The Latest Breaking News from Guinness World Records

World's tallest woman flies abroad for first time as six seats removed to fit her

Rumeysa Gelgi who is 7ft tall excitedly boarded her first ever flight from Istanbul to San Francisco after Turkish Airlines disposed of six plane seats in a stretcher to accommodate her.

Daily Record · Nov 5, 2022

Enormous effigy of Liz Truss with a lettuce will be burned at Bonfire Night

The Edenbrige Bonfire Society is set to burn an 11-metre tall effigy of ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss at its November 5 celebrations, following the likes of Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Man achieves grisly world record after pushing eyes nearly 2cm out of sockets

Brazilian Sidney de Carvalho Mesquita discovered his bizarre biological condition at the young age of nine and has always loved showing off his eye-popping talent to his family and friends

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

Tragedy that prompted woman with world's longest nails to stop cutting them

A woman who has the longest nails in the world has opened up about what life is really like with a combined nail length of 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in), and says she hasn't been to the salon in 22 years

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Woman with world's longest nails hasn't visited nail salon in 22 years

A woman who has the longest nails in the world has opened up about what life is really like with a combined nail length of 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in), and says she hasn't been to the salon in 22 years

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

Mum with world's longest fingernails can no longer drive and struggles with zippers

Diana Armstrong stopped trimming her nails back 1997 following the tragic death of her 16-year-old daughter Latisha.

Daily Record · Oct 5, 2022

Woman with world's longest nails struggles in loo but has gut-wrenching reason for not cutting them

This year, Diana Armstrong was featured in the Guinness World Records 2023 book for having humongous fingernails. Here she speaks about the most difficult parts of having them so long.

Irish Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

3Mln Discounted Items Attract Shoppers to Outlet 2022 Festival in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority launched the largest shopping festival, Outlet 2022, in Riyadh on Saturday. Covering an area of 146,623 square meters, the festival includes three million items, manufactured by more than 1,500 international brands, and discounts of up to 70 percent on fashion, accessories, and cosmetic products designed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

‘Truly inspiring’ London Marathon sees 18 Guinness World Records broken

From 34 listed attempts, 18 world records were broken – including one for the fastest marathon dressed as a vampire.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Edinburgh unicyclist smashes Guinness World Record for unusual one-wheeled trick

Josh Auld has now been featured in the book, which is known for it's unusual records and interesting characters, with the 34-year-old describing it as a "real honour."

Edinburgh Live · Sep 30, 2022