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Watch: Toe wrestler nails 16th world championship title

After having their feet inspected for fungus, contestants lock toes and try to push their opponent's foot to the side.

27/05/2019

Earth News

Plastic straws will be a thing of the past by next year in England

A new law is being enforced in England to ban the sale of single-use plastic items.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Treasures unearthed from Anglo-Saxon tombThe 1400-year-old site

The 1400-year-old site, in Southend-on-Sea, was discovered accidentally by road workers in 2003.

09/05/2019

United Kingdom

Conservatives and Labour suffer big losses in local elections

Britain's two biggest parties — Conservative and Labour — suffered big losses in Thursday's local elections in England and Northern Ireland, according to partial results from the BBC.

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Brits lose their marbles to Germans in annual World Championship

It is claimed marbles has been played at Tinsley Green in West Sussex for hundreds of years.

23/04/2019

United Kingdom

UK’s zero-tariff plan to limit damage from no-deal Brexit

The UK says 87% of imports would not face a tax if it leaves the EU without a deal. But cars and meat imports from the EU would likely cost more.

13/03/2019

United Kingdom

England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies aged 81

"We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him," his family said in a statement announcing his death.

12/02/2019

Earth News

Get ready to get your hands dirty

Sustainable agri-tourism experiences in Europe to book in 2019

28/12/2018

United Kingdom

Brexit borders: 'There’s never going to be a deal that suits everyone'

Bryan Carter travels to Carlisle and heads north into Scotland

06/12/2018

United Kingdom

Brexit borders: How Brexit is seen around the town of Chester

Bryan Carter travels to the border between England and Wales to hear from those who are soon set to experience Brexit.

06/12/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Competitors have smashing time at World Conker Championships

Competitors braved blustery weather to battle it out on Sunday at the annual World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire, England.

15/10/2018

United Kingdom

In pictures: Princess Eugenie weds in royal fanfare

Catch the best shots of the royal wedding in Windsor

12/10/2018

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Watch: No Comment videos of the week

A seal slapped a kayaker with an octopus? All this and more in this edition of No Comments of the week.

28/09/2018

World

FA to vote on €670m deal to sell Wembley Stadium

The Football Association (FA) is set to vote on €670m deal to sell Wembley Stadium in London to Pakistani-American businessman Shahid Khan.

27/09/2018

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Britain hosts World 25-metre Pole climbing championships

England's Midlands was the scene for the bi-annual world 25-metre pole-climbing championships on Saturday (September 22).

24/09/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Vintage Citroëns battle it out in 24-hour endurance race

Watch: 27 teams took part in the unconventional race, which saw newcomers 'Beacon Downe' snatch first prize.

21/08/2018

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Close call after driver narrowly misses hitting a child cyclist in England

An English fire department has released footage of a near miss collision with a child on a bike on Sunday (August 5) to remind cyclists to ride safely.

08/08/2018

United Kingdom

UK and Ireland's hot weather reveals hidden ancient settlements

Ancient monuments and Roman settlements have been revealed by the UK's and Ireland's heatwave. The dry spell has left parched fields with unmistakable "crop marks" painted into the landscape.

17/07/2018

World News

Belgium beats England 2-0 to secure third place at World Cup 2018

Belgium beats England 2-0 to secure third place at World Cup 2018.

14/07/2018

Russia

Croatia beat England 2-1 to secure a spot in the World Cup final

Croatia beat England 2-1 to secure a spot in the World Cup final

11/07/2018