Former Coronation Street star Bruno Langley is preparing to run this year's Virgin London Marathon in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

He's taken part in the Great Manchester Run twice for the charity, and anticipates a time of just over four hours in the marathon, the route of which passes by the Tower RNLI Lifeboat Station on Victoria Embankment. Over 140 runners are taking part in the event this year for the organisation.