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Page last updated at 21:20 GMT, Saturday, 25 October 2008 22:20 UK

Hundreds stranded on Cumbria run

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Several hundred people taking part in a run in the Lake District near Keswick have been stranded by flooding and torrential rain.

The runners were taking part in the Original Mountain Marathon (OMM) run when they were overcome by the weather.

Jon Brain reports.

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