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The environmental impacts of meat and dairy consumption are well documented. As thousands join the 10th year of Veganuary, how far have attitudes towards veganism changed?

It's a pastry that's synonymous with the month of January in France. At the start of every year the "galette des rois", or king cake, fills bakeries across the country and there's one to suit everyone's taste. In this show, we find out more about the origins of this French culinary tradition which, contrary to popular belief, doesn't date back to the Three Kings but to the Saturnalia feasts in ancient Rome.

Former Harvard president Claudine Gay defends her academic integrity after stepping down amid a plagiarism scandal. The conservative press, meanwhile, hail her resignation. In other news: it's "dartbreak" for teenage darts prodigy Luke Littler, who has lost the world championship final, but garnered worldwide adoration for his efforts. Finally, a US teenager becomes the first human to officially beat Tetris!

Nigerian musician, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Seun Kuti, has defended his alleged criticism of Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, over Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) judgment.

A teenage girl has fatally shot her sister while filming a TikTok video in Punjab's Gujrat district. Initial police investigations have concluded the incident was a tragic "accident" but their probe is continuing.

The liver often only gets any attention when it stops working. Yet it's key to many important metabolic processes in the body, such as the immune system, hormone balance and blood sugar regulation.

The case involves the privatization of a sports center in Tirana, from which his son-in-law is said to have profited. The public land was used to build 17 apartment buildings.

Located west of the Baie des Anges, Antibes is one of the pearls of the French Riviera in the south of France. In the 1920s, US novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald took up residence with his wife Zelda in the Villa Saint-Louis to write his masterpiece "Tender is the Night". The villa is now a five-star hotel, the Hôtel Belles Rives. Antibes is also home to a yachting legend: the One Wave, a monohull designed in 1948 and fully restored by its passionate owner.

From oysters to snails to the Provence tradition of 13 desserts, this week on French Connections we take a look at the classic French Christmas meal. Traditionally held on Christmas Eve, it is often a festive, family affair. We also discuss how best to keep family discussions around the dinner table from getting too heated.

We waste food all the time, not just at Christmas, Ramadan or Passover. But it's easy to plan your meals better and learn how to reuse cooked food safely.

From the Balkans to the US, the tuba is a must in any modern orchestra. It will be in the spotlight in Germany this year.

Ghanaian musician Afero however has made learning these complex instruments more accessible and simplifying the process, even for beginners.