75 miles of lights sets world record

An Australian lawyer has set a world record by stringing up almost 1.2 million Christmas lights in the centre of the national capital.

Guinness World Records confirmed the 75 miles of multicoloured wire strung in the shape of three interconnected giant, wrapped Christmas gifts in a Canberra shopping mall was the largest ever image made of LED lights.

Lawyer David Richards assembled the light show with the help of an army of volunteers and powers it with electricity donated by a local power company.