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Dave, the record-breaking earthworm

The UK's biggest earthworm found in Cheshire

An earthworm named Dave wriggled into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK - measuring a whopping 40cm.

Though sadly Dave has now passed away, Emma Sherlock, a scientist at the Natural History museum, told the Today programme all about the record-breaking discovery.

(Photo: The UK's biggest earthworm, Credit: Natural History Museum)

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