4+ hour, 9+ min ago  (208+ words) A fire chief has said new specialist water rescue dummies which can replicate the weight and behaviour of people who are drowning, will be "invaluable" when they are training rescue crews. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has invested in five…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (492+ words) A woman who was told she had six months left to live after drinking two litres of gin a day is now planning to run a half marathon. Holly Dyson, 28, was dependent on alcohol for six years in her 20s, and…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (313+ words) A five-year-old boy who has undergone five open heart surgeries - including the latest in recent weeks - will be this year's honorary runner in the Randox Grand National. Although it is too soon since the procedure for Oliver, from Formby to…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (488+ words) A runner aims to spend over 24 hours on his feet taking on a 108-mile (174km) ultramarathon challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND) research. Andrew Richardson said he planned to set off from Leeds to the Dales on Saturday,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (309+ words) A village bowls club is seeking new members to help keep one of the community's longest-standing traditions alive. Longthorpe Bowls Club has been at the heart of the Peterborough village since it was founded in the 1950s. It currently has 75 members…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (521+ words) As athletes from around the world enter their last few weeks of training before the 2026 London Marathon, one entrant is planning an academic twist on the race. Chris Garratt is planning to run the 26. 2 mile (42. 2km) course wearing full university graduation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (482+ words) A man who suffered kidney failure last year is hoping to set a record for the fastest marathon completed by someone receiving dialysis. Cameron Frazer from Shrewsbury said he was an active runner before being diagnosed with vasculitis, a rare…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (498+ words) A 74-year-old grandfather who is set to run three marathons in 14 days in memory of his daughter has said he will only stop running when they find a cure for bowel cancer. Mike Barnes, from Preston, Lancashire, started running when…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (636+ words) When Scott Storey was first given a "social prescription" to join a local Parkrun event by his GP, he was on 16 different types of medication and had recently attempted to take his own life. Two years after first taking part…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1186+ words) Steve Clarke's former Kilmarnock midfielder Gary Dicker is assistant coach at MLS side Charlotte FC - where Clarke's Scotland squad will be based for the World Cup An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman were waiting at the door of Charlotte…...