Heaviest dog in the world?

AN OLD English mastiff aged only two and a half could soon be confirmed as the heaviest living dog in the world - and according to experts she has not finished growing.

Tom Scott, who has a farm at East Leake, Notts, England, is claiming that his 270lb pet, Kell, beats the existing record-holder, called Murphy from Gwent, Wales, by 60lb.

Kell, who is 6ft long and 2ft 11in tall, measures 2ft 11in around the collar and has a girth of 3ft 11.5in.