London, November 13: Glamour girl Ruth Reynold has set a new world record by privileging 42 eager volunteers with her kisses – in 30 seconds!

The 24-year-old Page 3 babe, who beat previous record of 36 lads kissed in a minute by a German TV host, triumphed at The Sun’s East London HQ to mark the occasion of the Guinness World Records Day on November 12.

Her cosy-coup was witnessed by official adjudicator Karolina Thelin along with Craig Glenday, the Guinness Book of Records editor-in-chief, reports the Sun.

London, November 13 : Ten-time Grammy Award-winning Kanye West has expressed his scepticism on MTV’s choice of Award winners.

The rap mogul shook his head in disbelief as winners, such as Britney Spears and Jared Leto, were announced at the American and British award ceremonies this year.

Kanye had his rant at the launch of 808s & Heartbreak, his new album, before the first of his dazzling show at London’s O2 Arena on November 11.

“Britney Spears over Rihanna? Are you serious?” the Sun quoted him as saying.

“I mean f****** Jared Leto? He’s my boy but he shouldn’t have won over some of those other artists,” he added.

London, Nov. 13: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, will today brief British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on talks being held with the Taliban with the aim of ending the conflict in his country.

According to The Independent, Karzai is due to meet Brown after flying into London from New York. He has already briefed Saudi Arabian King Abdullah and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the issue.

Karzai is on a short visit to Britain to attend Prince Charles’ 60th birthday party and will see Brown before the latter heads for Washington for the G-20 summit.

London, November 13: A girl who was born in the wilds of Namibia in 1990 may be called the real-life Mowgli, Rudyard Kipling’s young hero in The Jungle Book, as she grew up running free with the beasts.

Tippi Degre appears to be treated by elephants, leopards and ostriches as one of their own, and let her cuddle them in a video.

The video was made by her own parents, French wildlife photographers Sylvie Robert and Alain Degre, when they lived in Africa.

London, Nov. 13 : Believe it or not, former England football star Paul Gascoigne is set for a shock comeback, playing in next season’s FA Cup.

Gazza, 41, is being lined up to appear in a team made up entirely of former Cup winners. He will join a host of former aces in a non-league side that will be entered for the game’s most coveted trophy.

London, November 13: The Queen has commended son Charles for his public service following the setting up of his Prince’s Trust charity, adding that both she and Prince Philip were immensely proud of his open-handed efforts.

Her Majesty, who visited the trust’s London head office at the start of celebrations for her son’s 60th birthday on November 14, said Charles’ conviction has been an inspiration while his trust mended lives of myriad of people.

“As we celebrate the many extraordinary achievements of the Prince’s Trust, so too I should like briefly to reflect on the role of the Prince of Wales, who has given enduring inspiration to it,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.