We all know how it feels to be stung by a nettle, but can you imagine eating them? Beth Hodges, 38, from Barry Island ate 19.5m (64ft) of them at the 2024 World Nettle Eating Championships ...

According to the White Rabbit Institute of Healing, in Ancient Greece stinging nettle was used as both a diuretic and laxative. In ancient folklore, it was deemed a powerful plant which could ...