TRIALS on a vaccine for cervical cancer have shown it protects women for up to four-and-a-half years, according to research published yesterday.

IN the video played over and over on TV around the world, Terri Schiavo seems to gaze fondly at her mother, with the hint of a smile.

Hollywood actors are being blamed for endorsing well-known cigarette brands in films, despite a tobacco industry ban on payments for "product placements" in movies.