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World Conker Championships take place despite heavy rain

"if the conker that you've got is harder than the other guy's, you've won," said a former champion.

Czech Republic

Czech police arrest 31 after Euro 2020 qualifier against England

Fourteen of those detained were foreigners, police said, adding that the arrest could not be made "without the use of coercive means."

Japan

Rugby World Cup: England vs France match cancelled due to typhoon

Of the three matches scheduled to take place on Saturday, only one — Ireland vs Samoa — will go on as planned while England's match against France and the clash between New Zealand and Italy have been cancelled.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Our love of eccentricity means Teflon Boris Johnson will survive Brexit Britain’s collapse ǀ View

In only a very short stint in Number 10, Boris Johnson has managed to wreak several shades of havoc – even a constitutional crisis – yet his persona seems to deflect and defuse animosity. How?

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United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson heckled over suspension of UK parliament

Boris Johnson was told to reopen parliament by a heckler spoke at the Convention of the North in Rotherham

United Kingdom

Watch: Laughing stock as competitors get a taste for gravy wrestling

Contenders wrestle in 20,000 gallons of traditional Lancashire gravy in two-minute bouts. The food fight, which raises money for charity, began in 2007.

Sport

England keep Ashes hopes alive with one wicket victory over Australia

Ben Stokes leads England to a sensational one-wicket victory over Australia to tie The Ashes series

United Kingdom

Watch: Landmark cooling towers destroyed in controlled explosion

Landmark Didcot cooling towers destroyed in controlled explosion

United Kingdom

UK policeman murder investigation: Police search caravan site

Andrew Harper died after attending the scene in Berkshire, west of London, at around 11.30 pm local time (00.30 CEST) on Thursday, say Thames Valley Police.

United Kingdom

Watch: 'Chap Olympiad' celebrated Britain's 'sporting ineptitude'

"We really avoid any sporting tests. We are testing gentlemanly skills, not sporting skills."

United Kingdom

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

Watch: A new footbridge will reunite the two halves of Tintagel Castle

United Kingdom

Greatest show on turf: 12-hour lawnmower endurance race

The lawnmower endurance race in West Sussex, England, saw 48 teams take to the 1.5km circuit from dusk until dawn.

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A cut above: Contestants race lawnmowers in UK endurance event

A total of 48 teams lined up for the annual 12-hour endurance race staged in West Sussex, England

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'Pray and play': English cathedral unveils crazy golf course

The nave of Rochester Cathedral is home to a nine-hole course each including a model of a different type of bridge

United Kingdom

Military helps to shore up damaged dam amid town flooding fears

A British military helicopter dropped bags of ballast onto the outer slope of a dam that partially collapsed and risks bursting and flooding the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, central England.

United Kingdom

Watch: Contestants battle it out at the World Thumb War Championships

The female thumb war champion spot was claimed by Janet Coleman, better known as 'Nanny Thumb'.

United Kingdom

Pea shooting champion puffs a winner in world contest

Defending champion Ian Ashmeade won this year's world pea shooting contest in Cambridgeshire, England.

France

Sweden beat England 2-1 to take third place at Women's World Cup

The action started early in Nice with three goals scored — 2-1 for Sweden — before the referee whistled half time.

France

US forward Alex Morgan provokes English fans with 'tea' celebration

After she scored a goal against England, US footballer Alex Morgan appeared to celebrate by miming someone drinking tea, angering some England fans.

World News

England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1

England out of Women’s World Cup as USA squeeze through 2-1