Some times you have to suffer to do good to others. A man from Yorkshire has set a new world record by walking over 18 miles on broken glass in aid of the charity , Action for Children.

The good Samaritan , Nigel Jardine , 56 , from Leeds , West Yorkshire , walked 1 , 060 metres in one hour around an octagonal circuit of glass at the Bageecha restaurant in his home town of Horsforth – breaking the previous record of 960 metres.

The Sports coach and motivational expert carried on for 27-and-a-half hours until he had covered the equivalent of 30 kilometres , or 18 miles. He said: "I'm used to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at the restaurant weren't used to watching someone do it as they tucked into their meals."

Mr Jardine was allowed five-minute breaks every hour during the challenge to have a drink , visit the lavatory or have a lie down. His feat was in aid of Action for Children , the leading children’s charity. He said he felt a strong connection with the charity’s work because he was abused as a child mentally and physically , both at home and at school.