Politicians decide to run

Two Belfast politicians are running in the 100th Boston Marathon on Monday

Two Belfast politicians are running in the 100th Boston Marathon on Monday. They are Mr Billy Hutchinson, leading spokesman for the Progressive Unionist Party, and Mr Alex Attwood, an SDLP councillor. The pair will be raising funds for Northern Ireland's largest disability charity, Disability Action.

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