25 h. ago Oncologist claims one '30% dinner table rule' may help you live a longer life

Silvio Garattini, 96, is the founder and director of Italy's Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, an institute dedicated to biomedical research

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4 d. ago Courteney Cox reunites with best friend Jennifer Aniston for a cosy dinner with her boyfriend Johnny McDaid as the actress shares a sweet photo dump

The Scream star, 60, glowed as she posed for a selfie at the dinner table with her lover and pal.

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1 week ago Trump’s ‘chosen one’ Giorgia Meloni heads to Washington to play delicate balancing act

Italy’s PM has demonstrated an affinity with the US president, but also needs to maintain allegiance to her EU partnersEurope live – latest updatesSitting alone at the end of a dinner party, under chandeliers, next to a table with white roses and leftover wine, Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump are locked in conversation.It is early December and they are pictured in an opulent dining room of the Élysée Palace, where the French president, Emmanuel Macron, hosted guests after the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The one change that worked: I quit fighting about politics with my friends and family

I was always up for a fierce dinner-table debate – but if differences are aired without ever reaching a resolution, what’s the point?I hate confrontation. Even a whiff of beef can keep me up at night. As a journalist, I’ve learned to listen and to probe only gently, never raising my voice or outwardly judging. Yet, for a long time – until quite recently – I would occasionally engage in fierce political arguments with certain friends and family members.The trigger would usually be a passing comment about, say, renewable energy, the character of Boris Johnson or the #MeToo movement. Wine often had a place at the table. It never involved swearing or insults, but there would follow a familiar spiral: a steady increase in volume, a hardening of tone, a grasping for poorly remembered evidence, an admission that “we’re just going round in circles here”, followed by another go around anyway. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Can YOU tell what these toddlers are thinking? Scientists reveal what 7 common gestures at the dinner table really mean

Experts said parents shouldn't worry if their baby frowns, plays or even sticks their tongue out while they eat - as they could actually be positive signs.

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