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Live football updates for Tuesday 6th November
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Football Results: Tuesday 2nd October
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Gary Lineker's reaction to Leicester City defeat
It was a tough day for Leicester's supporters and indeed for their most famous fan. Former England and Leicester striker Gary Lineker was at the finishing line for Claire Lomas' 400 mile cycle ride and also gave his thoughts on yesterday's match.
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Read the full storyFootball result: Port Vale 3 - 0 Oxford United
Port Vale beat Oxford United three-nil, moving them to within three points of League Two leaders Gillingham. For a full match report click here for the ITV Football site.
Football Results: Tuesday 2nd October
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Read the full storyMeet the Midlands whacky world record breakers
The 2013 Guinness World Record has been released and there are quite a few entries from the Midlands.
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World record breaker
Sofia Romero from Leicestershire is in the Guinness World Record for having the fastest time to escape from a straitjacket.
More Guinness Record Breakers in the Midlands
Today's release of the 2013 Guinness World Records lists a number of record breakers from the Midlands. Here are a few more with the rest posted here:
- Most push ups in one minute with a 40 lb pack, most push ups in one minute carrying an 80 lb pack & most step ups in one minute with a 100 lb pack - West Midlands
- Fastest marathon in a nurse's uniform (male) - West Midlands
- Longest tongue - West Midlands
- Largest chocolate bar - Derbyshire
- Highest altitude by taxi - Staffordshire
- Longest journey by taxi - Staffordshire
- Most Toe Wrestling World Championships won - Men - Stoke on Trent
- Oldest newspaper delivery person- female - Shrewsbury
Details of Midlands Guinness World Record breakers released
The 2013 Guinness World Records is released today and has revealed the details of record breakers living in the Midlands. They include:
- Largest garden spade - Worcestershire
- Most microlights flying simultaneously - Telford
- Heaviest onion & heaviest potato - Two individual records - Nottinghamshire
- Oldest active boxer - Nottinghamshire
- Fastest escape from a straitjacket - Leicestershire
- Most gravy wrestling wins - Leicestershire
- Largest trousers - Leicestershire
- Heaviest weight lifted with an eye socket - Leicestershire
- Fastest marathon dressed as a fairy - Leicestershire
- Youngest person to row the Indian Ocean solo (female) & first female to row the Indian Ocean solo - Leicestershire
- Longest tongue - West Midlands
- Fastest cycle across Europe (North Cape to Tarifa) - individual - Leicestershire
- Oldest living bearded dragon - Leicestershire
- Oldest locomotive roundhouse - Derbyshire
- Longest rail grind - snowboard - Staffordshire
- Oldest wing walker - West Midlands
- Fastest marathon in a nurse's uniform (male)
What's wrestling, straitjackets and toes got in common?
The latest edition of the Guinness World Records Book has been published with the Midlands claiming many records.
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