sir mo farah has won the great north run for sir mo farah has won the great north runfora sir mo farah won the great north run for a record—breaking fourth time ina run for a record—breaking fourth time in a row. he took the lead in the half marathon distance with 200 metres to go. he crossed the line in south shields in a time of one hour six seconds. he retired from the track last month to concentrate on road—racing and, with it being a couple of weeks since his last track race, he says his lack of training had an impact. four miles to go, i was just hanging on gritting my teeth, two miles, as i got closer i managed to believe in myself and dig deep. i was thinking, if i sit on him at the end, i can reflect. will there be time when you are on holiday to sit back and look back at your incredible career. you have lurched from one season to the next, have you ever had time to take stock? not at all. when i hang my shoes up for good, that is when you look back and think, i did that! the track is done, it's time to move on and enjoy it, be happy, be relaxed and enjoy it, be happy, be rela

having conquered the track, mo farah wants the rule the road.le for many the great north run is about taking part, be it for ha i rty is about taking part, be it for hairty fun is about taking part, be it for hairtyfun or is about taking part, be it for hairty fun or fitness, for farah the focus was victory. it's what he does for a living and so it proved today. back to winning ways... farah becoming the first athlete to triumph for the fourth time in a i’ow. triumph for the fourth time in a row. when i retire, hang my shoes up for good, then i'll look back and 90, for good, then i'll look back and go, oh, my god, idid for good, then i'll look back and go, oh, my god, i did that. for good, then i'll look back and go, oh, my god, idid that. now for good, then i'll look back and go, oh, my god, i did that. now the track is done, time to move on to the road and enjoy it, be happy and relaxed. mary keitani of ethiopia w011 relaxed. mary keitani of ethiopia won the women's. amid the results came romance. new zealand's jake robertson who finished seco

mo farah wins the great north run. battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category 4 storm — has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds up to 130 miles per hour. the hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. it engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. the eye of the storm has now reached the florida keys, bringing winds that are expected to last in the next few hours. where water levels are flooding roads and more than 200,000 people have lost power. 0ver six million people — almost a third of the state's population — had been urged to evacuate, with warnings of a huge storm surge that would be "life—threatening" to anyone in its path. hurricane irma is bearing down on the sunshine state, these seems an indication of what is to come. power outage is widespread and roads flooded. for those who haven't been able to leave, time has run out. we're talking about wind gusts over 100 miles an hour. harry kane irm

mo farah's won the great north run for a record—breaking fourth time in a row. in a row. the four—time olympic champion took the lead in the half marathon with 200 metres to two and crossed the line in a time of one hour and six seconds. he retired from the track last month to concentrate on road racing and with it being a couple of weeks since his last track race he says his lack of training definitely had an impact. four miles to go. i wasjust hanging on gritting my teeth. two miles, i got closer and managed to believe in myself and dug deep. i was thinking, ifi myself and dug deep. i was thinking, if i can just myself and dug deep. i was thinking, if i canjust sit myself and dug deep. i was thinking, if i can just sit on myself and dug deep. i was thinking, if i canjust sit on him, i can sprint. when you reflect, because it's time now, will there be time when you are on holiday to look back at this incredible career. you have lurched from one championship's planning to the next, have you ever had time to take stock? not at all. when i retire, hang my shoes up

having conquered the track, mo farah now wants to rule the road. north run is about taking part, be it for charity, fun or fitness, for farah the focus was victory. it is what he does for a living. for farah the focus was victory. and so it proved today. for farah the focus was victory. commentary: back to winning ways at the great north run, mo farah is the champion again. at the great north run, he becomes the first athlete to triumph four years in a row, an ideal start to his preparations for next year's london marathon. preparations for next year's i think when i retire, hang my spikes up or my shoes up for good, then you look back and go, "oh my god, i did that." but now it's just, you know, the track is done, it's time to move on to the road and just enjoy it, be happy, be relaxed. just enjoy it, really. the women's title went to mary keitany from kenya for a third time. to mary keitany from there was further british success as simon lawson took the men's wheelchair race. but amid the results came romance. wheelchair race. new zealand's jake

we know mo farah will have a difficult race on his hands.d here last year as he came across a leading all of the fun runners. the other person people might look out for is the person starting the race didn't brendan foster, a well—known commentator. he will be starting it for the first time and he has been heavily involved since the race started in 1981. he has never stood here and seen 1981. he has never stood here and seen that spectacle of watching the tens of thousands of people cross the line. it really is quite a spectacle to see and that will be happening just after half ten this morning. i think yes, when you start a race like that you have to have padding on your hand, is absolutely eve ryo ne padding on your hand, is absolutely everyone slats your hand as you go through. if you can imagine 50,000 people waiting your hand... a good motivation, the cloud out there cheering you on. —— slaps your hand. you can watch all the action at the great north run on bbc one from 9:30am this morning. here is louise with a look at this morning's w

