Would YOU pay £43.3 MILLION for this? Picasso masterpiece fetches staggering price at auction in London

A Picasso masterpiece has become the most expensive painting sold in the UK for six years when it went up for auction at Sotheby's in London. A bidding battle from ardent art collectors saw the painting vastly exceeding the estimate to sell for £43.3 million - a world record for any cubist work. The Picasso was sold at a successful Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, where £103.3 million changed hands.
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Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer of the oesophagus, world health chiefs warn

Very hot drinks - over 65°C (150 Farenheit) - are 'probably' linked to the disease, but they are safe at normal serving temperatures, the World Health Organisation said today.Mailonline

Eating nuts slashes prostate cancer death risk by a third: A serving five times a week boosts patients' chances of survival

Five 1oz servings a week of any type of nut cut mortality rates by 34 per cent, researchers found. But there was no evidence that eating nuts reduces the risk of developing the disease in the first place.Mailonline

Best way to stay healthy? Eat a Mediterranean diet with plenty of olive oil

EATING a Mediterranean diet with no limit on calories and plenty of olive oil is the best way to stay healthy, a new study suggests.

Our study shows that a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable fats such as olive oil and nuts had little effect on bodyweight or waist circumference compared to people on a low-fat diet. 

“The Mediterranean diet has well-known health benefits and includes healthy fats such as vegetable oils, fish and nuts. Express

Want to prevent an early death? Eating whole grains could be the answer

Experts at Harvard found just one 16g serving per day of whole grain cuts the risk of dying from any cause, heart disease or cancer. 

And, they argued, the more whole grains people eat, the bigger the benefits. Express

An apple a day really does keep the doctor away – and give you a longer life

They’re also a source of ­magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, and may help reduce the calories – particularly from sugar – that is absorbed from food. Apple skin in particular has high levels of plant compound flavonoids. These not only work to prevent cell damage but also help to maintain a healthy weight. The higher apple intake was associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality and cancer mortality in older women.” Mirror

Fancy a brew? Tea can 'cut cholesterol' and reduce risk of heart disease, say experts

TEA is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world after water and has been drunk in the UK for more than 400 years. A growing number of study are finding trends in relation to tea reducing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and arthritis and obesity risk as well as possessing protective properties against cancer. Dr Tim said: “In particular, data pooled from one recent large super study consisting of 22 studies found that regular tea consumption reduces the risk of coronary heart disease by 27 per cent. Express