Metal replica conker found in pocket of David Jakins AKA King Conker, first-time winner after competing since 1977
The World Conker Championships is investigating cheating allegations after the men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket.
David Jakins won the annual title in Southwick, Northamptonshire on Sunday for the first time after competing since 1977.
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Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is seeking a judge’s permission to replace her court-ordered home detention with a curfew after landing a job that requires her to travel throughout the state of Maryland. Mosby was convicted of one count of mortgage fraud in February after she testified that she unintentionally made false statements…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Monday to shore up support just three weeks before the presidential election. While warning the crowd about what he said is at stake if former President Trump were to take back the White House, the vice presidential candidate bragged about the unorthodox trio…
At a Pennsylvania rally, the vice-president focused on Trump’s threat to use armed forces against his adversaries Kamala Harris has said a second Trump term would be “a huge risk for America”, in a renewed effort to paint her Republican opponent as a threat to democracy, after the former president threatened to use US armed…
Americans flocked to Fox News Digital during the unprecedented news cycle in the third quarter 2024. Fox News Digital finished the quarter as the No. 1 news brand among the key metrics of multiplatform views and minutes, according to Comscore. The third quarter of 2024 saw President Biden end his re-election bid, Vice President Kamala…
The New York Mets evened the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it was yet another grand slam that helped win them a postseason game. The Mets took down the Dodgers, 7-3, much in part to Mark Vientos belting a grand slam in the top of the second inning to help…
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Curs valutar BNR, marți, 15 octombrie 2024. Ca de obicei, Banca Națională a României va anunța, la ora 13:00, cursul valutar. FANATIK vă prezintă, în timp real, cum vor surprinde piața internă moneda euro, dolarul american, dar și celelalte monede relevante. Cum vor evolua moneda euro și dolarul american, marți, 15 octombrie Moneda unică a început…
Darius Rucker let the good times continue rolling even after his body hit the floor following an unfortunate slip at a concert over the weekend. Rucker, who was performing with his band, Hootie & the Blowfish, at his annually curated Riverfront Revival in Charleston, South Carolina, didn’t let the trip stop the show. The 58-year-old…
A passenger on a cruise ship nearly 170 miles off the coast of Los Angeles was medevaced from the vessel on Sunday after experiencing severe abdominal pain, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard District Eleven Command Center received a request for medevac from the Princess Cruises-operated…
Cargo shipping hit again in Odesa; Russia could attack Nato countries by 2030, say Germany spy chiefs. What we know on day 965 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
A North Carolina man is being accused of threatening FEMA workers with an assault rifle in western North Carolina who are helping with recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Just before 1 pm on Saturday, deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received reports about a man with an assault rifle making comments about potentially harming…
CNN editors called the segment at the center of a high-stakes defamation lawsuit an “infernal story” that wasn’t ready for air, but the network aired it anyway, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, who received internal CNN documents. U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him and his security consulting company, Nemex Enterprises Inc.,…
Harrison Ford is not ready to slow down anytime soon. In a recent interview with GQ, the 82-year-old actor spoke about his decades-long career in Hollywood, including his latest project, “Shrinking,” in which he plays Paul, a therapist suffering from Parkinson’s disease. While many people his age have already retired from their careers, Ford has…
Taylor Swift entering Arrowhead Stadium to watch Travis Kelce usually brings a ton of fanfare before, during and after the Kansas City Chiefs play. But on Monday night, as the couple descended upon Yankee Stadium to watch the New York Yankees take on the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series,…
Vice President Harris is being accused of plagiarizing from several sources in her 2009 book on policing that was released while she was district attorney of San Francisco. The book, “Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer,” was co-authored with Joan O’C Hamilton. The so-called “plagiarism hunter,” Austrian professor Stefan Weber,…
It’s pretty clear which states to watch to know whether Democrats or Republicans will control the Senate. Contests in Ohio, Montana, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are all battlegrounds. But it’s a different story to understanding which might control the House. The path to power isn’t direct in the House. A patchwork of districts…
