BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox has been attempting to complete the equivalent of five marathons in five days in a bid to raise money for Children in Need.

The TV star is running 135 miles in five days, which has raised more than £4 million. Cox will be ending her arduous journey in Pudsey, Leeds, after starting in Kielder Forest and travelling through Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

Speaking of her charitable efforts, Sara said: "Everybody just giving a fiver or a tenner did it, that is amazing. Thank you so much. Thanks to everybody who has donated, you're absolutely awesome."

She added: "We are not women of a certain vintage, we are not women of a certain age, we are women over 50," she said. "It's just the beginning when you get to 50, I'm loving being 50."