Tallest living man lurches into the record book

A MONGOLIAN has broken the record for the world’s tallest living man, lurching in at a towering 7ft 8.95ins, or 2m 36.1cm.

Xi Shun, aged 54, from the remote region of Inner Mongolia, is set to enter the pages of the Guinness World Records for his enormous stature.

The new record-holder, whose mother was a mere 5ft 2in, was a normal height for his age until his mid-teens. He shot up after reaching the age of 16, and has now beaten the previous title-holder, Tunisian-born Radhouane Charbib.