Former Marine George Hood has reclaimed the male Guinness World Record for the longest time spent in the plank position.

Hood, 62, first set the Guinness World Record in 2011 with a time of 1 hour, 20 minutes and 25 seconds. His new time – 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds – beat the current record held by Mao Weidong. He set his record in 2016.

After reaching the new record Hood celebrated by doing 75 pushups.

The gruelling session burned an estimated 4,252 calories.

Hood has trained nearly seven hours a day for the past 18 months, which included, approximately 2,100 hours of plank time, 270,000 pushups and nearly 674,000 sit-ups.

Guinness World Records certified Hood’s record in Illinois, but he’s planked even longer in the past. He has completed a 10-hour plank certified by a different organization.

With the publicity surrounding his achievements, Hood hopes to raise mental health awareness.

A girl aged eight has died of old age in Ukraine.

Anna Sakidon’s was only 8 years old but her biological age was nearer to 80.

Anna had a rare medical condition called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. For children with this one year is equal to eight-to-ten years, so her real age was between 70 and 80.

The condition affected the movement of her arms and legs as different organs grow at different speeds.

She had been diagnosed with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome soon after birth.

Research in The Netherlands indicated that the condition affects one in 20million births.

There are only around 160 known sufferers in the world.

The world’s longest salami has been created in Argentina.

The Argentinian town of Tandil created a 99.5-metre meat salami. This is bigger than the statue of liberty which 93 metres tall.

The world record-breaking salami, which weighs 278 kilos in all, was presented to hundreds of hungry onlookers.

Those that were present were able to try the salami once the official length had been verified.

The sausage took 36 days and more than 100 people to be completed according to organiser Mariano Frias.

Hundreds and thousands of bats have invaded the Australian town of Ingham.

Four different species of bat have descended onto the small town.

Mayor of the local Council Raymon Jayo said that “It just seems to me that every bat in Australia is now in Ingham.”

“There’s four different species and because they all have young at different times, there’s hardly a window of opportunity when we can interact with these bats to try and move them on.”

Bats are protected by law so they are not allowed to be killed. Local authorities are trying to move them on.

The bats are so bad they have caused issues around town. Tourism in the area has taken a dramatic hit since the bats arrived and one primary school has so many fruit bats, many parents are refusing to send their children to school until they are gone.

Peppa Pig is one of the world’s most famous cartoon characters and she now has a new voice.

Actress Harley Bird has played the role of Peppa since she was just five years old. This week she has announced she’ll be giving up the role.

Harley is now aged 18 and won a Bafta Award for the role back in 2011. She also performed songs for the recent Peppa Pig My First Album release.

Harley described the cast on the show as being “like a family” and said it had given her “unforgettable memories”.

The new voice will be by nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith.

Amelia will be the fourth actress to voice Peppa and will make her debut in the Peppa Pig episode on Valentine’s Day.