A construction worker in the US state of Massachusetts was killed by his liquorice habit, doctors say. The man, who has not been named but was 54 years old, ate about one-and-a-half bags of black ...

You can steep a licorice tea bag in hot water (you can find these pretty easily at the nearest ParknShop or Wellcome for less than HK$100 a pack), gargle a mixture of licorice root and warm water ...