Samaritans chief executive Julie Bentley said, like life, the TCS London Marathon has highs but also moments of struggle when some help is needed.

Supporters can track a runner to make sure they are in the right place at the right time to cheer, offer a high five or give a hug to their loved one.

London Marathon Events aims to reach net zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2024.

Quickenden, who first found fame on The X Factor and later won Dancing On Ice, said he is not sure how he will run in the ‘massive’ costume.

Karen Liesching-Schroder said a speech therapist helped her to regain confidence following surgery for tongue cancer.

Speech and language therapists offer support to everyone from pre-term babies learning to suck to people at the end of their lives.

A survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists found almost one in four jobs were vacant across the UK.

The charity is aiming to raise £3.5 million for the Build it. Beat it campaign from runners taking part in the TCS London Marathon on April 23.

Demelza’s logo will no longer use the phrase ‘Hospice Care for Children’, instead saying it provides ‘extraordinary care for extraordinary children’.

The West Suffolk MP announced he would stand down at the next general election after appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Tickets for the March 4 event include a copy of Spare which became the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK following its release in January.

Scott Mitchell and EastEnders stars will remember Dame Barbara when they run the TCS London Marathon on April 23 for dementia research funding.

Richard Cadell said Sooty is a ‘very clever little bear’ for having a 75-year showbusiness career despite never uttering a word to the audience.

Sooty started life as a plain yellow bear which magician and puppeteer Harry Corbett found in a shop in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1948.

More than 410,000 people entered the ballot to participate in the 2023 TCS London Marathon, organisers said.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity said it hoped to raise £3.5 million through its partnership with the TCS London Marathon.

Simon Best, 59, from Coulsdon, Surrey, will run the TCS London Marathon dressed as Darth Vader for the charity Prostate Cancer UK.

Idrees had a rare condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome where the left side of the heart does not develop properly.

Visually impaired runners will be able to read the messages which will line miles 20 and 23 of the 26.2-mile marathon course.