Paula Radcliffe calls empty stands at European Athletics Championships ‘a shame’

Nearly 10,000 empty seats were available on the first evening of the Championships.

Healy’s time of 15:40.95 was just three-tenths of a second behind surprise third-placed finisher Micol Majori.

Highlights are men’s 100m and women’s 100m hurdles Hodgkinson up and running | Ticket backlash | Mail Billy Here’s what’s coming up this evening in Birmingham, with medal events in bold. All times BST. 7.05pm – pole vault (women) qualification 7.10pm – hammer throw (men) final 7.25pm – 5,000m (women) final 7.55pm – 10

Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Monday.

A BBQ pork roll at Alexander Stadium costs £18.50 while a bottle of water is priced at nearly £4

Keely Hodgkinson has aired her frustrations ahead of the European Athletics Championships and put one bizarre rumour to bed