All news on the topic: World records

YOU never know where life will take you, and one woman proved just that after she quit her job to become a full-time hula-hooper.The former engineer h

Ross Edgley had to keep an eye out for bears and wolves and rapids as he paddled his way to a record-breaking feat of endurance by swimming for 62 hours non-stop

The Ice Man spoke to Steven Bartlett on the Diary of a CEO podcast about how meditation, breathing and cold water helped his recovery after losing his wife

The Gomez family have a rare genetic condition known as congenital generalised hypertrichosis (CGH), but "Wolf Man" Victor “Larry” Gomez is not letting the naysayers get him down

Sacha Feiner, from Belgium, has been given the title of having the world's biggest tongue by the Guinness World Records - and people have been quick to make jokes

Laura Hampton, 38, has jumped from a plane more than 5,000 times and has a world record, despite being scared of heights all her life and still struggling with the phobia

Oliver Baty, 9, was helping his mother Donna, 44, make dinner at their home in Pegswood, Northumberland, when he spotted the monster chip fall out of the air fryer

A HYPERCAR has shattered the record to become the world's fastest EV after reaching an eye-watering speed.The mind-being, 1985 horsepower monster left

Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino have been crowned the world's shortest married couple, with a combined height of just 181.41cm – and said while they are short, they have big hearts

Usain Bolt is now out of the athletics picture, but it appears Jamaica has another lightning fast star ready to take the torch from the legendary Olympian

Leslie Greenhough believes his tortoiseshell moggy, Millie, who was born in 1995, is currently the oldest living feline at the age of 29. The cat was first owned by his late wife Paula

The sprinter Amy Hunt says university did not provide her with sufficient flexibility but after burnout and injuries, she is now back on form at the start of an Olympic summer

High jump world champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh fled Ukraine following 2022 invasion but she has embraced role of wartime ambassador and is repeating calls for IOC to ban Russian athletes from competing as neutrals at Paris Olympics

"The world's most flexible girl" has set records with her impressive talents – recently she showed just what she can do by demonstrating how many times she can do the splits in a single minute

As new Amnesty International figures name China as the world's lead executioner, the Mirror takes a look inside terrifying Chinese death vans, which speed up state-sanctioned killings at an alarming rate

The 400m hurdles world record holder railed against shoe technology at the last Olympics but his spikes, made with Puma, are set to offer him an unfair edge over rivals

Helen Williams, from Nigeria, created the hairpiece from 800 bundles of auburn hair and spent £2,150 on the materials - including jewels - to complete the mammoth hairpiece

A woman who smashed the Guinness World Record for having the world's widest wig has wowed fans with the nearly 12ft accessory – but people are more baffled by what she looks like without it on

Diana Armstrong has been growing her nails for the past 25 years and they now easily reach the floor. She's left everyone asking how she manages to do everyday tasks

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen will race at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday night after a winter of barbs since the GB star pipped Norway's golden boy to world 1,500m title last year

Joseph Dituri spent 93 days in a compact pod submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, emerging 10 years younger. His groundbreaking study showed an increase in stem cells and overall improved health

The Ballydoyle trainer will join other greats Vincent O’Brien, Sir Henry Cecil and Sir Michael Stoute in a ceremony ahead of the 2,000 Guineas

One of the world's former tallest women, Maria Feliciana, has died after a battle with pneumonia. Her family confirmed the former basketball player and singer's death.

Usain Bolt has been embarking on the next phase of his career, with the multiple world record holder having retired as a professional athlete in 2017

The North East club is embroiled in a row over its long term home at Gateshead International Stadium and has had its play off game this week cancelled, extinguishing their season long promotion dream