A Sun City Center, Florida man was arrested on Sunday after allegedly trying to steal a generator being used to power a traffic light that was likely damaged during Hurricane Milton, according to law enforcement officials. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said 40-year-old Soyal Zapata-Dye was charged with third-degree grand theft during a state of…
The Houston Texans will be without one of their defensive playmakers for four games after the NFL slapped him with a violation of their performance-enhancing drugs policy. Veteran defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. was suspended four games without pay on Monday for the violation, though it’s unknown what substance Edwards was found to have taken. …
A Mississippi lineman has sacrificed his time to help those in need with Hurricane Milton recovery efforts as his wedding day is days away. “We found out last Monday that he was leaving Wednesday of last week,” Emily Holder, fiancée to lineman Brady Creel, told Fox News Digital. Holder said they both knew that this…
A single Utah mother of two small children who was raising money for her own funeral after being diagnosed with cancer has died, according to her family. Erika Diarte-Carr, 33, was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung carcinoma, a rare form of cancer, in May 2022. UNC PLAYER TYLEE CRAFT DIES AT 23 OF…
Voters in storm-ravaged parts of the Southeast could face new hurdles at the ballot box this year following the destruction wrought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, back-to-back disasters that have sparked a flurry of new outreach from states, parties, and even campaigns themselves in a bid to expand voters’ access to the polls and ensure…
British Museum, LondonIn a show full of beauty and horror, which even includes ‘Jamaica’s Elgin Marbles’, the artist places his own works alongside those plundered by Britain from long-destroyed peoples Part history lesson, part crime scene, Hew Locke’s What Have We Here? is filled with beauty and horror. At the heart of the show, in…
Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly Britain is at risk of experiencing a repeat of the sharp increase in energy costs which has fuelled the continuing cost of living crisis because it relies too heavily on gas, according to an expert panel of industry leaders. The…
From Sly Stallone at the White House to Hulk Hogan at the RNC, Donald Trump has made no secret of his affinity for hyper-masculine men. But will the US fall for his action movie-inspired strongman shtick one more time? There’s a real possibility that Donald Trump sees no distinction between the terms “strongman” and “strong…
NBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki said that some polling numbers for Vice President Kamala Harris have “completely reversed” in recent days. Harris was once touted by many of her supporters as the inevitable winner of the 2024 election, but with less than a month before the election, the race appears to be a dead…
The University of Nevada, Reno released a statement on Monday confirming that the decision has been made to forfeit an upcoming women’s volleyball match against San Jose State, which has been the center of controversy due to a transgender player on its roster. OutKick originally reported on Monday that the Wolf Pack players voted on…
Health secretary announces trials to assess impact of medicines such as Ozempic or Mounjaro on worklessness New weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work, Wes Streeting has suggested. The health secretary said “widening waistbands” were placing a burden on the NHS. Continue reading… Please follow and like…
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Mutarea lui Daniel Bîrligea la FCSB a fost extrem de surprinzătoare pentru iubitorii sportului „rege” din România. La două luni distanță, patronul lui CFR Cluj a făcut dezvăluiri în privința transferului atacantului. Neluțu Varga nu regretă că l-a lăsat pe Daniel Bîrligea la FCSB: „L-am lăsat să-și facă viitorul! Am avut oferte mai bune pentru…
Process tested in patients over 10-year period involves short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation Doctors are hailing a “remarkable” new treatment regime for cervical cancer that reduces the risk of dying by 40%, in the biggest advance against the disease in 25 years. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, with…
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Jude Bellingham, vedeta celor de la Real Madrid, a fost protagonistul unui moment emoționant. Mijlocașul central a reușit să aducă un zâmbet pe chipul unui copil aflat în suferință, cu ajutorul fostului său coleg de la juniori, Noah Ohio. Jude Bellingham, gest uriaș pentru un copil bolnav de cancer. Ce a făcut vedeta de la…
Years before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and started the latest war in the region, the terror group plotted other assaults, including a scheme to blow up a skyscraper in Tel Aviv while pressuring Iran to assist in its battle against the Jewish state, according to documents found by Israeli forces in the…
