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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Feline freefalling! Moment bemused cat goes skydiving in Russia wearing its own tiny helmet
This is the extraordinary moment a cat with his own tiny helmet on went for a skydive with its owner. Thoth, a one-year-old Bengal mix, was securely strapped to Ivan Kuznetsov before he jumped from a plane over Ussuriysk, Russia. Click on the above video to watch the daredevils jump.
BreakingNews.ie
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Pamplona holds opening bull run during Spain's San Fermin festival
Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of six charging bulls at the opening run of the San Fermin festival on Monday. It was the first of nine morning runs during the famous celebrations held in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. Advertisement Bulls are released to run through the cobblestone streets(Miguel Oses/AP) The bulls pounded along the twisting cobblestone streets after being led by six steers. Up to 4,000 runners take part in each bull run, which takes place over 846 meters (2,775 feet) and can last three to four minutes. Most runners wear the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with a red sash and neckerchief. The expert Spanish runners try to sprint just in front of the bull's horns for a few death-defying seconds while egging the animal on with a rolled newspaper. Attendees wait on their balconies as rain begins to fall during the first day of the running of the bulls (Miguel Oses/AP) Thousands of spectators watch from balconies and wooden barricades along the course. Millions more follow the visceral spectacle on live television. While gorings are not rare, many more people are bruised and injured in falls and pileups with each other. Medics rush in to treat the injured and take the seriously hurt to a hospital. Advertisement Revellers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain (Miguel Oses/AP) Unofficial records say at least 15 people have died in the bull runs over the past century. The deadliest day on record was July 13 1980, when four runners were killed by two bulls. The last death was in 2009. The rest of each day is for eating, drinking, dancing and cultural entertainment, including bull fights where the animals that run in the morning are slain in the bull ring by professional matadors each afternoon. The festival was made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway's classic 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises about American bohemians wasting away in Europe.
Washington Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Pamplona holds opening bull run during San Fermin festival
PAMPLONA, Spain — Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of six charging bulls at the opening run of the San Fermín festival Monday. It was the first of nine morning runs during the famous celebrations held in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. The bulls pounded along the twisting cobblestone streets after being led by six steers. Up to 4,000 runners take part in each bull run, which takes place over 846 meters (2,775 feet) and can last three to four minutes.
The Independent
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Watch daredevils risk Gloucestershire cheese rolling race as German YouTuber retains title
Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying Gloucestershire cheese rolling race. Brave competitors sprinted, tripped and tumbled down Cooper's Hill in Brockworth to try and win the 8lb double Gloucester. The recent dry weather had made the racetrack harder and slower but more dangerous for the competitors. The winner of the first men's downhill race was German Tom Kopke, 23, from Munich, who retained the title he won last year. 'It was crazy. This year was different,' Mr Kopke, who runs his own YouTube channel said. Rebel cheese rollers have been staging their own unofficial event after health and safety fears caused the official competition to be cancelled in 2010.
Sky News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Cheese-loving daredevils hurl themselves down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire for famous race
Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race. Competitors ran, slid and tumbled down the near-vertical incline in an effort to try and win an 8lb wheel of Double Gloucester - a semi-hard cheese renowned for its strong and savoury flavour. They were cheered on by thousands of spectators during the notoriously dangerous race - made tougher this year with a harder racetrack due to the recent dry weather. People have been staging their own unofficial event after health and safety fears caused the official competition to be cancelled in 2010. Since then, it has been held unofficially with the police keeping a watchful eye on the event. Several races took place this year, with German YouTuber Tom Kopke winning the first men's downhill race. "It was crazy. This year was different," said the 23-year-old from Munich after retaining the title he won last year. "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." The cheese is chased 200 yards down the 1:2 gradient hill in Brockworth. Competitors travelled from across the world to take part in the series of madcap races. 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. The second men's race was won by Luke Preece, from Gloucester, who flew down the hill race dressed in a Superman costume - and the final men's downhill race was won by Byron Smith, 33, from New Zealand. The unusual event is a centuries-old tradition and is thought to have its roots in a heathen festival to celebrate the return of spring.
