The infamous King Conker has now broken his silence as he was accused of cheating at the World Conker Championships after being found with a steel chestnut. Allegations of foul play are swirling ...

"Now it turns out King Conker had a dummy steel conker, so he could have swapped his real conker for that one. Or he could have marked the conker strings to pick out a harder nut. I'm suspicious ...

“We are confident this was not used, but the inquiry is running.” “It looks exactly like a real conker,” said Burkett, wearing a hat adorned with chestnuts, in an interview with The Guardian.

“Allegations of foul play have been received that somehow King Conker swapped his real conker for the metal one later found in his pocket.” “He was very closely watched by four judge ...

Over 2000 conkers were prepared for the competition. "Allegations of foul play have been received that somehow King Conker swapped his real conker for the metal one later found in his pocket," St ...

"Allegations of foul play have been received that somehow King Conker swapped his real conker for the metal one later found in his pocket," World Conker Championships spokesman St. John Burkett ...

His victory was plunged into controversy and he was surprised to find himself at the centre of national headlines when the Telegraph reported claims he cheated by swapping his real conker for a ...

After the competition, the retired engineer was found to have a steel dummy, shaped and painted to look like a real conker and threaded on identical lace. The 82-year-old, who was also responsible ...

He added: "Yes, he had a steel conker with him, which we're aware of... it's very obvious it's not a real one." The World Conker Championships David Jakins won the men's title for the first time ...