Brit surgeons set new transplants record with 5 ops in a day

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - A septuagenarian Briton, who had his skull removed after an accident in the 1950s, has left doctors gob-smacked after they found out that he had miraculously grown a new skull. Pensioner Gordon Moore, 72, had to wear a metal plate to protect his brain for more than 50 years after the car crash.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Here's some news that will bring double joy to women: a "two in one" boob job technique that uses unwanted fat from other parts of the body has been developed. The breast enlargement operation takes excess fat from the thighs and stomach and moves it to the bust.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit student has been named 'Young Slimmer Of The Year' after losing seven stone. Leanne Needham, 21, weighed nearly 18st at the age of 17 and suffered severe health problems.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - In a world's first recovery of its kind, a Brit girl who had her heart transplant operation reversed after her own heart was deemed fit is now healthy enough to play, swim, and run. Hannah Clark, 16, from Mountain Ash, in South Wales, underwent the innovative surgery as a two year-old, "piggybacking" a new organ onto her own, failing, heart.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit carpenter, who tried doing a DIY job while drunk, is said to have cut off his own penis in the process. Stuart Keen, 54, suffered horrific injuries after he cut himself with the saw he was using to cut wood for a cabinet he was making in his home workshop.

June 11th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand grandmother Karen Davy sang for 48 hours to set a new Guinness World Record and raise money for children's kidney transplants, a newspaper reported Thursday. Davy, who prepared for her attempt by humming and making "tonnes of soup," set the mark entertaining travellers at Auckland Airport's international departure lounge, finishing Wednesday afternoon with a sore throat, the New Zealand Herald reported.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - A 13-year-old Brit boy has entered record books after slam-dunking a basketball from seven metres away. Gymnast Jordan Ramos, from Sheffield, made it to the Guinness Book of World Record with a seven-metre jump - shattering the previous record of 6.3 metres, reports News of the World.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that Brit couples have, on average, 156 arguments a year. This means that they spend two full days fighting each other, reports the Sun.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - Brit MP Nigel Griffiths, who had cheated on his wife by romping in the Commons on Remembrance Day, will be facing a probe by Westminster's watchdog. Emails complaining about the Edinburgh South MP's conduct have been received by Standards Commissioner John Lyon's office, reports The Sun.

March 15th, 2009 LONDON - Brit granddad and war veteran John Fleming has become the oldest person in the UK to earn a black belt in ju-jitsu at the age of 89. Fleming, a granddad of four, has always been interested in martial arts and he is planning on trying kickboxing next.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - A 9-year-old Brit boy has become the youngest pupil to get a grade A in A Level maths, after he scored the highest in the exams. Zohaib Ahmed, who is in primary school and a big Liverpool fan, took his first exam at a sixth form college the day before his ninth birthday last January, and was very excited with the results.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Brit girl band Sugababes have rebuffed claims stating that the band is on the verge of splitting. The band, which has gone through several line-up changes in recent years, replacing founding members Siobhan Donaghy and Mutya Buena, confirmed that they are very much together.

January 20th, 2009 LONDON - New British singing sensation Leona Lewis has been snubbed by the Brit Awards. 'It's a complete travesty, Lewis has been overlooked in her own country.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress Kylie Minogue is to co-host the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, also known as Brit Awards. Minogue will take to the stage alongside English actors James Corden and Mathew Horne at London's Earl's Court Feb 18, reports contactmusic.com.