A guide to the Great South Run in Portsmouth, the flat and fast 10-mile race along the Southsea seafront, with the route, how to enter and what to expect.
Author: James Whitfield
The South Coast derby, Portsmouth against Southampton
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Portsmouth to Southampton, the best ways to travel
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The Gosport Ferry, the quick way across Portsmouth Harbour
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The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, HMS Alliance up close in Gosport
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The Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth’s view from the top
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Storms line up for the UK with 60mph gales and heavy rain into Halloween
The UK faces a run of stormy spells into Halloween, with forecasters warning of 60mph gales and heavy rain, and the next named storm set to be Storm Austen.
Air France flight AF99 declares emergency and diverts to Dublin
An Air France Boeing 777 from Houston to Paris declared a general emergency over Ireland and diverted to Dublin, where flight AF99 landed safely.