Rapid growing weed what is it?!

New to gardening.
Got this weed that is growing like wildfire. The speed is immense, and the defensive spikes/thorns it grows are intriguing.
Just wondering what it is so I can do some research on prevention.
Picture attached.
Any help greatly appreciated.
James

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/03/2018 @ 12:17 pm

This took me a bit! It’s a Common Teasel.

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