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The rising middle-distance star Claudia Hollingsworth has smashed the Australian 800m record in a clear statement of intent a month out from the world athletics championships…

Jordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”.Temperatures on Monday…

Students in England gained record levels of top grades in this year’s A-level exams, driven by young men producing their strongest performances outside the pandemic years.Ofqual,…

A-level top grades reach record high outside of Covid yearsPamela DuncanMore than 800,000 students got their A-level results today – and the topline figures indicate that…

The Commonwealth bank has posted a record cash profit, sparking renewed calls for Australia’s biggest bank to repay more than 2 million low-income customers $270m in…

The price of gold futures have soared to a record high after it emerged that the US would put tariffs on imports of 1kg bars in…

A 515-mile (829km) lightning flash has set a new record as the longest ever identified.The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the new world record for the…

Attacks on prison officers and the number of inmate deaths in England and Wales have soared to record levels, according to official figures.Ministry of Justice statistics…

A reappraisal of satellite data from 2017 revealed that a thunderstorm over the Great Plains produced a 515-mile lightning flash, the longest ever recorded. As science…

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World RecordA lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest…