The 24-year-old ran without a watch to finish second in the second-fastest time by a German woman, while Amanal Petros was beaten by 20 seconds in the men’s race.

The 58:03 winner is the first Spaniard to take the half marathon title, as Sheila Chepkirui set a world-leading 1:03:51 and Laura Luengo broke the women’s national record.

Government to announce a full feasibility study on a “Northern Games” in the 2040s, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the country should feel the excitement again in its own towns and communities.

Newly crowned European champion Amanal Petros says he has dreamed of the European record for years as the fastest men’s elite field in the history of the race lines up.

The Kenyan athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO prior to her recent win at the Sydney Marathon.