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The Sun
10-06-2025
- The Sun
Urgent hunt for missing schoolgirl, 13, last seen in pyjamas as cops ‘growing concerned for welfare'
Breaking FRANTIC SEARCH She was last seen yesterday evening Published : 9:14, 10 Jun 2025 Updated : 9:20, 10 Jun 2025 AN URGENT manhunt is underway to find a missing schoolgirl. Nereah, 13, was last seen at 7pm last night in Gloucestershire, wearing grey pyjamas. She reportedly left a property on Legion Way in Brockworth, near Gloucester, on the evening of June 9. She has not been spotted since. Police officers in the area are "growing concerned for her welfare." Nereah is described as being black and 5ft 6in in height. She has also been described as being of medium build, and with shoulder-length braided hair. Nereah is reported to have been wearing a black coat over grey pyjamas, along with white trainers and a black handbag. In a statement of appeal, Gloucestershire Constabulary said: "Police are appealing for help in locating a teenage girl who has gone missing from Brockworth. "Officers are growing concerned for her welfare and are asking the public for any information on her whereabouts. "Anyone with information on Nereah's location is asked to contact 101, quoting incident 540 of 9 June. If you can see Nereah at the time of calling, please ring 999.
BBC News
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Gloucestershire in pictures: Cheese roll prizes and countryside
The cheese rolling races may be fading in the memory but their legacy lives on in Ariel Dempsey (above) was finally awarded the Double Gloucester wheel she won in the uphill race, after the prize went another winner on the day donated her prize to a good cause that helps the weather has been that good old English mix of sunshine and showers, but that hasn't prevented some lovely sights in this beautiful county of ours. Delightful daisies: We're always blown away by the small, beautiful hidden corners of Gloucestershire. This photo in particular was a favourite for us this week as it seems the perfect place for a picnic in Edge. Oh come all ye faithful: A familiar sight on matchdays, Gloucester fans heading to Kingsholm. This photo was taken as they made their way to the stadium for the final time this season. Wheelie thoughtful: A wheel of Double Gloucester won in the annual traditional cheese rolling races is to be served up to rough sleepers in north London. Ava Sender Logan, 20, managed to bag the 7lb (3kg) cheese in the women's race at Brockworth. Borderlands: The Wye Valley can be a beautiful place to be on a sunny day, with multiple hikes mapped out through the forests and fields on either side of the river. Dinosaurs take over Gloucester: Luckily, they're just statues... Dino-ROAR weekend is a chance to take a look at these dinosaurs up, close and personally in the centre of the city. Soak up the sun: Whenever and wherever you can! We love this photo captured by our weather watcher 'Santa Susie' which shows off Berkeley in the most beautiful light.
News.com.au
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Daredevil dressed as wizard somersaults down hill chasing 3kg wheel of cheese in wild competition
A fearless contestant performed a massive somersault before slamming into the ground during an annual cheese rolling event in the UK. The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake event is held every year in May at Brockworth near Gloucester, England. The mystery man, who was dressed as a wizard, was attempting to break the course record for fastest descent when he did the cartoon-style flip. (Watch in the video player above). Some audience members struggled to watch as the speedster landed flat on his back after the acrobatic fall. Incredibly, he managed to escape without breaking any bones during the event on Monday. He joined dozens of others in the unofficial competition to chase a wheel of Double Gloucester down the steep grassy slope. Gardener Will Matthews, 23, from Glosucester was in the same race and spoke to the man at the top. 'He was dressed as a wizard and he said his name was Tye,' he said. 'Apparently he was trying to break the record for the fastest descent. 'I understand he was in the pub afterwards. There were a few people who had to go to hospital with injuries but he wasn't one of them. 'I'm feeling very sore today so he must be really feeling it.' The annual cheese rolling festival, which has gone on for over 200 years, attracts people from all over the world determined to keep the strange tradition alive. Fellow entrant Will, who was taking part in the eccentric competition for the first time, said it was 'exhilarating'. 'It's definitely something ticked off my bucket list,' he said. 'I think my mum would kill me if I tried to do it again.' The second men's race was delayed briefly after a contestant was carried away from the first event on a stretcher. German YouTuber Tom Kopke won the event for the second year in a row. Speaking after the event, he said: 'All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title, but this is mine. 'I worked for this. I risked my life for this. It's my cheese back to back. 'This year was different. I shut off my brain and went for it.'
