Every year, intrepid birdmen (and women) launch from the end of a pier at the oceanside resort of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. The official purpose of the International Bognor Birdman ...

Bristol is to have its own iconic ‘Birdman’ competition, which will see teams create crazy flying machines and throw themselves off a platform into the Floating Harbour. The Birdman event is perhaps ...

BOGNOR REGIS, England (AP) Thirty contestants took a flying leap off a short pier Sunday, in hang-gliders, motorless biplanes, a Mary Poppins costume and a chicken suit. They were competing for the ...

New research has revealed the UK's "worst" seaside town - and a famous rock star counts themselves as one of its residents. The embarrassing award was given to a South Coast town which is known for ...

Sir Richard Branson will today take flight from Bognor Pier as an entrant in the International Bognor Birdman. Virgin Atlantic is sponsoring the annual event as part of a series of initiatives for ...