Britain's biggest rivalry The War of the Roses has been reignited today (sun) as two delicacies went head to head at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.

The event has seen competitors attempting to knock over a dozen Yorkshire puddings 20ft up in the air with the famous Mancunian light bite - the black pudding.

The tradition is said to date back to 1455 when warring factions of the House of Lancaster and the House of York met for battle in nearby Stubbins, Lancs.