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Celebrations as thousands complete London Marathon

Thousands of people have completed the London marathon on Sunday, kicked off by a countdown from space from astronaut and competitor Tim Peake who joined them by way of treadmill from the International Space Station.

In total there were nearly 40,000 runners taking part in this year's record breaking event including double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Homes and Game of Throne's Natalie Dormer.

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Marathon marriage proposal caught on camera

A couple who got engaged on the finish line of the London marathon were caught on camera.

Blogger Ashley Fryer, who took the photos, put out an appeal on social media to track the couple down to give them the pictures of the proposal.

Adam Ruddick, from Whitton, can be seen bending down on one knee to propose to Rachel Newell on the finish line at 2.25pm.

She appears shocked but then grabs his face and kisses him as she accepts his proposal.

Within hours the groom-to-be spotted the post on social media and replied to Ashley.

Rachel added: "This is me and my now fiancé! They're beautiful. So lucky you were there to capture the moment so perfectly. Thank you so much."

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