Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Sunday 13 September 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
Coverage trend (last 30 days)
How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.
On screen
Stills are sampled automatically at 60-second intervals. Where shown, the still is the nearest available frame from the relevant broadcast segment and is included to show what was on screen during that part of the broadcast. A still may not correspond to the exact second of a quoted phrase.
Recent stories
The latest story timelines linked to this topic, newest activity first.
What was reported
A plain summary of this topic, built from the channels that covered it.
On the day of broadcast, ITV1 and 5 News covered the Great North Run, a half-marathon event. Both channels reported that more than 60,000 people took part, including UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and that the run went from Newcastle to South Shields. ITV1 provided additional details: it was the 45th Great North Run, described as the world's biggest half-marathon, with 1.4 million having participated historically. ITV1 reported that Burnham ran for the charity Changing Lives, finished in 1 hour 57 minutes, and was the first sitting prime minister to take part. ITV1 also mentioned that runners have raised over 450 million pounds across the event's history and supported over 700 charities. 5 News gave a brief mention without these extra details.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by a few · 2 channels | |||
| More than 60,000 people took part in the Great North Run. | Not reported by BBC One | ||
| Andy Burnham is the first prime minister to take part in the Great North Run. | Not reported by Channel 5 | ||
| Andy Burnham participated in the Great North Run. | Reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| The Great North Run starts in Newcastle and finishes in South Shields. | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV | |
| The Great North Run is the biggest half marathon in the world. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV | |
| Only on one channel | |||
| Andy Burnham ran for the homelessness charity Changing Lives. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | |
| Burnham has previously won the Great North Run twice, with times under two hours. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | |
| Burnham finished the race in one hour and 57 minutes. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| Runners have raised more than £450 million across the event's history. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| The event was the 45th Great North Run. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| 1.4 million people have taken part in the Great North Run over the years. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| Runners in the Great North Run supported more than 700 charities. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| Around 1 million people in the UK have dementia, and some runners aimed to raise awareness. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC One | Reported by ITV |
| David Weir won his 10th Great North Run wheelchair title. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by ITV | |
This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.
Timeline
Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.