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BROCKWORTH, England (AP) — A German YouTuber tripped, stumbled and tumbled his way to victory for the second year running at one of Britain’s zaniest sports contests.Tom Kopke, of Munich, was king of Cooper’s Hill in the annual cheese rolling competition as runners plunged down a 200-yard (180 meter) perilously steep pitch in pursuit of a speeding wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Kopke was the first to reach the bottom of the hill behind the cheese.
“All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title but this is mine,” a shirtless Kopke declared as he clutched his prize — the 7-pound (3-kilogram) circle of cheese. “I risked my life for this. It’s my cheese. Back to back.”Children under 11 start for the uphill competition during the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)Children under 11 start for the uphill competition during the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
Participants compete in the men’s downhill race category of the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)Participants compete in the men’s downhill race category of the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
Participants compete in the men’s downhill race category of the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
Participants compete in the men’s downhill race category of the traditional annual Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, Monday, May 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Anthony Upton)Among the regulations that had been placed on hold were ones setting cleanliness standards for abortion facilities and requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at certain types of hospitals located within 30 miles (48 kilometers) or 15 minutes of where an abortion is provided.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement that “today’s decision from the Missouri Supreme Court is a win for women and children and sends a clear message — abortion providers must comply with state law regarding basic safety and sanitation requirements.”Planned Parenthood maintains that those restrictions were specifically targeted to make it harder to access abortion.
Still, the organization — which has the state’s only abortion clinics — immediately started calling patients to cancel abortion appointments at Missouri clinics in Columbia and Kansas City, according to Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains.Wales said it’s a familiar but disappointing position for the organization.