The facial gymnastics — known as “gurning” — are the focus of the World Gurning Championships, a reverse beauty pageant of sorts and an ancient tradition in the town of Egremont, in northern England’s ...

The international competition sees competitors put their face between a horseshoe collar and pull a ridiculous facial expression. The post Wackiest faces at this year’s World Gurning Championships ...

At Britain's World Gurning Championships in Egremont, Cumbria, contestants compete to pull the ugliest faces through a horse ...

The World Gurning Championship is a key part of the weekend, with contestants coming from across the world to compete. Mr Brown said: "We are the only place where you can be the world champion of ...

A British dad-of-two has scooped the title of World Gurning champion after beating dozens of funny-faced competitors. Ryan Barton, 42, won the title during the bizarre annual contest in Cumbria at the ...

New world champions of gurning have been crowned at a centuries old town festival. The annual Egremont Crab Fair in Egremont, Cumbria, began in 1267 with the gurning world championship a fixture since ...

A British dad-of-two has scooped the title of World Gurning champion after beating dozens of funny-faced competitors. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & ...