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A team of schoolchildren have set the Guinness World record for the highest number of skips over a single rope in one minute. The youngsters displayed an incredible level of teamwork, speed, balance and agility and they collectively leapt over the skipping rope a massive 225 times in the 60 seconds time limit.

A video of a toddler playing with his father has been getting plenty of attention on Facebook – and it will make your day. The father is trying to concentrate on his mobile phone but his son wants a bit of attention.

Liam Gallagher paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester terror attack with an a capella performance of an Oasis classic. The former Oasis frontman was playing his first ever gig as a solo artist in his home city of Manchester a week after 22 people were killed at a concert by American star Ariana… Continue reading Liam Gallagher pays tribute to Manchester victims

An incredible video shows a new born baby who really means business – and wasting no time in taking his first steps. The doctor held her arm across the infant’s chest to steady him and he used the arm to balance himself upright and started to take a number of steps along a hospital counter.

A video of a son kneeling down beside his mother who suffers from Alzheimers and singing with her has become an online hit with millions of views. Kelly Riddings joined his 88-year-old mother who sat with her guitar and the two sang the country song Praying by Vern Gosdin.

A strange purple streak of light has been spotted in the sky by a group of aurora fans – who have decided to call it ‘Steve’. An aurora – or Northern Lights – is a hypnotic display of swirling glowing lights, usually found at the Arctic or Antarctic.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wanted to date Hollywood star Alec Baldwin later in life – despite being 28 years his senior. That is according to a new memoir, which reveals that Jackie Kennedy had a playful side and had many crushes on famous men.

A cheeky youngster gave the Pope a big smile when she met him recently – by stealing his skullcap. Little Estelle visited the Vatican City this week during a family holiday to Rome.

A woman who is recovering from anorexia was handed a letter by a complete stranger on a train that contained kind words of love and support. The woman, who has asked for her name to be changed to Rose for the publication of this story, was travelling to a clinic as an outpatient for treatment.

A woman dying from cancer has written an online dating profile for her husband so he can find happiness with someone new after she’s gone. Children’s author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has been happily married to husband Jason for 26 years. She says she was hoping for 26 more but her world was turned upside down… Continue reading Dying wife writes dating profile for husband so he can find happiness with someone new