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Pippa's 'mystery' partner has fast feet off the dance floor too

18.10.11
The man who swept Pippa Middleton off her feet was today revealed as a child's entertainer who set a record as the world's fastest pantomime horse... more

Annie Nightingale: British artists on brink of US invasion

04.08.11
Veteran DJ Annie Nightingale predicts that British music acts including Tinchy Stryder and Chipmunk are set to 'break' America in the way that the Beatles did ... more

Single bottle of white wine sells for record £75,000

26.07.11
A bottle of 1811 Château d'Yquem sold for £75,000 - setting a new Guinness World Record price for a white wine... more

Weekend of free fun gives taste of Olympics fun

22.07.11
Hundreds of free events taking place in London this weekend - from free-running to big screen films - are set to give a flavour of the celebrations to come in the capital during Olympic year... more

The Gothic Symphony, Royal Albert Hall - review

18.07.11
It features in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest symphony ever written. But that in itself gives little idea of the immensity of Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony, the first of his 32... more

Up up and away: Hot air balloonists attempt new world record

07.04.11
World record-breaking attempt begins for the largest number of hot air balloons to cross the English Channel ... more

Chris Moyles in broadcast record bid

16.03.11
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles kicked off a marathon presenting bid this morning to raise money for Comic Relief... more

Olly Murs breaks tea making record with a little help from his friends

17.01.11
X Factor celebrity Olly Murs set a new Guinness World Record for making the most cups of tea in one sitting in bid to get people to know their neighbours... more

Long arm of the paw - cat breaks world record

20.10.10
A cat in Reno, Nevada, breaks the Guinness record for the world’s longest domestic cat... more

Great ideas for half-term fun

19.10.10
It’s not just kids who get to enjoy the school holiday — there are great activities in the capital and beyond for all ages this month... more

Elizabeth Hurley to paint New York pink

30.09.10
Elizabeth Hurley is going to turn the Empire State Building pink... more

I'm not worried about dangers ... my job is to race

29.09.10
2012 Standard Bearer has no fears as he prepares to fly to India for the Commonwealth Games... more

Sir Richard Branson in second kite-boarding Channel bid

25.08.10
Sir Richard Branson will make a second attempt to set two world records by kite-boarding across the English Channel... more

India uses world's hottest chilli as weapon against terrorists

23.03.10
The Indian army is to make grenades out of the world’s hottest chilli... more

World’s shortest man He Pingping dies aged 21

16.03.10
China’s He Pingping — just over 29ins tall — has died while making a TV show.... more

Don't fall in - world's biggest 3D pavement art created in London

24.11.09
Acclaimed street painter Edgar Mueller looks like he is teetering on the brink of disaster - but he is achieving a new Guinness World Record by creating the world's biggest 3D pavement art... more

Strongman breaks record by pulling a bus 70 feet ... with his hair

12.11.09
Video: Manjit Singh has broken a world record for pulling a double-deck bus the farthest distance with his hair... more

Marathon swimmer promotes film with dip in Thames

02.09.09
Marathon swimmer Martin Strel emerges from the Thames on his way to the London premiere of Big River Man, a documentary about his record breaking swim along the Amazon... more

Tallest dog is dead

13.08.09
A California dog listed as the tallest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records has been put down after bone cancer spread to his lungs. Gibson, a seven-year-old harlequin Great Dane, was 7ft1in standing on his back legs.... more

Cricket hits new heights on Everest

24.03.09
A group of Londoners are to play the world's highest game of cricket on a plateau on Mount Everest... more

Record anti-terror petition will be brought to London

11.09.08
British Muslims will be asked to sign a record-breaking petition to denounce terrorism... more

Off the record

16.05.08
A new breed of musical talent will be in record-breaking mood on the South Bank, the Brits are taking over the American charts and Dirty Pretty Things are back.... more

MPs set to condemn spiralling budget for 2012 Olympic Games

16.04.08
MPs are preparing to issue a scathing condemnation of the soaring cost of the 2012 Olympics... more

Evans attempts comedy record at O2

25.10.07
Lee Evans will attempt a world record when he becomes the first comedian to play the O2 arena as part of his largest ever tour next year.... more

Mexican artist inspired by China

26.07.07
Mexican artist Damian Ortega's latest work is inspired by sixth century BC Chinese military treatise The Art Of War, by Sun Tzu.... more

World record car boot sale for charity

22.05.07
The chance to set a new world record for the world's largest car boot sale is on offer over Bank Holiday weekend... more

Public to join Spamalot 'coconut orchestra'

10.04.07
The creators of Monty Python musical Spamalot are bidding to set a new record for the world's largest coconut orchestra.... more

Madonna is music's No.1 earner

29.09.06
Madonna is the highest-earning female singer in the world, figures have revealed. The mother-of-two, who turned 48 last month, is making some £26.6million a year.... more

Robbie's gone hip-hop happy

05.09.06
A sneak preview of Robbie Williams' new album reveals that the king of pop has a new direction - and it works, says David Smyth.... more


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