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Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Watch the action from this year's wife-carrying world championships in Finland

Pairs are tasked with completing an obstacle course, while the woman is carried by the man, in the fastest time.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2016

QUIRKY WORLD... Finnish couple win World Wife Carrying Championship

FINLAND: A couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships — a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying a female teammate-

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Julia’s not heavy, she’s my partner, says Paul

AN Irish duo claimed a moral victory for large women everywhere at the wife-carrying world championships in Finland at the weekend.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2003