The sun is shining brightly and temperatures are rising as some 56,000 participants take on the 45th edition of the London Marathon.While the female elite race was won by Tigst Assefa in a women's-only world record time,

Sunday's London Marathon set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 in New York last year, organisers said. A total of 56,640 runners crossed the finish line,