Did you know that in 2019 a Belgian man broke the record for sitting on the toilet for the longest time - 116 hours?

House Of Glass flows with the amazing clarity and delicacy of a fine novel. By the end, I was completely wrapped up in the sharply contrasting characters of the Glass family

The title of this dark, dangerously funny collection comes from the Voyager satellite.

British writer Roger Lewis, rounded up a selection of the funniest stories ever written. Among his picks is the eccentric absurdity of the Starkadders in Cold Comfort Farm.

From cut-price Dreamliners and tented cities to SeaWorld's sales plunge: Take a look at the business stories that got us talking this week

More than 25 years after its initial release, one of Madonna's most under-appreciated albums is getting some love.

When he turned professional in 1996, Tiger Woods had two landmarks in mind. One was Jack Nicklaus' 18 majors. The other was Sam Snead's all-time record of 82 PGA Tour victories.

Reporters Without Borders has found a radical new platform for distributing banned journalism in some of the world's most repressive countries: Minecraft, a game played by 145 million people.

Kim Kardashian is looking into helping produce face masks to help make up for the shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic. She revealed that 'we have five factories all in different countries.'

Twitter user Aidan Moher, from Vancouver, asked followers for their most outrageous anecdotes, and prompted a flood of incredible stories, including paranormal encounters.

Senior Tory Brexiteer Steve Baker has warned Boris Johnson he must do a deal with the Brexit Party ahead of a snap general election in order to have any hope of winning a majority.

Nigel Farage said 'of course' the Brexit Party and Tories must do a deal to stop them splitting the Eurosceptic vote in a snap election - which could come as early as October 15.

Members of the European Research Group are reported to have held 'very tentative' discussions with the Brexit Party leader over the possibility of a pact saying it 'would be mad' not to pursue one.

Hardline Brexiteer Nigel Farage wants to go after Labour seats where UKIP has previously had some success, such as in the Midlands and North East.

Labour Brexiteers are much more likely to switch to Nigel Farage than the Conservatives, a study has found.Boris Johnson is hoping his robust stance on Brexit will help him snatch seats from Labour.

An audit by the Daily Mail found Boris Johnson could miss out in almost 90 battleground constituencies if the pro-Brexit vote is split between the Tories and the Brexit Party.

Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly has immediately rejected a fresh appeal from Nigel Farage to form a general election Leave Alliance.

There are rumours senior Tories tried to blow up the Brexit Party's Election launch with a defection stunt. Friends of Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice suggest they may be true, says HARRY COLE.

It surged four per cent in a new YouGov survey of voting intentions. Boris Johnson's Tories were down one per cent at 38 per cent, while Labour had lost two per cent in falling to just 25 per cent.

Boris Johnson and the Tories are at 'greater risk than Labour' of losing votes to Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party on December 12, according to polling guru Sir John Curtice.

From Stockton to Workington, these are the 29 Labour Leave-voting constituencies with the smallest majorities which Boris Johnson will look to win this Christmas.

Sir John Curtice, a professor at Strathclyde University, said the election is a 'binary choice' between Boris Johnson and his Brexit deal or a second referendum under Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Farage stood down candidates contesting Tory-held constituencies but continues to take the battle to Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the December 12 general election.

Brexit Party voters could 'throw away Brexit for ever' unless they vote Tories, a YouGov poll shows. Nigel Farage's party is expected to help Labour keep 26 seats and will split vote in key marginals.

Sarah Tanno, 38, has been working with Lady Gaga, 33, for nearly ten years, and the pair recently collaborated on newly-launched beauty brand Haus Laboratories.

Get 15% off HAUS Labs by Lady Gaga in Amazon's early Black Friday deal of the day. From Le Riot Lip Gloss to Liquid Eye Shimmer, discover great deals on this make-up line here.

The 33-year-old singer posed up for a new series of images to celebrate the launch of her new Le Monster Matte Lip Crayon.

Union bosses have been accused of timing the walk-out to hamper the Tories, as postal voting is more common among the elderly in the UK who make up nearly half of the party's members.

Despite rifts in their party, young Tories are fiercely confident in their views. I hear repeatedly that Theresa May is ‘doing a good job’ at the Conservative conference in Birmingham.

White House aide Stephen Miller planted negative stories and pushed an anti-Marco Rubio agenda using the conservative website Breitbart during the 2016 GOP primary campaign.

HENRY DEEDES: Andrew Bowie, my boy, you took the words right out of my mouth, calling out across the Commons in your genteel Scots brogue.

The Conservatives now have a massive 17-point advantage over Labour, according to the latest research by Opinium - up from around 12 points at the election.

Six weeks after the dramatic election victory, YouGov research put the Conservatives on 49 per cent, far ahead of their main rivals on 29 per cent.

Work hard, make the people happy. That's what Rob Brydon does. There's nothing restless about him like his famous friends

House Of Glass flows with the amazing clarity and delicacy of a fine novel. By the end, I was completely wrapped up in the sharply contrasting characters of the Glass family

The British Museum has long faced criticism over how it sourced its most prized possessions from former British colonies and beyond.

The Duchess of Cambridge was 'moved to tears' by the sacrifices of frontline workers, leading the royal couple to launc their mental health support service 'Our Frontline' last week. 

The GMB presenter, 53, thanked a fan for telling her about her own husband's survival of the deadly bug, following a seven-week stint in intensive care

Tories warned Jeremy Corbyn would not 'keep the country safe' as PM after comments were highlighted in which he suggested branding ISIS jihadis 'terrorists' was a 'value judgement'.

Mr Farage told a rally in Birmingham that his new party was 'not a protest movement' as he unveiled the party's first 100 candidates to stand at any snap general election.

The Department for International Development (Dfid) controls most of Britain's £14billion aid budget and has faced frequent criticism for waste and muddle since it was set up by Labour in 1997.

Prince Charles will visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories next month, Clarence House announced today.

There have been calls from some Brexiteers for an informal electoral 'pact' between Nigel Farage's party and the Tories. Downing Street has so far rejected the idea.

Jeremy Corbyn staged a stunt claiming to reveal sensitive documents about US-UK trade talks, after he was left reeling by Britain's chief rabbi saying he is not fit to become PM.

The Derbyshire constituency has been Labour since its inception in the 1950s, but the Conservatives last night trounced Mr Skinner to return a 5,299 majority.

Social media users savaged the left-winger after she slammed the Tory victory this morning after she said the Tories won the election because racism runs deep in the UK.

'Look at me, I'm different,' special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson Cummings appears to be saying with his body language, writes Dan Hodges.

STEPHEN GLOVER: David Cameron's memoir suggests Boris Johnson 'didn't believe' in Brexit and Michael Gove is a 'floam-flecked Faragist'. Will be a hit with those who wish the Tory party ill.

Kate Fall reveals how, even though the Conservatives had won an unexpected majority in the 2015 General Election, the issue of Europe quickly began to divide David Cameron's key allies.

Amazing to think that Toyota is celebrating its 50th anniversary of sales in Britain.