World's Largest Tea Party

India has set a new world record as more than 32,000 people attended the world's largest tea party in Indore.

Thousands of tea drinkers queued outside the Nehru Stadium in Indore over the weekend for the record-breaking feat. Nearly 1,000 volunteers served tea to 32,681 participants while an electronic counting machine kept track of the total number of people taking part in the event.

Japan's Nishio city has held the record from 2006, when it hosted the largest simultaneous tea party. 14,718 people took part in that event.

Zen Green Tea Liqueur, made-in-Japan liqueur.

Zen Green Tea Liqueur is a premium liqueur from Japan that is made with neutral spirits that are infused with special Kyoto green tea leaves from a prestigious tea producer in Japan that has been cultivating tea for over 300 years, is blended with herbs including lemongrass and natural flavors.

Schools in England may stop selling tea

Schools in England could be told to stop selling tea to pupils younger than 16 under options being considered by education chiefs.

Hot coffee and tea pose potential health and safety risks for young children, the School Food Trust suggested.

Teachers are being asked for their views on whether the beverages should be restricted to adults under proposed new guidelines.

Teashops Becoming More Common In USA

According to the Tea Association of the United States, teashops are becoming more common, because consumers are more health-conscious. With many coffee drinks pushing 300 to 400 calories, switching to tea can be a way to loose weight. And many studies have linked tea to health benefits.

New York Lawmaker, Drinking Tea May Lead To Crime

A Queens lawmaker is asking store owners to pull Arizona Ice Tea off their shelves because he says the packaging glorifies graffiti. City Councilman Peter Vallone, Jr. who has spent years making an issue of graffiti in New York says.

"Apparently Arizona thinks this is something that should be glorified," "They've come out with a drink called All City. All City is the name for a vandal that has destroyed property in much of New York."

A statement on the Arizona's website says they are paying tribute to the passion and creativity street artists. Artists who have made their mark in all five New York boroughs.

Tea May Be Good For Your Bones

Drinking tea regularly may be good for your bones. Researchers in Perth Australia studied over 200 women aged 70 to 85 and found that those who drank tea had higher bone density at their hips and less bone loss than women who didn't drink tea. Although the study did not find a link between the cups of tea consumed per day and bone mineral density, it found the bone density at two places at the hip was higher in tea drinkers than in non-tea drinkers. Tea drinkers also had less loss of bone density over a four-year period compared to the women who did not drink tea.