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It’s official. Cornishman, Tony Wright has broken the world record for the longest phone call by talking on his Tesco Internet Phone for 40 hours, and he’s still talking!

How long can Tony chat for?

Shortly after 2am this morning, Tony successfully broke the record while talking to Jenny Barnard of North London. The phone call was kick started with Tony chatting to famed British weather girl Sian Lloyd almost two days ago.

Since Wednesday hundreds of keen Brits have also taken hourly chat slots with Tony to help reach this landmark moment, showing there is nothing the British public likes more than a good gossip.

“I've now got my own little piece of world record history!” says Jenny Barnard, a volunteer from North London, who was speaking to Tony when the record was broken.

Yet Tony just keeps going and going. Conversations subjects have, so far, ranged from heartbreaks and romance to psychobabble and from stomach mucous to the upcoming Led Zeppelin concert!

For every hour that Tony stays chatting, Tesco Internet Phone is donating £100 to the British Red Cross.

The clock is still ticking. We'll try and catch up with Tony when he gets off the phone.

The previous world record was 39 hours. Earlier this year Tony Wright from Penzance managed to break the world sleep deprivation record set by Randy Gardener 43 years ago, by staying awake for more that 11 days. People around the world watched his progress on a live webcam when he began on May 14.

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