Daredevils tumble for glory at Gloucester's annual cheese-rolling race
For the second year in a row, Munich's Tom Kopke threw caution to the wind, hurtling down the 200-yard, nearly vertical hill after a runaway wheel of Double Gloucester in front of thousands of spectators.
'All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title but this is mine,' a shirtless Kopke declared as he clutched his prize - the 7-pound (3-kilogram) circle of cheese. 'I risked my life for this. It's my cheese. Back to back.'
In the women's race, Ava Sender Logan from London came out victorious. 'I will probably feel it tomorrow,' she said. 'It felt quite long coming down and then I hit my head. I'm down, that's what matters. I'm fine.'
The origins of this wild event remain unclear, though it's believed to date back much further than its first recorded mention in 1826.
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The American Music Awards (AMAs) are back after a two-year hiatus and took place last night at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas.
Kendrick Lamar led the nominations with 10 nods, with Post Malone following behind with eight noms, and Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey following behind with seven each.
At the end of the evening, Billie Eilish emerged triumphant as the biggest winner of the night, winning all seven of her nominations, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
Eilish was not present at the awards and instead sent in video speeches thanking her fans.
Scroll down for the full list of winners.
Elsewhere, Gracie Abrams won New Artist of the Year, while Eminem beat Kendrick Lamar for Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist and Favourite Hip-Hop Album. Lamar did win Favourite Hip-Hop Song for his record-smashing and Grammy Award-winning Drake diss track 'Not Like Us'.
SZA won Favourite R&B Song and Favourite Female R&B Artist, while Beyoncé won Favourite Country Album and Favourite Female Country Artist.
Janet Jackson received the Icon Award, and both Road Stewart and Zac Brown were awarded special prizes, with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Veterans Voice Award respectively.
Here are the 2025 American Music Awards winners:
Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams (WINNER)
Sha
boozey
Teddy Swims
Tommy Richman
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Collaboration of the Year
Social Song of the Year
Favourite Touring Artist
Favourite Music Video
Favourite Male Pop Artist
Favourite Female Pop Artist
Favourite Pop Album
Favourite Pop Song
Favourite Male Country Artist
Favourite Female Country Artist
Favourite Country Duo Or Group
Favourite Country Album
Favourite Country Song
Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Favourite Hip-Hop Album
Favourite Hip-Hop Song
Favourite Male R&B Artist
Favourite Female R&B Artist
Favourite R&B Album
Favourite R&B Song
Favourite Male Latin Artist
Favourite Female Latin Artist
Favourite Latin Duo Or Group
Favourite Latin Album
Favourite Latin Song
Favourite Rock Artist
Favourite Rock Album
Favourite Rock Song
Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist
Charli XCX
David Guetta
John Summit
Lady Gaga (WIN
NER)
Marshmello
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Favourite Afrobeats Artist
Favourite K-Pop Artist
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