mo farah has won the great north run for a fourth time in a row. finish in south shields. farah, a multiple olympic and world champion, retired from the track last month. he will race in the london maarthon next april he confirmed today. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will have a full update in the next hour. i want to show you some pictures we have received from cuba. it was battered overnight by hurricane irma, the northern coast. you can see emergency personnel helping with the rescue of people from low—lying areas of the capital, habana. —— havana. waves breached the sea wall of the city. that storm surge caused by hurricane irma, of course. emergency workers bringing a baby to safety. those pictures just in from havana. and just a note from the caribbean we are hearing from the dutch prime minister that the death toll on the dutch side of st martin after irma past has risen to four. officials in mexico say at least 90 people are now known to have died in thursday's earthquake

and certain mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row.afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category 4 storm — has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds up to 130 miles per hour. the hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. it engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. the eye of the storm has now reached the florida keys, bringing winds that are expected to last in the next few hours. the storm is expected to move north to mainland florida and hundreds of millions of homes are reported to be without power and hundreds of people have taken refuge in shelters. hurricane irma is bearing down on the sunshine state, these seems an indication of what is to come. power outage is widespread and roads flooded. for those who haven't been able to leave, time has run out. we're talking about wind gusts over 100 miles an hour. these kinds of winds can do tremendous damage to homes, groups, trees

track of road, since there is no stopping mo farah after world and olympic successes, he won the greatrow. he took the lead in the half marathon distance of 200 metres to go and cross the line in one hour and six seconds. mo farah retired from the track last month to concentrate on road racing. just enough time to tell you the men's us open tennis final has about to be underway in the next two minutes or so. some of us were we watching, hopefully! pope francis has had a minor accident whilst driving through the streets of colombia. you can see him herejust through the streets of colombia. you can see him here just waving to the crowd, and then he loses his balance, hitting his head against the pope will appeal. the security guards do check to see if he is ok. he is holding his head, and he was later seen with a band—aid across his swollen eyebrow and i bet he was still smiling and talking to eve ryo ne still smiling and talking to everyone who had turned out to see him. their breeding numbers are now karius lee—lo but a number of ospreys in perthshire, central scotland, have successful

sir mo farah has won for great north run for a record—breaking fourth time in a row.took the lead in the half marathon. 200m before the finish, mo farah, who is a multiple olympic and world champion, retired from the track last month of course, and will race in the london marathon next april. the women's race was won by america tiny of kenya in a time of one hour, five minutes and 59 seconds. she controlled the race from start to finish in what was her third victory. simon lawson won the men's wheelchair race, and manuela schaer won the women's. the final of the us men's open gets underway in the us men's open gets underway in the next half hour. rafa nadal will start as favourite when he takes on south africa's kevin anderson in the final. the spaniard is going for a 16th grand slam title, whilst anderson is making his debut in the final of the grand slam. of course, winning or losing that final is a big chance. but i'm very happy about all the things that happened to me, and i'm going to fight to try and win another title here. but it's still a great season for me.

and a win for sir mo farah has he sets the stage for next year's london marathon. good evening. more than a million homes and bidses in the southern pa rt homes and bidses in the southern part of florida are now without power and thousands of people are in storm shelters. irma moved in after causing widespread damage in cuba as it swept through coastal communities and tourist resorts, flooding many areas. extreme winds and storm surges continued as the hurricane travelled on, hitting the florida keys. now the city of tampa is among those in its path, while him mist is experiencing intense winds and flooding. our correspondent aleem maqbool is there. hurricane irma became more powerful. this is the road in front of our house. this surge, i'm going to two with seven feet. brian is one of those who defied the orders to leave his home in big pine key and was live on social media as the eye of the hurricane approached. we are in the hurricane approached. we are in the wall. the massive sea surges we re the wall. the massive sea surges were matched by extraordinary footage of the tide

