Israeli officials have claimed Iran's Supreme Leader has been killed, following the US and Israel's major military operation on the country. 

The Iranian Red Cross says more than 200 people have been killed in strikes, including 85 people at a girls' school.

Iran has hit back in retaliation, launching missiles across the Middle East, including in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait - all of which either have US military bases, or are allied to the US.

Middle East correspondent for the Economist, Greg Carlstrom, says it's unclear how a regime change will change the Iranian Government dramatically.

"The Iranian opposition, the political opposition is deeply divided, it's disorganised, there isn't someone who is an obvious leader, an obvious candidate to try and assume control of the country."

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Israeli officials have claimed Iran's Supreme Leader has been killed, following the US and Israel's major military operation on the country.&nbsp;
The Iranian Red Cross says more than 200 people have been killed in strikes, including 85 people at a girls' school.
Iran has hit back in retaliation, launching missiles across the Middle East, including in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait - all of which either have US military bases, or are allied to the US.
Middle East correspondent for the Economist, Greg Carlstrom, says it's unclear how a regime change will change the Iranian Government dramatically.
"The Iranian opposition, the political opposition is deeply divided, it's disorganised, there isn't someone who is an obvious leader, an obvious candidate to try and assume control of the country."
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The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

Gregg Carlstrom: Middle East correspondent for The Economist on the US-Israeli attack on Iran

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Both matcha and coffee will give you a noticable energy boost in the morning, but which drink is really better for you

Matcha is generally considered healthier than coffee due to its high concentration of antioxidants - and it give you a 'calmer' boost without the crash afterwards.

Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara compared the drinks to examine the health benefits of both.

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Both matcha and coffee will give you a noticable energy boost in the morning, but which drink is really better for you
Matcha is generally considered healthier than coffee due to its high concentration of antioxidants - and it give you a 'calmer' boost without the crash afterwards.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara compared the drinks to examine the health benefits of both.
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Erin O'Hara: naturopath and wellness expert on whether matcha is healthier than coffee

Cook time: 40 minutes 

Prep time: 60 minutes 

Serves: 6-8

1 size 14 chicken 

2 litres cold water

200 gm un-iodized salt

2 tbsp unsalted butter

2 tbsp flour

1 onion, peeled and sliced

4 cloves garlic, crushed

500 ml chicken stock  

1 tbsp dijion mustard

1 lemon, zested

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan

2 sheets puff pastry

1 egg

Whisk the salt into the water until dissolved. Submerge the chicken into the brine and place into the fridge over night or 12 hours. 

Remove the chicken from the brine and place into a pot and cover with cold fresh water. Place on medium heat and slowly bring up to the to the boil, Simmer until cooked or until the chicken reaches a internal temperature of 75*c.

Once the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat and allow to cool in the liquid,. Once cool enough to handle remove the chicken and shred down the meat, discarding the bones and skin.  

Place the sliced onions and garlic into a pot and melt the butter, slowly saute the onions and garlic until soft. Add in the flour and cook for a further minute. Slowly start to add the chicken stock, stirring in between each to remove any lumps. Once all the stock has been added bring up to the boil and season with salt. Turn off the heat and add in the chicken and mustard.

Spray a family size pie dish with cooking spray and lay a sheet of pastry in the bottom, cutting around the edge. Spoon in chicken mix. Topped with parmesan and lemon zest. Whisk egg and brush onto the edge of pastry  Lay the second sheet of pastry on top. With your fingers, press the two sheets of pastry together around the edges. Prick the top sheet with a fork and brush with eggwash.  

Bake pie in oven on 180*c for 40 minutes.

