Marathon runner wins Pride of Britain Award

Manny Singh Kang said magician Dynamo came to his table and performed a magic trick to announce his win

A marathon runner who sells samosas to help raise money for the fight against dementia has been honoured at the Pride of Britain Awards.

Manny Singh Kang, from Wolverhampton, said the moment he was recognised felt "extraordinary" at the ceremony on Monday.

Mr Kang has raised £260,000 for Dementia UK through sponsored walks, marathons and selling samosas on matchdays at Molineux Stadium.

He told the BBC his motivation behind his fundraising work was uplifting people and helping those going through hard times.

Posting a picture of his trophy on X, he wrote: "OMG!! It was already an incredible honour to just represent the vital work of Dementia UK at the Pride Of Britain awards

"And then this happened! All the glory goes to the one who blessed me with a chance of human life. So many of you to thank."

Mr Kang told BBC Radio WM the moment his name was revealed felt "unreal".

"The magician Dynamo came to my table and did a magic trick with one of the presenters and pulled out a card with my name on it."

Speaking about his motivation, he added: "Its not about the money - it's about uplifting people and making them feel better about themselves regardless what they're going through."

Jason Evans set up the Factor 8 campaign group in 2016

Prominent blood scandal campaigner Jason Evans from Coventry also won a Pride of Britain award on Monday.

Mr Evans, who founded the campaign group Factor 8, was just four when his father died after being infected with both Hepatitis C and HIV through infected blood products.

He has been fighting on behalf of relatives and victims of the biggest scandal in NHS history for more than a decade.

It's been a long road - we've come a long way and I think now we're very close towards the end of that road in terms of truth and justice," he said.

"It was not just a privilege for me to receive the award but I think for the whole community you know everyone that's fought to get to where we are now.

"It's really special."