It began with a small act of rebellion, now enshrined behind glass in a meeting room that looks out towards the Tyne Bridge. On Sunday morning, 60,000 people with their 60,000 stories will be snaking ...

Thousands of people are taking part in the Great North Run - one of the biggest half marathons in the world. Runners began in Newcastle, racing through Gateshead and South Tyneside before finishing in ...

Great North Run organisers have apologised after medals given to participants in this year's event featured the wrong city and river. About 60,000 people completed the 13.1m (21km) half marathon on ...

There was a surprise for early morning passers-by in Newcastle on Monday morning when Sir Brendan Foster and a group of guests gathered outside Fenwick to see the new Great North Run's medal and ...

Thousands of children are taking part in the Great North Run's Junior and Mini races. More than 12,000 children aged between three and 16 signed up to the race on the roads surrounding Newcastle's ...

The Great North Run takes place this weekend when thousands will descend on the north east to tackle the famous course. The world’s biggest half marathon will see 60,000 runners take on the route from ...

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Great North Run have issued a cheerful apology after eagle-eyed runners spotted a geographical hiccup on this year's finisher t-shirts and medals. Instead of the ...