Do real damage. And coming up slow walk. Slow mind . Scientists say your speed reveals a lot about the health of your mind and body. Hello and welcome to world news today. Eliud kipchoge has become the first person ever to run a marathon in under two hours, an achievement he said was like landing on the moon. The reigning olympic champion, who also holds the official marathon record, was cheered on by huge crowds as he made it over the finish line injusti hour, 59 minutes and a0 seconds, around a specially designed course in the austrian capital, vienna. And after he finished, the kenyan said he hoped to inspire others to try to beat his record time. Iam i am feeling good. It has taken 65 yea rs i am feeling good. It has taken 65 years for a human being to make history in sport. After Roger Bannister in 1954 it took another 63 yea rs. Bannister in 1954 it took another 63 years. I tried. Bannister in 1954 it took another 63 years. Itried. Now bannister in 1954 it took another 63 years.
Part of this challenge and every time they go past this point near the finishing line, they rotate. Just one of the many steps that have been taken by the organisers to ensure that kipchoge ducks under that two hour mark. Special shoes propelled the kenyan further forward with each pace. They calculated the optimum course and weather, taking into account his biorhythms and even projected a laser onto the road. But all this means it cant be ratified as a world record by athletics world governing body. Hes pointing. Come on, he says. As the finish line approached, the pacemakers stepped away and kipchoge strode into history. Into the final 20 seconds, Eliud Kipchoge. Looks over his shoulder. 1 59 40 the unofficial time. Im the happiest man to run under two hours. In order to inspire many people. To tell people that no human is limited. You can do it. I expect more of that, for all of the world to run under two hours. Already a great athlete with world and olympic titles, kipchoge will no
Two members of the public are praised for helping to stop a suspect who stabbed three people in Manchesters Arndale Shopping Centre yesterday. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, joe twyman and Yasmin Alibhai brown. Stay with us for that. Good evening. There have been fierce clashes between turkish troops and Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a hundred thousand people have fled their homes. Much of todays fighting has been in the border area near ras al ain. The Turkish Military have entered the strategically important town, but theyre facing stiff resistance from the kurdish led, Syrian Democratic forces. Ankara says it wants to establish a 20 mile deep buffer zone across the frontier with syria, to keep out kurdish militias and resettle syrian refugees. From the turkish side of the border, heres our International Corresp
Himself in gemini man. Lets start with American Woman. Sienna miller is debra, living in rust belt pennsylvania. She is pin balling endlessly between variously useless and occasionally abusive men and looking for security and love. One night, her teenage daughter goes out and doesnt come home. She is left holding her grandson with no idea what happened. Here is a clip. Its been. Its been three days since we last saw bridget. She left home around seven. She was wearing a pink sweatshirt and white sneakers. She had her hair coloured a few days ago, so its a little lighter now, a little more blonde. But not much. This is a mothers worst nightmare. To know that your daughter is out there somewhere and shes calling for you and you cant get to her. Im sorry. She cries. I miss my daughter. So, on one level the film is about a missing person but its actually, thats only one part of what its about. The narrative jumps forward several years and we see the central character played by Sienna Mille