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Kenyan Kosgei beats Radcliffe's marathon world record by 71 seconds

Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets new women's marathon world record, beating Paula Radcliffe's 2003 time

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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.

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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

United Kingdom

UK cyclist sets motor-paced speed world record

A UK cyclist has set the motor-paced speed world record.

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Green News

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.

World

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.

World

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.

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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'.

Georgia

Watch: Student breaks upside down Rubik's Cube record

Hanging from a bar, the Georgian student solved the puzzle in just 13 seconds.

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,

Germany

Smurf fans sets new world record

Ten-year-old record for most people dressed as Smurfs is broken in southern Germany.

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Watch: Hershey Bears break world record in largest teddy bear toss

So many teddy bears thrown around.

World

‘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.

World

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

World News

Record 68.5 million displaced worldwide in 2017: UNHCR

A record number of refugees was recorded in 2017 by the UNHCR.

United Kingdom

Watch: Jaguar's battery-powered boat breaks speed records

British carmaker Jaguar has smashed speed records with a battery-powered boat.