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Robbie Williams backs the X Factor twins 'all the way'

21.10.09

Robbie has shocked fans by backing cocky X Factor contestants the Grimes twins to win the show.... more

Jim Carrey to turn on Oxford Street Christmas lights

13.10.09

Jim Carrey, who voices Scrooge, in Disney's A Christmas Carol, will push the button for the Oxford Street's Christmas lights.... more

Indonesians rush to glimpse boy who tops 19lb at birth

25.09.09

Crowds flock to an Indonesian hospital to glimpse the country's largest recorded baby - a 19.2lb boy born by Caesarean section to a diabetic mother... more

Man-size burger among latest Guinness Records

17.09.09

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Oasis nominated for two Q Awards

17.09.09

Oasis have been nominated for two Q Awards after a turbulent year which saw Noel Gallagher quit and their stadium gigs slammed... 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

Only a hurricane between sailor aged 17 and around-world record

26.08.09

17-year-old Mike Perham faces one last challenge before he becomes the youngest person to sail solo around the globe - a hurricane named Bill... more

Full steam ahead to challenge land speed record

19.08.09

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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

Sir Ranulph's triumphs and tribulations

21.05.09

Described by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has refused to let a double heart bypass dent his spirit of adventure... 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

Tina Turner hits the turbo

04.03.09

If Take That's comeback is the most spectacular of recent years, it's dwarfed by Tina Turner;s half-century riches-uppers-riches saga. ... more

Wood you like to join me, Leah?

10.02.09

Jo Wood continued her Guinness World Record attempt at going to every party and was this time joined by her daughter Leah.... more

300 jobs on the line as Celloglas goes to wall

06.01.09

Credit crunch: Lamination specialist Celloglas have called in the administrators, putting 300 jobs at risk. Celloglas's finishes - mainly used on greetings cards, book covers, sales brochures, prospectuses and magazines — all hit by the downturn ... more

Halloween activities for the family

20.10.08

With Halloween falling on the last Friday of half-term, there are plenty of ghoulish activities to spook the family. So be afraid - be very afraid.... 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

90,000 join walk-to-school record bid

11.06.08

Almost 90,000 school-children aim to walk to school to set a new "walking bus" world record... 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

Dotrice, 84, revives record-breaking one-man show

27.02.08

Roy Dotrice is reviving a one-man play that won him a place in the Guinness Book of Records 40 years ago.... more

School's in for summer

28.01.08

High School Musical, the blockbuster children's TV film, is coming to the London stage.... more

DVDs of the week

20.11.07

John Travolta squeezes into a fat suit in Hairspray and Mark Thomas relights your political ire in the DVDs of the week.... 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

Playing the fields

22.05.07

Isle of Wight's Bestival will be one of the summer's hottest music events. Arwa Haider asks its DJ organiser Rob da Bank why the fancy dress-fest seems to work.... more

Coconut orchestra breaks world record

24.04.07

The world's largest coconut orchestra gathered in Trafalgar Square to record a new Guinness World Record.... 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