Researchers didn’t really understand what was happening, however, until after they were able to do more extensive testing on the drinking water for the 1,200 surviving homes in Paradise.

Four weeks earlier, Paul had been drinking a glass of wine on his sofa when he saw a newsflash about a tsunami hitting several countries in south and southeast Asia on Boxing Day 2004.

They quenched their thirst by drinking contaminated water from a nearby well.

A new study published in BMJ Global Health suggests that drinking tap water might be "healthier" than bottled water.

This is not only because of the negative health effects of drinking alcohol, but also because alcohol disrupts sleep later in the night.