Britons spent a record-breaking £10.9BILLION on groceries in November

Britons spent a record-breaking £10.9BILLION on groceries in November as the industry enjoyed its best ever month of sales – with six million households shopping online Kantar data showed visits to stores hit its highest level since start of pandemic More than six million households shopped at a grocer online in another record UK grocery … Read more

Xbox Series X launch triggers record-breaking network traffic

Xbox Series X launch triggers record-breaking network traffic for internet providers as locked-down gamers download new Assassin’s Creed and Call Of Duty titles Virgin and TalkTalk say there was a significant spike in data use on Tuesday This coincided with the release of the new Xbox Series X gaming console It is likely this was … Read more

China’s manned submersible Fendouzhe dives 35,790ft in Mariana Trench in record-breaking expedition

A Chinese submersible carrying three men has touched down on the bottom of the Mariana Trench – the deepest part of the ocean – after diving 10,909 metres (35,790 feet), according to Chinese state media. The Fendouzhe, or Striver, broke the country’s record for the deepest crewed dive yesterday after spending nearly four hours descending … Read more

Record-breaking 5.9million shoppers bought food online last month as UK grocery sales jumped 9.3%

Record-breaking 5.9million shoppers bought food online last month as UK grocery sales jumped 9.3% – despite ‘no evidence’ of panic buying, figures reveal Record 5.9m shoppers did their food order online last month ahead of lockdown UK grocery sales jumped 9.3 per cent to £29.4m during 12 weeks to November 1 Toy stores saw more … Read more

Defying gravity: Record-breaking athlete leaps more than 5ft off the ground in astonishing box jump 

Defying gravity: Record-breaking athlete leaps more than 5ft off the ground in astonishing box jump Christopher Spell, 24, is training to beat his own world record of box jumping  He is able to jump from a standing in a single leap up to a platform 5’4 high  Spell managed to beat the Guinness World Record … Read more

T-Rex fossil sells for record-breaking $31million at Christie’s in New York

One of the most complete T-Rex fossils in the world has been sold for a record $31.8 million, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction. The fossil nicknamed Stan made mincemeat of an opening price of between six and eight million dollars at Christie’s in New York Tuesday. It shredded the … Read more

Rolling Stone Bill Wyman’s guitar fetches record-breaking £300k as he auctions £3m of memorabilia

A bass guitar once belonging to former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman sold at auction for a record-breaking $384,000 (about £300,000) over the weekend. More than 1,000 items from the rocker’s archive went under the hammer, including musical instruments, amplifiers, stage-worn ensembles, awards and personal items. The collection contained pieces from Wyman’s three-decade stint in … Read more

UK weather: Francis batters UK overnight with record-breaking 80mph gales

Storm Francis left a trail of devastation in its wake today after battering Britain with record-breaking wind gusts of more than 80mph and six weeks’ worth of rain that brought travel chaos and flooded hundreds of homes. Rescue teams will resume two separate search operations in Cardiff this morning after reports of a man and … Read more

SpaceX launches dozens more Starlink satellites in record-breaking Falcon 9 rocket launch

SpaceX celebrated its 100th successful launch Tuesday morning, sending 58 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Along with the internet beaming devices were three SkySat observational satellites owned by Planet Labs, a private Earth-imaging company.  Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket designed to take cargo and passengers … Read more