The new record surpasses the previous official hydrogen combustion title set in 2004 by more than double the speed.
Andy Green, a retired Royal Air Force pilot, reached a speed of 406mph (654km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the fastest a hydrogen-powered car has ever travelled. In 1997, Green drove the jet-powered ThrustSSC across Nevada's Black Rock Desert at 763mph (1,228km/h), making him the first, and still the only person, to break the sound barrier on land.
Read more about Green's speedy accomplishments here.
People gather in York, Leeds and Bradford to view the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.
People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex watch the moon obscure the sun in a rare partial eclipse.
In October 1982, Paraguay and Brazil closed the gates of the Itaipu River, beginning to fill the reservoir of what would soon be the world's largest dam.