by Rosie Benson, travel writer Valentine’s Day is approaching, and whether you’re the type who loves to celebrate it, or can’t stand the excess of it, either way it’s a great excuse to escape for the weekend. So where in the world should you go? At TLE, we’ve picked our ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Artisan bakeries, cake shops, and patisseries (mainly in gentrified East London) have certainly witnessed a boom in popularity in recent years. Something that’s peculiar given that now, more than ever, we’re constantly encouraged to limit our sugar intake, thus becoming more health conscious than ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A leopard entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore and injured six people while trying to capture it. It took ten hours to catch and tranquillise the animal, which entered the Vibgyor International school on Sunday. A scientist, a forestry employee and a TV ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A little noticed change that slipped past the Chancellor’s U-turn will clobber hundreds of thousands of workers. George Osborne stated he was ditching tax credit cuts, which would have seen over three million families lose around £1,300 per annum. However, it has been revealed that ...
Some recent news items: Celebrity Big Brother contestant's possible affair, Oscar nominee takes his clothes off, Madonna's son seen with 'suspicious-looking' cigarette. This kind of trash journalism is everywhere. It clutters social media and arrogantly masquerades as socially relevant information. Every serious journalist should choke on stories about Kim Kardashian's ...
By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Studio 32 Music. 2016 has really gotten its claws in now. New releases are starting to come thick and fast, including some very interesting re-releases. I’ve included a track from the ...
Over 600 beers and ciders will feature at next month's Craft Beer Rising festival at The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. This year will see the largest and most diverse mix so far, featuring established UK breweries such as Beavertown, Thornbridge, and Harviestoun, to international talent from Little Bichos, Lagunitas, Mikkheller, and ...
By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) 28.1.16, Engine Rooms, Southampton SXSW has finally found its way to the south coast of England. Radio 6’s Steve Lamacq has brought new bands to Southampton’s Engine Rooms for Independent Venue Week, flaunting some of 2016’s most promising acts. Avec Sans - a duo from London ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Geoffrey Cox, Westminster's highest-earning Tory MP was a tad careless and forgot to declare £400k worth of income from outside interests, but managed to remember to claim for a pint of milk, at a cost of 49 pence. Cox is paid £74,000 a year as ...