a thrilling burst of speed from sir mo farah took him to a record breaking fourth great north run in from track racing so he can concentrate his efforts on competing on the road. you want to retire, then you look back and say, oh my god. now it is time to move to the road and relax and really enjoy it, really. the women's race was won by kenya's mary ketarny. it was her third great north run victory and she finished with the third fastest women's time in the race's history. new zealand's jake robertson finished second behind mo farah, but he probably had other things on his mind. straight after the race he asked his girlfriend and fellow runner magdalena masai to marry him. as you can probably tell, she said "yes." that is literally on the finish—line. that is literally on the finish-line. that is gorgeous. i did not know that. did he carry a ring around with him? i don't know. i wonder if he did. you don't want any extra weight. some people get married and go for a run. it goes without saying that she said yes. wonderful way to end it. and fitzpatrick 23! we will show you some pictu

sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row.d afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category four storm — has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds of up to 130 miles per hour. the hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. it engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. the eye of the storm has now reached florida keys, bringing extreme winds that are expected to last for the next few hours. all residents had been ordered to leave amid fears that a storm surge reaching 15 feet could hit the islands, most of which are only a few feet above sea level. one person has been confirmed dead in the florida keys. as the storm is expected to move north to mainland florida, more than a million homes and businesses are without power and some 50,000 people have taken refuge in shelters. this report from sarah campbell. hurricane irma is bearing down on the sunshine state. these scenes, a me

another great achievement for sir mo farah. time for the weather forecast, ben rich as the details. relatives of the devastating weather experienced in florida courtesy of hurricane irma, our weather is looking quieter. i would not use the word quiet. some strong wind blame—macro in the forecast. they could touch gale force for western areas. just 15 miles an hour. the latter show was pushing in from the west. tomorrow the strong winds could cruise travel issues for the monday commute. whitaker lee across wales in south—west england. bbc local radio station will keep you update. a blustery day, right across the country. dusty winds a heavy showers containing hail and thunder. spells of sunshine, and a decidedly cool feel to the weather. gusty winds. dry day on tuesday, but very strong winds on tuesday night, sunny spells and heavy showers on wednesday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3.30: hurricane irma slams into the florida keys with winds up to 130 miles per hour. more than 6 million people have been ordered to leave their homes as the storm inches closer to the mainla

sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row.ening and welcome to bbc news. the governor of florida is warning that the entire west coast of the state is at risk of major storm surges as it is battered by hurricane irma. over 1 surges as it is battered by hurricane irma. 0ver1 million homes and businesses are without power and thousands of an storm shelters. the hurricane moved in after causing widespread damage in cuba. extreme winds and storm surges continued as the hurricane travelled on hurting the hurricane travelled on hurting the florida keys. now the city of tampa is in its path. miami is experiencing intense winds and flooding. in the hours before it finally hit the florida keys hurricane irma became more powerful. this storm surge, i will go for a seven seat. brian is one of those who defied orders to leave his home and was live on social media as the height of the hurricane approached. the massive surges were matched by extraordinary footage of the tide being sucked away from shore, building energy to surge again. this

the event climaxes with the great north run tomorrow, with mo farah on the roads for the first time sinceng jonnie peacock — the two—time paralympic champion is taking a break from athletics, to compete in strictly come dancing. he signed off with a comfortable win in the t1111 100 metres, and explained why he's taking time out. we had three big years and this was the one i look back to try and take a mental break and have a bit of fun. you give your life to athletics for seven or eight years, ijust want one year to myself for a bit and then i will come back next year and do it again. that is about it for others. a great day for england's cricketers and also a great one for manchester city. now the weather. it was a mixed bag to say the least, not just it was a mixed bag to say the least, notjust on it was a mixed bag to say the least, not just on the it was a mixed bag to say the least, notjust on the sporting front. gold is one moment and 20 minutes later and that was exactly the same scene but with a shower. those showers still to be had but with this ridge of high pressure in from the

sir mo farah has won the great north run for a record breaking fourth time in a row...shields in a time of one hour and six seconds. farah retired from the track last month to concentrate on road racing, and after a couple of weeks since his last track race, he says his lack of training definitely had an impact. it was definitely telling, four miles to go i was gritting my teeth. i managed to believe in myself and dig deep. i was thinking, if i can just sit on it at the end i can sprint. the women's race was won by mary keitany of kenya in a time of 1:05:59. she controlled the race from start to finish — in what was her third victory. simon lawson won men's wheelchair race and manuela shar the women's. and coverage of the race — featuring over 43,000 people — continues on the bbc sports website and bbc one. this is the 37th running of the race. chris froome is set to win cycling's vuelta a espana for the first time this afternoon and with it become only the third rider to win that and the tour de france in the same year. today's stage is largely a procession into madrid

