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At the age of 95, the Queen still has a tight schedule to adhere to each day, meaning that a good night’s sleep is imperative. According to experts at Eachnight.com, the monarch may actually owe her long life to her active lifestyle and sleep hygiene. As part of her sleep routine, the Queen enjoys a glass of champagne before bed. An expert at Eachnight says that, “The Queen sleeps 8.5 hours a night, which is well within the healthy sleep range of an adult in the UK. Her Majesty retires at 11pm.
Source: thesun.co.uk
Archaeologists working on the route of the HS2 high-speed railway have found an "extremely rare" wooden figure made during the Roman period. It was unearthed in a waterlogged ditch in a field in Twyford, Buckinghamshire. They initially thought the 67cm by 18cm figure was a degraded piece of wood, but as they excavated a humanlike shape was revealed. Archaeologist Iain Williamson said it was an "amazing discovery".
Source: bbc.com
Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine is giving fans the chance to own mementos of his illustrious film career. Personal items including the 88-year-old star's gold Rolex watch -- estimated to fetch as much as £12,000 ($16,300) -- and paintings from his personal collection will go under the hammer in London on March 2.
Source: cnn.com
Australia has equalled its hottest day on record after a remote coastal town reported temperatures of 50.7C (123.26F). The temperature in Onslow, Western Australia, on Thursday matched a record set in 1962 in South Australia.
Source: bbc.com
Aston Villa announced the signing of Lucas Digne from Everton on Thursday, with the France defender becoming Steve Gerrard's second signing of the January transfer window.
Source: france24.com
Less than two weeks after the winter term started, French teachers are already exhausted by the pressures of surging COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, French teachers are walking out in a nationwide strike organized by teacher’s unions to protest virus-linked class disruptions and ever-changing isolation rules.
Source: apnews.com
A top Sri Lankan prison official has been sentenced to death over the killing of 27 inmates in an execution-style massacre that attracted international condemnation. The Colombo High Court on Wednesday convicted Prisons Commissioner Emil Lamahewage, but discharged his co-accused, police commando Moses Rangajeewa, over the killings in November 2012.
Source: aljazeera.com
Paul Pogba is now in the final six months of his Manchester United contract. He is free to speak to overseas teams over a summer transfer as of this month. L'Equipe report that Paris Saint-Germain are favourites to sign the midfielder. Real Madrid and Juventus are other possible but less likely destinations.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet released a joint statement posted on his verified Instagram account Wednesday, announcing they are ending their marriage.
Source: cnn.com
Novak Djokovic was drawn Thursday to play fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the Australian Open despite ongoing uncertainty over whether he will still be in the country. The 34-year-old Djokovic is scheduled to open his title defence either on Monday or Tuesday.
Source: france24.com
The United States Department of the Treasury on Wednesday slapped sanctions on five North Koreans for what it said are their roles in procuring goods for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile-related programmes.
Source: aljazeera.com
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday apologised for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden, but deflected calls to resign as the opposition leader called him a "man without shame". After days of dismal headlines and collapsing poll ratings, Johnson said he regarded the newly revealed boozy get-together in May 2020 as a work event for Downing Street staff.
Source: france24.com
Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has signed a contract extension until 2027, the Bundesliga leaders confirmed Wednesday. "I am very happy because FC Bayern are one of the best clubs in the world and I know that we still have a lot of opportunities and big goals," the France winger said in a statement. The 25-year-old joined Bayern from Juventus in 2015.
Source: france24.com
that will support future exploration of Earth's only natural satellite. The device makes use of a vacuum chamber and a powerful magnetic field. The giant magnets levitate the 2ft room off the ground, simulating low gravity. Inside the room they have a lunar-style landscape with simulated moon rocks. The team will use it to test drilling and equipment in a lunar-style environment.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
At least three people, including two children, have been killed after a church collapsed in southern Nigeria. The church collapsed on Tuesday evening in the Okpanam suburb of Asaba, the capital of Delta State, local police spokesman Bright Edafe said on Wednesday. Eleven of the 18 rescued are hospitalised.
Source: aljazeera.com
Silvio Berlusconi has reportedly threatened to withdraw his Forza Italia party from Italy’s governing majority if the current prime minister, Mario Draghi, is elected president later this month. Berlusconi is in Rome from Tuesday on the hunt for votes as he ramps up his own presidential campaign. The secret ballot by more than 1,000 parliamentarians and regional representatives begins on 24 January and is expected to go through several rounds before a successor to Sergio Mattarella, who steps down on 3 February, is elected.
Source: theguardian.com
A car bomb exploded on a road leading to the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, the head of the city's ambulance services said. Mogadishu resident Mohamed Osman said the shock of the blast hit the walls and roof of a mosque he was praying in nearby.
Source: reuters.com
while fishing for smaller fry from a local beauty spot. Joel Gray was out with friends off the coast of the Bay of Plenty on the country's North Island when he hooked the beast. It was only after several minutes wrestling to bring the beast in that he and other witnesses in the area realised it was a great white. It appeared to be a juvenile fish measuring only a third of an adult's size at about two-and-a-half-metres but was still strong enough to break the fishing line and secure its eventual escape.
Source: ladbible.com
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