World records

19 hrs ago

Lis Hale has medium length dark hair and glasses. She is wearing a costume that looks like a pair of ovaries, and has 'Target Ovarian Cancer' written on the front. Behind her is a purple wall with 'BBC Radio Oxford' on it in white writing.

'I'm the world's fastest pair of ovaries'

Lisa Hale, from Oxfordshire, believes she has run the fastest half marathon while dressed as a body part.

19 hrs ago

3 days ago

A rabbit sat on some stairs surrounded by birthday cards with "15 today" on them.

Herbie breaks record to become oldest living rabbit

Herbie the lionhead rabbit, from Dorking, has now reached 15 years and 246 days old.

3 days ago

Andrew Bedwell, in his early 50s, stands in a tiny orange yacht on the open ocean, which has a white sail and is covered with signs for various sponsors. He is wearing a black life vest and red waterproofs.

Man to cross Atlantic in boat 'size of wheelie bin'

Andrew Bedwell is aiming to break a world record by crossing the ocean in the shortest vessel.

3 days ago

8 days ago

A woman crouches down in a grassy area, and gives a thumbs up to the camera. She has brown hair tied back in plaits, and wears a fluorescent pink running jacket with a hood, large sunglasses, black running shorts and black wellington boots. Her knees are strapped up with black support strips.

'I'm trying to break a world record in my wellies'

Laura Stenton-Slater is running for Unique, a charity for rare gene and chromosome disorders.

8 days ago

2 Apr 2026

A man with a bushy light/dark grey beard stands smiling at the camera. He is wearing a black mortarboard and a mid-blue suit with a dark blue tie under a black graduation gown. Behind him is a grey brick building with a sign reading: "University of Worcester".

Marathon man aims to break graduation gown record

Chris Garratt is taking on the 2026 London Marathon in full graduation attire.

2 Apr 2026

26 Mar 2026

Six people standing in a balloon basket on a hot sunny day with a hay field in the background. The balloon pilot in the centre of the picture has mid length mousy blonde hair and wearing a short sleeved dark coloured shirt.

'My dream is to take the Pope hot air ballooning'

Balloon pilot Allie Dunnington is trying to beat the 127-country record set by her late husband.

26 Mar 2026

16 Mar 2026

Crowds tossing football in Mexico's City Zocalo Square

Mexico City breaks Guinness Record with giant football training session

Mexico City set a Guinness record for the largest football training session as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s Zocalo square ahead of World Cup.

16 Mar 2026

12 Mar 2026

Chris White stands on a wet road at the finish area of a race, holding both arms in the air. He is wearing a yellow and blue race vest, black shorts, arm sleeves, and a medal around the neck. Other participants and spectators move around in the background near metal barriers.

Runner with MS breaks half marathon record time

Chris White breaks the record despite being told to avoid intense exercise after his diagnosis.

12 Mar 2026

9 Mar 2026

A woman dressed as a pea crossing the finishing line of the Cambridge Half Marathon. Beyond her is a man and beyond them both is the edge of a park with marquees and people milling around.

Is Vicky the world's fastest pea pod?

Wearing a pea suit, Vicky Knight bids to break a record for a runner dressed as a vegetable.

9 Mar 2026

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