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Cook time: 40 minutes&nbsp;
Prep time: 60 minutes&nbsp;
Serves: 6-8
1 size 14 chicken&nbsp;
2 litres cold water
200 gm un-iodized salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp flour
1 onion, peeled and sliced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
500 ml chicken stock &nbsp;
1 tbsp dijion mustard
1 lemon, zested
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
2 sheets puff pastry
1 egg
Whisk the salt into the water until dissolved. Submerge the chicken into the brine and place into the fridge over night or 12 hours.&nbsp;
Remove the chicken from the brine and place into a pot and cover with cold fresh water. Place on medium heat and slowly bring up to the to the boil, Simmer until cooked or until the chicken reaches a internal temperature of 75*c.
Once the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat and allow to cool in the liquid,. Once cool enough to handle remove the chicken and shred down the meat, discarding the bones and skin. &nbsp;
Place the sliced onions and garlic into a pot and melt the butter, slowly saute the onions and garlic until soft. Add in the flour and cook for a further minute. Slowly start to add the chicken stock, stirring in between each to remove any lumps. Once all the stock has been added bring up to the boil and season with salt. Turn off the heat and add in the chicken and mustard.
Spray a family size pie dish with cooking spray and lay a sheet of pastry in the bottom, cutting around the edge. Spoon in chicken mix. Topped with parmesan and lemon zest. Whisk egg and brush onto the edge of pastry &nbsp;Lay the second sheet of pastry on top. With your fingers, press the two sheets of pastry together around the edges. Prick the top sheet with a fork and brush with eggwash. &nbsp;
Bake pie in oven on 180*c for 40 minutes.
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Mike van de Elzen: Chicken, parmesan and lemon pie

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We’ve all grown up on the same story, from Romeo and Juliet to Titanic, from ancient myths to modern rom-coms, the message is pretty consistent: somewhere out there is The One.

One epic love. One soulmate. One lightning bolt that strikes once in a lifetime. 

But new research published in the journal Interpersona suggests something a little less cinematic.

A large study from researchers at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute asked more than 10,000 single adults in the U.S. one simple question: “In your lifetime, how many times have you been passionately in love?”

The average answer wasn’t one, it was just over two.

In fact, two was the most common response. Almost one in three people said they’d experienced passionate love twice. That was about twice as many as those who said they’d only felt it once, or never at all. A smaller group reported three or four times and some people said zero.

The idea that passionate love is a once-in-a-lifetime event? The data doesn’t really support that.

One of the interesting things about this study is how similar the answers were across different groups.

Straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual participants all reported roughly the same number of passionate love experiences. Older respondents reported only slightly more than younger ones.

In other words, the “two loves” pattern held up across age and orientation.

That’s kind of reassuring. It suggests that passionate love isn’t rare, and it isn’t reserved for a select few. Most people experience it at least once  and often more than once  across their lives.

So if you’ve fallen deeply, passionately in love more than once, you’re not unusual. For many people, love isn’t a single lightning strike, it's something that can happen again.

For centuries, our stories have told us to look for The One, science, gently and without drama, is suggesting that for most of us, it might be The Two. 

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We’ve all grown up on the same story, from Romeo and Juliet to Titanic, from ancient myths to modern rom-coms, the message is pretty consistent: somewhere out there is The One.
One epic love. One soulmate. One lightning bolt that strikes once in a lifetime.&nbsp;
But new research published in the journal&nbsp;<a href="https://ojs.interpersonajournal.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/733">Interpersona</a> suggests something a little less cinematic.
A large study from researchers at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute asked more than 10,000 single adults in the U.S. one simple question: “In your lifetime, how many times have you been passionately in love?”
The average answer wasn’t one, it was just over two.
In fact, two was the most common response. Almost one in three people said they’d experienced passionate love twice. That was about twice as many as those who said they’d only felt it once, or never at all. A smaller group reported three or four times and some people said zero.
The idea that passionate love is a once-in-a-lifetime event? The data doesn’t really support that.
One of the interesting things about this study is how similar the answers were across different groups.
Straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual participants all reported roughly the same number of passionate love experiences. Older respondents reported only slightly more than younger ones.
In other words, the “two loves” pattern held up across age and orientation.
That’s kind of reassuring. It suggests that passionate love isn’t rare, and it isn’t reserved for a select few. Most people experience it at least once &nbsp;and often more than once &nbsp;across their lives.
So if you’ve fallen deeply, passionately in love more than once, you’re not unusual. For many people, love isn’t a single lightning strike, it's something that can happen again.
For centuries, our stories have told us to look for The One, science, gently and without drama, is suggesting that for most of us, it might be The Two.&nbsp;
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on what science says about finding the one

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Gregg Carlstrom: Middle East correspondent for The Economist on the US-Israeli attack on Iran

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