no comment World War Two veteran breaks own scuba diving record at 96 A 96-year-old World War Two veteran celebrated his birthday on Saturday (August 31) by breaking his own record as the world's oldest active scuba diver for the third year running. 31/08/2019
no comment Briton Neil Campbell breaks speed world record, cycling at 174mph A British cyclist claimed the motor-paced speed world record, after cycling a short distance at a staggering 174.34 miles (280.57 kilometres) per hour 18/08/2019
United Kingdom UK cyclist sets motor-paced speed world record A UK cyclist has set the motor-paced speed world record. 18/08/2019
Outdoor Ethiopia breaks world record by planting 350 million trees in one day The east African nation setting an example with an ambitious tree-planting campaign. 02/08/2019
Inspire Middle East Record breaking Egyptian mountaineer Omar Samra talks triumphs and tragedy Sixteen years ago, Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra turned his back on a successful career in finance to pursue his love of the great outdoors. 26/07/2019
Inspire Middle East Record breakers are rising in the Middle East and North Africa The Guinness World Records is a benchmarking institution best-known for having authenticated and catalogued feats of human endeavour since 1955. 26/07/2019
no comment Hot dog weighing 66 pounds attempts Guinness World Record A massive hot dog weighing in at 66 pounds (29.9 kilograms) attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Hot Dog'. 27/06/2019
Georgia Watch: Student breaks upside down Rubik's Cube record Hanging from a bar, the Georgian student solved the puzzle in just 13 seconds. 25/06/2019
United Kingdom Nurses protest Guinness World Record’s ‘skirt’ policy After London nurse Jessica Anderson's world record in a nurse uniform was denied by Guinness World Records because she wasn't wearing the correct outfit, nurses across the country shared selfies of their modern-day uniform in protest, 05/05/2019
Germany Smurf fans sets new world record Ten-year-old record for most people dressed as Smurfs is broken in southern Germany. 17/02/2019
no comment Watch: Hershey Bears break world record in largest teddy bear toss So many teddy bears thrown around. 04/12/2018
Inspire Middle East ‘The Mountain’ wins World’s Ultimate Strongman and talks Game of Thrones spinoffs Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson has won the World’s Ultimate Strongman (WUS) competition in Dubai. 09/11/2018
Inspire Middle East Strongman Eddie Hall recalls 500kg deadlift: “I woke up in a massive pool of blood” As the World’s Ultimate Strongman 2018 competition was held in Dubai, last year’s World’s Strongest Man, Eddie Hall, was on the ground to oversee proceedings. 09/11/2018
no comment India inaugurates world's tallest statue to celebrate independence hero India on Wednesday (October 31) inaugurated the world's tallest statue, a $400-million effigy of independence hero Vallabhbhai Patel that towers nearly twice the height of New York's Statue of Liberty. 31/10/2018
United Kingdom 95-year-old diver breaks his own record A 95-year-old British man has broken his own record to become the world's oldest diver - again 02/09/2018
United Kingdom Watch: British swimmer breaks world record for longest staged sea swim British adventurer Ross Edgley surpassed the previous record on the 74th day of his journey. The swimmer is aiming to become the first to circuit the British mainland. 15/08/2018
world news World's longest beard goes on display Hans Langseth or King Whiskers has gone down in history as having the world's longest beard 22/06/2018
world news Record 68.5 million displaced worldwide in 2017: UNHCR A record number of refugees was recorded in 2017 by the UNHCR. 19/06/2018
United Kingdom Watch: Jaguar's battery-powered boat breaks speed records British carmaker Jaguar has smashed speed records with a battery-powered boat. 18/06/2018
United Kingdom Devon village claims title for World's Smallest Nightclub Don't get hung up, but there's only room for one at a time on the dancefloor of this converted phone box. 07/06/2018
no comment Neapolitan chefs create record-breaking fried pizza As many as 100 Neapolitan pizza makers set a new world record on Wednesday for a fried pizza that measured 7.15 metres 27/05/2018
Italy Neapolitan pizzaoili break record for world's longest fried pizza Traditional pizza from Naples was over seven meters long 24/05/2018
United Kingdom Watch: Motorised shed breaks speed record on Welsh beach Owner Kevin Nicks told Euronews he was “quite ecstatic” after reaching speeds of more than 160 kilometres per hour in the four-wheeled shed. 16/05/2018
Poland Massed guitars beat world record for playing Hendrix's 'Hey Joe' Poles and Hendrix fans from around the world, over 7400 of them with their guitars, gather in the Old Town square of Wroclaw in Poland to smash the previous record. 01/05/2018
Sport Svindal skis into record books with Downhill win in Pyeongyang Norway's skiing legend takes title at 35 to stun his rivals. 15/02/2018
world news Three middle-aged women take on the 'world's toughest rowing race' If the team stay on course until mid-February, Diana Carrington, 60, will become the oldest ever transatlantic rower. 25/01/2018
