London has topped a list of dirty dining destinations according to ratings from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Six out of the ten least hygienic areas were London boroughs, with a high percentage of zero rated restaurants recorded in Ealing, Enfield and Brent. Newham has the highest percentage of restaurants and...
New Year's resolutions tend to come and go, but there are a certain few that make the distance. This year more people than ever will be eschewing age-old (and ultimately futile) resolutions such as spending less time on social media, getting better sleep and eating more healthily and exchanging them for...
Remain is down in Scotland, Leave is up in every English region and is unchanged in London. By all accounts, the notion of Brexit buyers' remorse following a rocky and calamitous start to negotiations could be misguided. That's according to a new poll conducted by Saga which shows Brexit support is up...
I'm not a pretentious man, but I do hate it when restaurants chains try to imitate independents. You may think rows of Bill's, Comptoir Libanais and Las Iguanas have improved the culinary outlook of Britain's high street, but in reality they have done little more than create a beige blueprint for our...
If you want an active, well mannered and kind child you better make sure they don't spend much time around their father. That's according to new research which shows virtues such as honesty, integrity and tolerance are most likely to come from mothers while laziness, temper, wit and potty mouth.come...
Pupils at a £25k-a-year private school sneaked out of their hotel on a trip in Tenerife to go boozing and using cocaine - with one rushed to hospital. A number of students have been disciplined after the incident during which one is said to have bought coke from a local...
Sam Smith pubs are a bit like Marmite – you either can’t live with them or can’t live without them. And so, it would seem, is the owner. I use ‘owner’ loosely because Humphrey Smith is a man who wields incredible power and influence across his inherited Sam Smiths empire....
Alan Partridge meeting a super-fan has been voted the best ever British comedy scene by over 100 professional comedians and actors including David Baddiel, Jenny Eclair, Reece Shearsmith and Alexei Sayle. In addition to containing the best comedy scene, I’m Alan Partridge was named the second most popular sitcom among...
Higher standards in football refereeing have brought about an unexpected change – the end of the home advantage, according to new research. Football in the UK has changed beyond recognition in the last few decades, with referees at all levels of the game in the UK now unlikely to be...