Tea and coffee linked to lower risk of mouth and throat cancer
Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day is associated with the biggest decrease in risk, according to a study.
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Tense stand-off: James Bond’s latest nemesis is Amazon
Future James Bond films are believed to have been put on hold while cultural differences are resolved between franchise owner Barbara Broccoli and rights owner Amazon.
Kremlin denies Assad’s wife divorce rumours
Arabic and Turkish media claimed Asma al-Assad was dissatisfied with her quality of life in Moscow and had demanded a divorce from the deposed Syrian dictator.
British 16-year-olds could get vote from next year, says Labour
The Starmer government says an elections bill, which would include lowering the voting age, could be introduced during the next parliamentary session.
![Mary Magdalene bottom right, behind the cross and kissing it? : according to Sara Penco, the author of the new book Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo’s Judgement. Dec 2024 Vatican Museum Director Professor Antonio Paolucci unveiled today to the international Press the new Lightining and air conditioning system of the Sistine Chapel, where about 6 million tourists a year visit the chapel to marvel at Michelangelo's ceiling and his depiction of the Last Judgment on the altar wall.The German firm Osram has installed more than 7,000 light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a gilded, rail-like structure high up on the walls of the chapel to protect the artworks and provide brighter lighting.Although visitors will get less time to view the chapel, Paolucci said: "Starting in the early months of 2015, visitors to the Vatican Museums are going to be offered special, disposable ‘intelligent glasses' similar to Google Glass that will enable them to explore the Sistine [Chapel] in 3D and go deeper into its history before the actual visit."EDITORIAL US (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images)](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/123f7bdee11c452e398dc1b37abf45fe?width=650)
Another judgment: Mary Magdalene was right up there with Jesus all along
An Italian author says the woman who followed Christ to the end is in a Sistine Chapel fresco.
Andrew’s aide set up firm with mysterious Chinese ‘billionaire’
Amanda Thirsk left the duke’s employ after his disastrous BBC interview – which she helped to arrange, but within months she had set up an offshore company with a Chinese businesswoman.
Warning signs in market attack suspect’s threats
Pressure is mounting on German authorities over their lack of action on the alleged Magdeburg Christmas market attacker despite his long history of violence and threats.
Albania: TikTok banned for a year after teenage boy stabbed
Albania will ban TikTok for a year after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death last month in an argument that started on social media.
Youngest victim of market massacre named
Andre Gleissner, 9, was named by his family the youngest victim of the attack as Saudi Arabia says it repeatedly warned the German government about the extremist views of the man accused of driving the car that killed him and four adults.
Pelicot linked to old rapes, murder
The murder of a young woman has been on French prosecutors’ desks for 33 years but police have a fresh suspect – a 72-year-old jailed for his role in one of the world’s biggest rape trials.
The young girl who saw a much nicer Chandler
Sybil Davis, whose mother was secretary to the master of noir, recalls a lively father figure who enjoyed the finer things in life.
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni rises as the new queen of European politics
Prime Minister Meloni has become one of the key figures in European politics and an influential voice on the right throughout the West.
Underwater drones to resume MH370 search
An armada of sophisticated underwater drones is to resume the search for MH370, the Malaysian airliner that vanished nearly 11 years ago.
‘Introverted’ psychiatrist, online firebrand: bizarre background of the Christmas market suspect
The man being held over the Magdeburg attack called himself ‘the most aggressive critic of Islam in history’, with his peculiar bundle of contradictions baffling terrorism experts.
The Trump-like Canadian who plans to take down Trudeau
Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls, as Justin Trudeau is shunned by colleagues and mercilessly mocked by the US president-elect.
Kim’s cannon fodder advance to their slaughter
North Korean soldiers in a ‘suicidal assault’ near Kursk in Russia against Ukrainians this month made no attempt to seek cover.
The activist who is hunting down ‘woke’ companies
Corporate America is worried. US campaigner Robby Starbuck makes firms drop diversity policies by threatening boycotts. Who’s next on his list?
How Poland became one of Europe’s big success stories
The country’s focus on productivity and EU membership have been key to growth rates that are the envy of bigger economies.
Cheese, parties, wine! Christmas is healthier than you think
As research shows that wine can be good for your heart, here are other ways festive foods, drinks and traditions can benefit both body and mind.
Pelicot case opens nation’s eyes to ‘rape culture’
The Pelicot trial will “fundamentally change relations between men and women” in France, its chief prosecutor said on Thursday.
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