Competitors at the UK-based World Conker Championships were subject to "airport-style" security after last year's event was plagued by cheating allegations.

Around 250 people from nine different countries entered this year's competition, which was held in Peterborough in eastern England on Sunday, organisers said.

The aim of the game is to use a conker -- the seed of horse chestnut trees -- threaded onto a string to try to smash an opponent's nut.

Security was enhanced after the 2024 tournament was thrown into turmoil when men's champion, David Jakins, was accused of using a conker made of steel.

Jakins's defeated opponent, Alastair Johnson-Ferguson, raised concerns about the conker Jakins had used during their face-off.

The controversy escalated when a steel conker was found inside J

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