A centuries-old street sport has been staged once again in a Scottish Borders town. The Uppies and the Doonies did battle on the streets of Jedburgh for its annual ba' game on Thursday. They compete ...

In the windswept sand dunes of Normandy, there are many reminders of the liberating forces, but the missions of one unit are far more difficult to trace. It was a unit backed by the Supreme Allied ...

24/7 Wall St. Posted: January 13, 2025 | Last updated: January 13, 2025 This video honors the pioneering Jedburgh teams who collaborated with the French Resistance in 1944, marking the foundation of ...

A Scottish Borders town has once again been staging its centuries-old street sporting battle. The Jedburgh ba' game is thought to have existed in its current form for about 300 years. Getty Images Two ...

Count Jacques le Bel de Penguilly was one of the last surviving French members of the “Jeds” – allied special forces who parachuted behind enemy lines as part of Operation Jedburgh in support of the ...

THE youths of Jedburgh were running hell for leather today as one of Scotland’s oldest annual events, Fastern’s E’en Hand Ba’, got under way in the town centre. The annual game, which can trace its ...

HUNDREDS of people took to the streets of Jedburgh for the traditional hand ba' match. The annual event, which started in the 1700's, involves two teams, the Uppies and the Doonies - divided by those ...

HELD annually in Jedburgh, the game of hand ball, known locally as Jethart Ba’, involves two battling teams, the Uppies and the Doonies, who try to get the ball and race it to their goal within the ...

A historic sport which dates back centuries has taken to the streets of a town in the Scottish Borders once more. Jedburgh's annual ba' game sees the Uppies and the Doonies battle to get a small ...

In the windswept sand dunes of Normandy, there are many reminders of the liberating forces, but the missions of one unit are far more difficult to trace. It was a unit backed by the Supreme Allied ...