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Fundraising friends raise thousands for hospital

Hughie and his friend Freddie raised thousands of pounds for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, where Hughie is a patient with leukaemia.

Freddie ran two kilometres every day to raise the money, finishing his challenge on Christmas day.

Now, Hughie has sent BBC Breakfast this special report on how the money is going to be spent.

11 February 2021

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