RNZ News
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Kiwi 'couldn't breathe, couldn't talk' after cheese race win in UK
Participants take part in the annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, England, Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo: AP / Jacob King A New Zealand man who emerged victorious from an annual race in England - where participants fling themselves down a hill in an effort to catch a wheel of cheese - says he won't be competing in the event again. According to an Associated Press report on last year's event , races have been held at Cooper's Hill, since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older. Thousands of people turn out to watch trhe event and cheer on the competitors, the report said. Byron Smith told Morning Report he had suffered a broken rib, a collapsed lung and internal injuries while winning this year's Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake near the city of Gloucester. "I did the race last year and I came out scot free because it was a lot wetter so it was more of a slip and slide. "This year it was quite dry and I just remember banging and tumbling the whole way down. "When I stood up couldn't really breathe, couldn't really talk and figured I must have banged my ribcage on something," Smith said. The traditional event attracts people from around the globe who come to chase a 7lb Double Gloucester cheese down the steep Coopers Hill. Photo: AP / Jacob King Smith said he had become a minor celebrity in the London hospital where he was recovering but he'd told his wife, if he won, he would not attempt the race again. "She's actually a nurse and she probably thinks it's a waste of public resources - which isn't that far off." Smith said he was looking forward to sharing his victor's spoils of four blocks of cheese with his friends - when he got out of hospital.
The Guardian
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
‘I risked my life for this': YouTuber wins cheese-rolling race two years in a row
The idea of a perfect spring bank holiday for most of us involves lazing around at home and barely lifting a finger. For a select number of daredevils flocking to Gloucestershire, however, the day is spent chasing a wheel of cheese down a hill. The annual tradition, thought to date back to 1826, sees competitors sprint, trip and tumble down Cooper's Hill near Brockworth to try to win an 8lb wheel of double gloucester. The cheese is given a head start of a few seconds and is said to roll down the hill at about 70mph. The cheese is chased 200 yards (182 metres) down the 1:2 gradient hill. The first person to the bottom wins the cheese. Among this year's winners were a YouTuber and university student raising money for refugees and homeless people. The recent dry spell of weather made the racetrack harder, slower and more dangerous for the competitors who were cheered on by thousands of supporters. The German YouTuber Tom Kopke, 23, from Munich, was the winner of the first men's downhill race, retaining the title he won last year. 'It was crazy. This year was different,' he said. 'Last year the hill was muddy and this year it was dry and dangerous and people got injured. 'I shut off my brain and went for it. All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title but this is mine. I worked for this. I risked my life for this. It's my cheese. Back to back.' Longtime cheese-maker Rod Smart, who has produced cheese for the chase for more than 25 years, once again provided the wheels for this year's event. Four cheeses weighing about 3kg each and three smaller ones, weighing about 1.5kg, are used. The women's race was won by Ava Sender Logan, 20, who was racing for the Refugee Community Kitchen, which supports displaced people in northern France and homeless people in London and Edinburgh. 'This is my first time,' the university student from London said. 'I thought it was such a tradition, and I will probably feel it tomorrow. 'I can't believe it, I can't believe it. It felt quite long coming down and then I hit my head. I'm down, that's what matters. I'm fine.' The second men's race was won by Luke Preece, from Gloucester, who flew down the hill dressed in a Superman costume. 'I am absolutely buzzed, amazing … the adrenaline,' he said afterwards. 'My dad did it, I can't believe it, it's amazing.' The final men's downhill race was won by Byron Smith, 33, from New Zealand, who had to settle for second place last year. 'It feels great, yeah,' he said. 'I did it last year and came second in my heat and I thought I could do it this year and I did.' Since 2010, the event has been staged unofficially after health and safety fears caused the official competition to be cancelled when more than 15,000 people turned up to watch the 2009 competition. Since then, it has been held with the police keeping a watchful eye. Local roads have been closed up to two-and-a-half miles around the slope. In 2013, the wheel of cheese was replaced with a lightweight foam version over safety fears but, the next year, the real deal returned for good. The origin of the competition is unknown. Some believe it came from claiming grazing rights on the common and land around Cooper's Hill; others think it could have been a fertility ritual. The popularity of the contest has boomed in recent years, with competitors and TV crews travelling from around the world. The BBC has even livestreamed the races, with the broadcaster sometimes having to apologise for the ripe language spluttered at the adrenaline-fuelled event.
