Record-breakers in the news today...

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has become the Youngest Formula One driver to win three world championships following Sunday's wet and chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix.

The German finished sixth after fighting back with a damaged car from last on the opening lap, with the roller coaster race eventually won by McLaren's Jenson Button.

Vettel's sole rival for the title, Fernando Alonso needed victory to stand any chance of winning the championship ,but the Spaniard could only manage second, with Brazilian Felipe Massa third.

Vettel clinched his championship triple at the age of 25 years and 152 days, beating Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna's record, who was 31 years and 220 days when he achieved the feat in 1991.

Veteran rock band The Rolling Stones kicked off their 50th anniversary concerts last night with a well-received show at London's O2 Arena.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood were joined by the band's original bass player Bill Wyman during the show.

Other guests onstage included former member Mick Taylor who played lead guitar on Midnight Rambler and soul singer Mary J Blige who duetted with Jagger on Give Me Shelter.

The group are recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's wealthiest band with Jagger estimated to have a fortune of $313 million (approximately £202 million), followed by guitarist Richards with $289 million (approximately £187 million).

The Chinese navy and airforce have been celebrating after successfully landing a jet fighter on its new aircraft carrier for the first time.

A Chinese-made J-15 fighter landed on the 300m (990ft) Liaoning, the nation's first aircraft carrier, during an exercise at the weekend.

Although platforms for take-offs and landings had been fitted to warships as early as 1910, the first ship with a runway running the full length of its deck and therefore the world's first aircraft carrier was HMS Argus, launched in 1918.

When construction of Argus began in 1914 she was intended to be a passenger liner, but in 1916 the incomplete vessel was bought by the Royal Navy and completed as an aircraft carrier, with a flight deck 172 m (565 ft) long and space for 20 aircraft.

Meanwhile, a high-security vehicle once used for transporting Pope John Paul II during his visit to Ireland in the seventies is to be made available to hire for parties.

Dublin Wax Museum have announced that they intended to rent out the converted Ford Transit van to stag parties and hen nights for 250 euros an hour.

The vehicle, which featured a Papal throne along with 14 passenger seats, was used by the late John Paul II on his visit to the country in 1979 - the first time a reigning Pope had ever visited the Emerald Isle.

During his 27-year reign as the leader of the Catholic church, John Paul II set a record for most international visits by a Pope, having visited 129 different countries between 1978 and 2005.