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A day at the 2025 world conker championships: Stormtroopers, a giant rooster and the King’s horse chestnuts

A person dressed as a Stormtrooper participated at the World Conkers Championships Photo: Nigel Hume With thick fog rolling in across the fields, like the opening scene of Macbeth, it felt like a good ...
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Xbox has barely mentioned Conker's Bad Fur Day in 10 years, but popstar Doja Cat just put the cult N64 platformer in front of 24 million people in the funniest way

Conker's Bad Fur Day hasn't been in the public eye much (or at all) in recent years, but pop star and rapper Doja Cat just put the bad-mouthed squirrel in front of 24 million people. Conker's Bad Fur ...
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A king, a steel nut and a cheating storm – the strange tale of the World Conker Championships

It could have come straight from the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy. A king is challenged to a battle by a young pretender, with victory earned only by the destruction of the other. The king emerges ...