fans down with their “unacceptable” lack of fight and desire in Thursday’s humiliating Europa League exit to Sevilla. Last week the Red Devils threw away a commanding quarter-final lead as late Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire own goals saw the first leg end in a chaotic 2-2 draw. But United wilted rather than rallied in the return

It follows the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust in 2021 Charges of involuntary manslaughter against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have been formally dismissed by New Mexico prosecutors. Prosecutors said they were currently unable to proceed with the case, but the decision to dismiss the charges did not “absolve Mr Baldwin of criminal culpability”. The Hollywood actor had faced two counts of

The PM received the report on Thursday morning, but is yet to deliver his verdict Dominic Raab is determined to battle on as Rishi Sunak ponders whether to sack the Deputy Prime Minister after receiving a report into whether he bullied officials. After being accused of “dither”, the Prime Minister was taking a second day to determine whether he will kick Mr Raab out of his Cabinet as he reviews senior lawyer Adam Tolley

Amanda Spielman says the gradings, which range from outstanding to inadequate, are 'integral' to the school system Ofsted’s chief inspector has refused to drop “one-word assessments” despite calls from teachers across the country for the ratings to be abolished. Amanda Spielman described the gradings, which range from “outstanding” to “inadequate”, as “integral” to the school system. Pressure is mounting on the schools watchdog in England after unions threatened legal action because Ofsted is