A new video has been leaked showing the moment President Trump plagiarised a speech from Legally Blonde when addressing university students in the US. The video, made by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, reveals striking similarities between Trump's words and the graduation speech given by Elle Woods at the...
Theresa May will be jumping for joy at the latest job market figures that show the UK unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in 42 years - but don't be fooled. The Tories have become attuned to using unemployment figures to mask other worrying economic trends since the aftermath of the...
A mix of fussy eating and diverse family eating patterns is creating a mountain of food waste in Britain and making meal preparation increasingly taxing for British parents. Millions of parents are cooking more than four times a day, according to new research, with those from multi-generational and larger families...
The 50 greatest storytellers of all time have been revealed, with Ed Sheeran, Banksy and Eminem outranking Jack Kerouac and John Lennon. Despite been a pioneer of the Beat Generation and renowned for his method of spontaneous prose Kerouac still couldn't out-place Castle on the Hill author Sheeran, who ranked in 29th spot. Imagine...
A video has been released of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's bodyguards beating up protesters in Washington during his state visit. The controversial premiere met President Trump as tensions in the Middle East flare. Turkey has been a partner in the US-led coalition against Islamic State forces, although the relationship between the...
Lonely Planet has launched a guide to the World's best breweries on the back of the micro revolution that has gripped the industry. Researched and compiled by a network of beer-loving travel writers and journalists, the new guide will help thirsty travellers discover the world’s most authentic and delicious beverages -...
The ‘inheritance economy’ is set to boom over the next ten years as rising wealth and higher mortality rates combine to raise the total value of inheritances to £1 trillion over the next decade. The total annual amounts passing from one generation to the next are forecast to rise from...
Amongst an ever diversifying spectrum of accommodation options it's difficult to know where hotel brands such as Accor's Novotel fit in. I remember when I got my first bar job there some 12 years ago getting a sense of unease about what the future held for the chain. Five or...
On a recent visit through San Fransisco's notorious hippie capital Haight-Ashbury The Guardian's Rory Carroll noted that the spirit of the Beat poets and flower children who gathered there to create a new paradigm of sharing and community has become an illusion. The bohemian idyll of Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey and the Merry...