“If they really are refugees, why don’t they have to stay in the first safe country they reach?” “Why don’t they just claim asylum in France?” Here is my answer, once & for all. To Jonathan Gullis, and to everyone else who ever wondered. #RefugeesWelcome

1/ The British Athletics policy of only taking medalists and top 8 athletes is going to hinder not only an athletes development but also their chance to become full time athletes. I know that their policy standard (for a lot of events) is based on the IAAF standard.

If there was another EU referendum, how would you vote? Please RT for larger sample.

Day 1 Main Stadium live feed link youtube.com/live/4ZRznMI5d…

Boris Johnson early Covid WhatsApps still not passed to inquiry bbc.in/43q5OXj

Rishi Sunk has said that this year's public sector pay awards have been agreed in full but with no new or additional funding to cover them. There is literally no economic sense in this whatsoever. A short thread...

Want to win two pairs of the new Adidas Adizero Boston 12 shoes, courtesy of Start Fitness? Just vote on who you think had the best achievement from June and RT this post 💥 🇬🇧 Zharnel Hughes 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon, EGH🇰🇪 🇪🇹 Lamecha Girma

Dear 🇬🇧, I’m not a member of any political party. I cannot vote here or run for public office. I’m just a doctor who is terribly worried about public health and can say unequivocally: your family is not safe with this govt running the NHS. #SOSNHS

"UK poised to confirm fifth delay to post-Brexit checks on imports" As usual, Brexit only works when it's not implemented... Meanwhile, the EU has been checking goods from the UK from day one, as they would do for things coming from any third country. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Want to win two pairs of cross country spikes of your choice, courtesy of Start Fitness? Just vote on who you think had the best achievement from August (almost an impossible choice) and RT this post 💥 🇺🇸 Sha'Carri Richardson 🇺🇸 Noah Lyles, OLY 🇬🇧 KJT 🇬🇧 Josh Kerr

We are delighted to announce that the 2024 fixtures calendar has now been published following a consultation on 16 September. Take a look at all of the key championships and fixtures dates for next year ⤵ bit.ly/24Fixtures

A rousing performance of 'Fairytale of New York' was given by Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The performance was greeted by cheers inside and outside the church | rte.ie/b/1420857

"No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how much you want it, Somebody will want it more. I am Somebody." —Steve Prefontaine

Alternative finish line view via David Matthews

The Princess of Wales is missing and the spare Prince is in exile and the King is treating his cancer with herbs. If this were the 1300s France would be looking to invade.

Gaining some big momentum in the last couple days. £20k in the last 12 hours. Massive thank you to everyone who has donated big or small. The money raised is going directly to The Running Charity & Sandblast who I will continue to work with long after the run is finished in 9

Time for a change