Now, a bicycle that takes around 20 seconds to fold down

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - An 8-year-old cheetah has set a new world record for land mammals by running 100 metres in just 6.13 seconds. Named Sarah, she broke the previous record by 0.06 of a second.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - An attempt to set a new world record by setting off 110,000 fireworks in just 60 seconds flopped when the boat carrying them caught fire. Around 175,000 people had gathered for the event in Bournemouth, Dorset, hoping a spectacular shower of rockets.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - Battery-operated driverless cars with bug-eyed windows will soon be carrying passengers at the Heathrow Airport. The bubble shaped vehicles look like a capsule and their doors fold back like butterfly wings.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - A handmade bicycle, plated with 24-carat gold and adorned with more than 600 Swarovski crystals, has become the world's most expensive bicycle after it was sold for 55,000 pounds. Swedish manufacturer Aurumania has made a limited ten of these golden bicycles, which are embossed with gold leaf and set into a leather badge, are placed prominently on the front of the bike.

August 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Climate Rider Michael Proulx will cycle more than 5,000 miles this summer to promote Brita Climate Ride 2009 in the US, as well as raise awareness of climate change and renewable energy. Proulx is a global traveler and former Ironman triathlete who has traveled extensively and backpacked all seven continents.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - A British mother created medical history after giving birth to twins in a span of ten seconds. Samantha Heal, who lives in Exeter with partner Mark Down, gave birth in quick succession unlike the usual two-minute time mothers take in between when giving birth to twins.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have provided evidence that maximum body size in birds is constrained by the amount of time it takes to replace the flight feathers during molt. The evidence was provided by Sievert Rohwer, and his colleagues at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington.

June 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A health-monitoring system designed by an Indian origin MBA student at University of Houston has made it to the IShow finale in Palm Desert, California. Created by Nithin Rajan and Steve Xu, the device, called the BlueScale, resembles a standard bathroom scale connected to a bicycle-like handlebar, which actually is meant to offer congestive heart failure patients both peace of mind and significant health-care costs savings.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - A father of three in England is the proud owner of a 1979 VW Golf that can blow away a Bugatti Veyron supercar. Forty-two-year-old Andy Waite, of Fordham, Cambridgeshire, purchased the Mk 1 Golf for fifty pounds, about 1million pounds less than the price of the Bugatti, the world's most expensive motor.

May 15th, 2009 LONDON - Mums and dads can now peddle their way to the parks or shops along with their kids, courtesy the pushchair that converts into a child-carrying bicycle in just 20 seconds. The three-wheeled Taga - described by makers as the ultimate 'yummy mummy accessory' is capable of carrying youngsters up to six years of age.

April 26th, 2009 Irina Mikitenko wins London Marathon title againLONDON — Irina Mikitenko of Germany has won the London Marathon for the second consecutive year. The 36-year-old Mikitenko finished Sunday's 26.2-mile race in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 11 seconds in sunny and still conditions.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - It takes 8.2 seconds for a man to fall in love at first sight, say scientists. What's more, if a man's gaze is more like four seconds, research suggests, he is less than impressed.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - Sixty-three years have passed since a Moluccan Cockatoo amused Britain's wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill by riding a high-wire bicycle, but the parrot's old age has not stopped her from drawing crowds as yet. Named Pinky, the parrot performed for Churchill in 1946 Miami's Jungle Island.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney may have set a world record after selling out all the tickets for his upcoming gig in Las Vegas in an astonishing seven seconds, according to promoters. The former Beatle's performance at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino will be witnessed by 4,000 fans, reports The Telegraph.

January 15th, 2009 LONDON - City of London financiers and bankers may have to do without their favourite curry outlet, after Indian-origin restaurateur Jamal Hirani was Friday reported to have quit his company with the banks set to send in administrators. Hirani's Gourmet Restaurants business owns Tiffinbites, a popular healthy Indian meals outlet, Bombay Bicycle Club and Vama, and is close to appointing Chantrey Vellacott DFK (CVDFK) as administrators, the Times reported.