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BBC left viewers baffled as the updates about the Bank Holiday weekend took an sudden flip. BBC News presenter Lucy Hockings returned to screens and went live to Gloucestershire for coverage of its annual cheese-rolling event. The broadcaster announced: “They’re getting ready for another race, it is the annual chees racers, competitors chasing a 7lbs double Gloucester down a steep hill.”

As a clip from the event appeared on screen, the New Zealand native continued: “The races are under way, we think one is just about to happen,” before passing the coverage to the reporter, who was in Gloucestershire watching the motion. He might be heard saying: “There’s a chicken on the left, look out for the chicken on the left. Is that the chicken from Chicken Run, I wonder?” This portion of the news was then reshared on social media by one disgruntled viewer who accused the broadcaster of having a “slow news day.”

Taking to the caption with outrage, they fumed: “We interrupt this timeline to convey you breaking news from BBC News…on a VERY slow news day…”

A second remarked: “I know there’s cutbacks at the BBC, but this is ridiculous.”

Commenting in disbelief, another added: “I have just played the video. BBC News going live to the cheese rolling? Yes, they did.”

Despite the backlash, the coverage was defended, as one fan sarcastically responded: “Oh my God, how DARE the BBC cover a culturally significant event on a light-hearted, sunny bank holiday. Just terrible.”

“In a world of grim updates, this is the breaking news we need in our lives,” echoed a fifth.

The cheese rolling race was ultimately received by German YouTuber Tom Kopke, also identified as Tooleko.

He retained his title as champion after successful for the third yr in a row, beating local competitor and Guinness World Record holder Chris Anderson.

Speaking to the BBC, the Munich native said that the situations for the boys’s downhill race had been “optimal” this yr.

“This was, I think, my best year ever, and I tried to stay on my feet for as long as possible. I think I got a good recovery on the middle of the hill and then sprinted the rest,” Tom added.

He beat 23-time champion Chris close to the end line, and admitted: “The whole race I noticed Chris in entrance of me and I had to get him.

Chris was named a Guinness World Record holder for successful the most races between 2002 and 2022, he got here out of retirement to compete against Tom, but in the end completed second.