University aims to set world hand washing record

Leicester's De Montfort University is hoping to make a splash for this year's Global Handwashing Day.The institution is attempting to set a new world record for the largest number of children to wash their hands simultaneously.The "Germ Busting Washathon" will bring together schoolchildren from across the UK to take part in an online hand washing lesson. The move is the brainchild of the university's microbiology and education experts Professor Katie Laird and Professor Sarah Younie whose resear