Cod and chips world record battered in Doncaster

A Doncaster chip shop claims to have broken the world record for the largest portion of cod and chips, BBC announced.

Scawsby Fisheries served 33lb (15kg) of battered cod alongside 64lb (29kg) of chips.

Doncaster paratrooper Ben Parkinson, who lost both legs below the knee in Afghanistan in 2006, was the first person to sample the meal.

Martin Bilby, from Scawsby Fisheries, said they had beaten the old record of 77lb (34.9kg) by 20lb (9.1kg).