the great north run is under way with mo farah taking part. can follow that on the website or on bbc one right now. now it is time for an update the weather. hello. a showery afternoon to come for many today. some of the showers merging in scotland and northern ireland to bring longer spells of rain and squally winds circulating around at low pressure. but further south and east it might stay dry, until dark. winds gusting to gale force around the bristol channel and frequent showers driven in by blustery winds across west wasting coastlines. nine to 30 degrees to greet us first thing on monday morning but a showery start to hour working week. some of the showers heavy and thundery. dodge them and you will see some sunshine but it will not feel very warm out there. 13 to 19 at the very best. a brief lull in proceedings perhaps on tuesday that it will not be long before we see another spell of wet and windy weather that will arrive on tuesday night into the early hours of wednesday morning. this is bbc news. hurricane force winds have begun sma

the event climaxes with the great north run tomorrow, with mo farah on the roads for the first time sinceluding jonnie peacock — the two—time paralympic champion is taking a break from athletics, to compete in strictly come dancing. he signed off with a comfortable win in the tm; 100 metres, and explained why he's taking time out. we had three big gears and less was the one i look back to try and take a mental break and have a bit of fun. you get your life to athletics for seven or eight years, ijust wa nt for seven or eight years, ijust want one year to myself for a bit and then i will come back next year and then i will come back next year and do it again. stoke have equalised against manchester united. we will have an update on that at 7:30pm. but that is all for now. now it is time for the weather. we will see you soon. time for the weather. we will see you soon. ijust you soon. i just liverpool had you soon. ijust liverpool had equalised against manchester city at some point! but back to the weather, which was in two minds. there was some sunshine to be have amongst the showers but i

the great city dames climaxes with the great north run today with mo farah on the roads for the firsts. the two time paralympian champion is taking a break from athletics next year. and you may see him also competing in strictly come dancing. coverage of the great north run over on bbc one right now. right now on bbc news, the papers. hello and welcome to our look at this morning's papers. with me are peter conradi, foreign editor of the sunday times, and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. today's front pages: the devastation wrought on cuba by hurricane irma is marked by the photograph on the observer's front page — it says caribbean residents are begging for help. the paper also headlines research from the local government association which claims some of the poorest families will be £50 a week worse off by the end of the decade. according to the the sunday times, former prime minister tony blair claims that if the government brought in proper immigration controls it would be possible to take back control of the uk's borders without leaving the eu. the mail on

sir mo farah has won the great north run for a record fourth time in a row.fore the finish in south shields. farah, a multiple 0lympic and world champion, retired from the track last month. he will race in the london marathon next april. the womens race was won by mary keitany of kenya in a time of one hour, five minutes, and 59 seconds. she controlled the race from start to finish in what was her third victory. simon lawson won the men's wheelchair race and manuela shar the women's. that's all the sport for now. there will be more on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. thank you very much. a bbc investigation has revealed that the bodies of more than 400 children could be buried in a mass grave close to an orphanage in lanarkshire. the children were residents of the smyllum care home, run by catholic nuns until it closed in 1981. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. there is ellen, who was one. helen, who was five. and john, who was nine. and until today, there was little record that they'd ever lived. but these 400 children

the great north run is under way with mo farah taking part.me for an update the weather. hello. a showery afternoon to come for many today. some of the showers merging in scotland and northern ireland to bring longer spells of rain and squally winds circulating around at low pressure. but further south and east it might stay dry, until dark. winds gusting to gale force around the

coverage of mo farah in the men's raised is available right now on bbc one and that should finish inbsite where you can find details of the amateur runners as well. that is all the sport for now. more in the next hour. rohingya muslim rebels in myanmar have declared a unilateral one—month ceasefire, saying they want to ease the humanitarian crisis in the country. rebel attacks on security forces triggered a two—week military campaign, during which nearly 300,000 rohingyas fled to neighbouring bangladesh. soldiers have been accused of carrying out killings and burning villages. there's been a sharp increase in the number of people known to have been killed by thursday's major earthquake in mexico. the number now stands at about 90, more than 70 of them in the state of oaxaca alone. aaron safir reports. clearing the rubble injuchitan in southern mexico, the town worst hit by thursday's earthquake. rescuers have told the bbc they don't believe there is anyone left under the 7000 buildings that collapsed here. and, while the machines, men and sniffer dogs continue their work, others cont

