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'Beyonce' the Dachshund mix makes bid to be named world's smallest dog
Tuesday 27 March 2012
A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world record for the tiniest dog.
Woman has third consecutive leap year baby
Friday 02 March 2012
Three American siblings have equalled a world record set in the 1960s by each being born on three consecutive leap year days.
Giant baby causes a stir in China
Wednesday 08 February 2012
A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52lb (7.04kg) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.
Dutch teenager sets new solo sailing record
Sunday 22 January 2012
Sixteen-year-old battles seas, and child welfare authorities, to become youngest to sail the globe
At 24 inches tall, Indian student is named world's shortest woman
Saturday 17 December 2011
A student in central India was recognised as the world's shortest woman yesterday as she celebrated her 18th birthday.
Oldest dog dies aged 26 in Japan
Friday 09 December 2011
The world's oldest dog has died in Japan aged 26 years and eight months. Pusuke, a fluffy tan shiba mix, died after suddenly falling ill and refusing to eat.
Nativity record claimed by a cast of 788
Sunday 04 December 2011
A Somerset church may have broken the world record for the most people in a nativity scene.
Gorge-ous street art breaks world record
Friday 18 November 2011
A British artist broke the Chinese-held record for the largest 3D painting yesterday as part of Guinness World Records Day.
70-year-old oldest to swim the English Channel
Wednesday 31 August 2011
A retired breast cancer surgeon achieved his ambition of becoming the oldest person to swim the English Channel today.
Pensioner in bid to break Channel swim record
Tuesday 30 August 2011
A 70-year-old retired breast cancer surgeon hopes to become the oldest person to swim the English Channel.
Catalani La Wally, Opera Holland Park
Saturday 30 July 2011
The aria - "Ebben? Ne andrò lontano" - famously adorning the films Diva and A Single Man is almost as ubiquitous as the eponymous heroine's name - which features in the Guinness Book of Records as being mentioned more times in Catalani's rarely performed opera than in any other.
Even the babies are bigger in Texas
Wednesday 13 July 2011
A Texas mother is waiting to find out if her hefty baby boy will make the record books as one of the biggest newborns in the state's history. JaMichael Brown was born on Friday in an east Texas hospital weighing a whopping 16lbs 1oz.
They Will Rock You: The rise of Rock Choir
Monday 27 June 2011
With 7,500 members, Rock Choir has filled Wembley, signed a record deal, and is now the subject of an ITV show. Alice-Azania Jarvis meets the woman behind it
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