Summary

  • The annual cheese rolling races, where competitors chase a 7lb Double Gloucester down Cooper's Hill, have featured multiple overseas winners

  • In the first race, German YouTuber Tom Kopke completes his hat-trick of successive wins, fending off a challenge from Chris Anderson

  • There was joy for the Anderson family however, as his son William, aged 11, won the first children's race

  • Competitors have come from all over the world, including Japan, the USA, Poland and France

  • The races are taking place on what is officially the hottest May day recorded in the UK

  • Where are you watching our cheese rolling stream from? Send us a photo via WhatsApp.

Live Reporting

Edited by Zosia Eyres and Steve Mellen, with the help of the cheese rolling team at Cooper's Hill.

  1. How long has cheese rolling been a thing?

    Clara Bullock
    Live page reporter

    Despite suggestions it began 10 years earlier, the first written record of cheese rolling appears on 9 June 1836.

    The event would have been a day of traditional festivities, including sack races, wrestling, maypole dancing and - naturally - the famed cheese roll at Whitsuntide.

    One theory suggests the event began as a Pagan ritual marking the summer solstice, with a burning wheel of wood and straw rolled down the hill to symbolise renewal of life. Find out other theories in the video below.

    Why and when did cheese rolling start? We take a look at the history

  2. What does cheese rolling look like?

    You may be thinking... cheese rolling, what on earth could that look like?

    We've got you covered!

    If you have never seen it before and want to get an idea of why we are making so much fuss about it, watch this video. It's all the highlights from last year.

  3. Welcome to our live coverage

    Cooper's Hill is the scene. It's steep, it's scary and it's where scores of people will chase a 7lb Double Gloucester cheese.

    Why, you ask?

    It's one of the greatest English bank holiday traditions is the answer. And - of course - if you get down there first you win the cheese.

    It should be noted the event can be dangerous and safety warnings are issued every year.

    We'll be live streaming the whole thing from 11.30 on this page and on the BBC iPlayer if you want to watch on your telly.

  4. Come back at 10.30

    We'll have full coverage of the Gloucester cheese rolling from Cooper's Hill on this page.

    You'll be able to watch all the action either here or on the BBC iPlayer.