A tall narrow bookcase dominates Iona McLeish’s set design on director Mehmet Ergen’s stage. It’s never ending length, reaching to the stars, and with a cherry tree exploding up and ripping through its belly, is a metaphor for Mme Ranevsky’s pipe dream that somehow her family estate will be saved ...
Britain is in the grip of a caravan and motorhome boom, according to new research, with more families than ever opting for touring holidays. There are currently 755,000 UK touring caravans and motor homes in use and this figure is set to rise to 807,000 over the next five years – and ...
We all love the magic of the great outdoors, but this mind-bending puzzle could put your head in a spin. This is the latest puzzle which has the internet in a water-whirl contains 12 words related to water and hydration hidden within the landscape. The makers of Highland Spring created the ...
Starting a new role can be tough for anyone. Making that leap into the unknown can be nerve-wracking enough, but thinking about joining an already close-knit team can give any new starter the jitters. As an employee or manager, the best thing you can do for a new team member ...
The top 40 British artists have been revealed ahead of the Brits 2017. With Adele, Calvin Harris, One Direction and Stormzy up for nomination among others, a survey has revealed a definitive top 40 of all time, with The Beatles topping the list followed by Queen, David Bowie, Elton John ...
It is a huge week for Labour battling the Stoke and Copeland by-elections. In normal circumstances they shouldn’t worry about it, but these are not normal times. Even with UKIP’s Paul Nuttall shooting himself in the foot virtually every day, Labour could easily find themselves shell-shocked when the votes are ...
Billions of pounds are to be spent on new free schools while the old ones are left to rot. The shocking figures have been revealed as the education sector suffers a funding crisis, with plans to spend £9 billion on new free schools while current state schools are falling apart ...
It’s something I’ve written about before, but even so, I adore Japanese food. Over the past ten years, the UK has become far more accustomed to the land of the rising sun’s national cuisine. And with so many specialist restaurants constantly opening across London, I couldn’t be happier. There’s just ...
This morning's Metro led with the news that British taxpayers footed a £1 million bill for the Daesh bomber who is suspected to have blown himself up in Iraq. Manchester-born Ronald Fiddler had been freed from Guantanamo in 2004 following a legal case that reportedly ran into the millions. On ...