nethaneel, the sprinters kind of rescued, what was, apart from sir mo farah, an otherwise disappointingritish sprinting? you must be feeling buoyant and confident? most certainly, i think british sprinting is reaching its pinnacle. we have some young talent which should see throughout the next couple of cycles. what are your ambitions? i want individual success as well as more relay medal. we have as well as more relay medal. we have a great group of guys and we are all young. each of us part about quartet and other athletes believe we can achieve individual success. how quick can you run? i don't set myself any limits. i want to train ha rd every myself any limits. i want to train hard every year and get better every year and see how fast i can go. this is the first time you have done the great north city games, how excited are you about competing?” great north city games, how excited are you about competing? i have been are you about competing? i have been afan of are you about competing? i have been a fan of the sport for a long time andi a fan of the sport for a long time and i see

sir mo farah has won the great north run for a record fourth year in a row.13 miles had been tough. it was definitely telling at four miles to go. i was hanging on gritting my teeth. i managed to believe in myself and dig deeper. i was thinking, if i canjust sit believe in myself and dig deeper. i was thinking, if i can just sit on him, hawick sprint. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at half past six, bye for now. hello, this is the bbc news channel. we are going to get a full sportsround up now and cross to the sports centre tojoin sportsround up now and cross to the sports centre to join my colleague. the premier league action is already under way today, the first of two matches sees frank de boer fighting for his first win as the crystal palace manager. his side travel to turf moor to face burnley after three defeats to start their season but ten minutes in, it's the worst possible start, a short back pass

members of the emergency services and sportstars past and present all taking part, including sir mo farah making a surprise appearance in goal for thew shoot—out! he finished on the losing side though, conceding the winning penalty to 0lly murs. stick to the dayjob. there were some volunteers there who were helping to rebuild the community. a great charity event and hopefully six figures were raised, apparently. angela merkel‘s been called the most powerful woman in europe by several newspapers — and now she's hoping to secure a fourth term as german chancellor in the general election later this month. tonight she faces her main electoral rival, martin schulz, in a live debate on german tv. so is mrs merkel likely to prevail? 0ur correspondent jenny hill has more. it is 12 years since she debated her way into the chancellery. and it looks as though angela merkel is about to do it again. her political longevity, no surprise for this cartoonist who has been drawing her since the start of her career. what a concentrated on was her eyes. half closed eyes. i still drawing her with half closed

members of the emergency services and sportstars past and present all taking part, including sir mo farahd the manchester united managerjose mourinho making a surprise appearance in goal for thew shoot—out! he finished on the losing side though, conceding the winning penalty to 0lly murs. that was a satisfying to watch. and the dab. i wonder whetherjose mourinho was being a bit generous. he said he didn't have the legs. lots of money raised. an incredible cause. lots of money raised. an incredible cause. you are watching that my brea kfast cause. you are watching that my breakfast from bbc news. —— expressed. —— breakfast. the average student debt now stands at 50,000 pounds. but a new report claims two—year degrees could be the answer to tackling what they call "the mounting time bomb of student debt." a report by a centre—right think tank is calling for stronger legislation to break what it calls a "university cartel" in england and wales. universities say there's no evidence they're acting together to block change. joining us now from our 0xford studio is sir anthony seldon, vice—chanc

leading those runners out is going to be the legend that is mo farah but the great north run really isn't and one of the people taking part today is doctor brenda whittle in front of me now and we are going to talk to her in a second but first we are going to talk to ruth, who has been working alongside brendan, she's from a residential home where brenda lives. tell me about her story. brenda is an inspirational woman. she spent years and years studying, completed her third degree, ph.d. in chemistry, and was ready to set off and pursue her life career, which she had been training for, and she suddenly became very unwell, which left her in hospital unable to walk or talk. the doctors in fact told her parents the chances are she would never walk or talk again. they didn't know what brenda was like. she is such a determined woman. she's managed to get herself back to the stage she's in now where she is able to walk some steps, she's clearly able to communicate and the idea is she will get out of the chair at the end of the race and crossed the finish line to raise funds for the home so amaz

mo farah is turning up and playing.on the football pitch, that's expected. but what is mo farah‘s game like? pitch, that's expected. but what is mo farah's game like? i've heard he is good. i've not seen him play. he will probably be able to last the 90 minutes. a lot of the others probably won't be able to. are we going to see you on the pitch? there's a lot of dust on the boots, but i am going to dust them off and hopefully play for a period. tell us what it is like to be back as qpr director? the club where you made your name? it is where it all started. the one place they always wa nt to started. the one place they always want to go back and do something to try to help the club was queens park rangers. they've given me a great opportunity. we've tried hard to get ourselves back in the premier league. it will take some time but it's great being back at loftus road and in the area, to be able to do this. tell us about the area and people now. two months on since the fire, lots of people still not in permanent residenc