Graphic health warnings like those on cigarette packets, showing rows of rotten teeth on cans of cola and other sugary drinks, could deter some young adults from buying them, a study has shown. Sugary drinks are blamed for fuelling the obesity epidemic, but in spite of the large quantities of...
For nearly 33 years, Samar Baltaji was the one-legged mother in the photo, holding the hand of her maimed daughter, Nisrine, as they walked through a landscape of Beirut at war. In a simple skirt and blouse and with a transistor radio on her hip, she stared straight into the...
The U.S. request marks yet another major setback for relations between the United States and Cuba, two countries that only recently renewed diplomatic relations after a half-century of hostility. It comes as the U.S. seeks to protect its own diplomats from unexplained attacks that have harmed at least 21 Americans in Havana with...
Archaeologists have found the first evidence to suggest that Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years. The discovery indicates their arrival on the continent was up to 18,000 years earlier than previously thought. It was made after sophisticated artefacts were excavated from a rock shelter in the...
The picturesque Via Camerelle of Capri, which has always been the favourite tourist destination, is home to elegant designer boutiques with timeless charm. Here, among flowering wisterias and climbing bougainvillea that paint every single glimpse of intense purple, back in 1946 Amedeo Canfora began his craft activity, differentiating himself...
My cancer, an aggressive tumour on the salivary glands, was diagnosed in early 2015. I’d first noticed the lump the previous summer, but tests proved inconclusive. It took a deep-tissue biopsy in January to confirm that it was cancerous. Because of where it was – and because it had...
The Guardian’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin has scooped a coveted prize in the Association of British Science Writers awards for her investigation into the vaginal mesh scandal. Her report exposing NHS data on how thousands of women have undergone surgery to have vaginal mesh implants removed won in the category of best...
Pop star Justin Timberlake paid tribute to Prince and took selfies with fans during his Super Bowl half-time show. The singer performed I Would Die 4 U during a hit-packed, 12-minute set in Minneapolis - Prince's home town. Timberlake also ran into the crowd to dance and pose for photos, in an unfailingly...
An ancient culinary tradition handed down from generation to generation ... The gastronomic scenario of the Siciliainbocca Restaurant is an authentic journey through the flavors, colors and aromas typical of Sicilian cuisine: a symphony of sensations designed specifically to involve every sense and to give an experience full of unique...