Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Friday 19 June 2026 and has not appeared in recent bulletins.

Coverage Trend (Trailing 30 Days)

Broadcaster airtime shares allocated to this subject over the past month.

What was reported

A plain, cross-channel summary of this topic — what the channels said, without any single broadcaster's spin.

Only Channel 5 reported on the London Marathon in the provided transcripts. According to that report, next year's marathon will take place over two days for the first time, with a record 100,000 runners allowed — nearly double the usual number — and more than 1.3 million people have already applied for a place. No other channel covered this story.

Key Claims by Channel

Claim Channel 5 BBC One
Next year's London Marathon will run over two days for the first time. ·
The marathon will welcome a record 100,000 runners, almost double the usual number. ·
More than 1.3 million people have already applied for a place. ·

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Timeline

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Date Channel 5 BBC NEWS BBC One Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Friday 19 June 2026 15s 0.9% 1m 30s 1.7%