Daredevils defy weather for annual cheese rolling races

Participants take part in the annual cheese rolling at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire Jacob King/PA)

Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire.

Brave competitors sprinted, tripped and tumbled down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth to try and win the 8lb double Gloucester.