Record-breakers in the news today

The co-creator of popular TV series Friends has quashed an internet rumour of a possible return for the show.

Writer Marta Kauffman denied the comedy was set for a comeback, following growing online speculation that the cast would return for a Thanksgiving special.

While a Friends reunion may not be on the cards, two of its stars are set to team up once again after a nine-year on-screen absence.

Former co-stars Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc are set to reunite on the set of improvised US hit comedy show Web Therapy.

Friends holds the record for the highest rated television show of the decade (2000's) having achieved an average TV.com members rating of 9.2 out of 10.

The highest rated single episode of the show, with a rating of 9.6 out of 10, is "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (season 5, episode 15), in which Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler's relationship and tries to seduce Chandler in order to flush out the truth.

A new extended trailer for Warner Bros' new Superman movie Man Of Steel has got comic book fans excited.

Directed by Zack Snyder, the man behind 300 and Watchmen, and produced by Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, the movie stars Henry Cavill as the superhero, with the film set to open around the world in June.

Superman was the first comic-book super hero on television. The Adventures of Superman(syndication, 1952) starred George Reeves as the Man of Steel and was sponsored by Kelloggs.

Record-breaking singer Adele has allegedly turned down a big-money deal to write her autobiography, claiming she is "too young."

The London-born star is said to have been approached by a number of publishers who want to release her memoirs, but the 24-year-old has resisted the seven figure sums on offer as she feels she is currently too inexperienced.

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Adele's Skyfall (written by Adele & Paul Epworth) was the first Bond theme ever to win an Oscar for Best Original Song, when it was awarded the gong at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony in February this year.

Finally unbeaten Australian horse Black Caviar is to be retired after winning 25 consecutive races.

Despite suffering a torn quadriceps muscle last year which many expected would end her career, the seven-year-old sprinter returned from an eight-month lay-off in February to claim three high-profile wins, culminating in the TJ Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick last week.

However trainer Peter Wood announced today that time had come to bring down the curtain on the horse's illustrious career that saw the her notch up £4.5m in prize money.

The most career wins by a racehorse is by Chorisbar (foaled in 1935 in Puerto Rico) who won 197 of its 324 races between 1937 and 1947.