Lifestyle

By Steve Taggart It’s no secret that London has some of the most expensive real estate in the world, with average property prices up to twice as much as those in the rest of the country. With many homeowners struggling to make it onto the property ladder in the capital, and those that have choosing to extend their current homes through loft conversions to add value or instead of moving, London is beginning to outprice anyone not currently living within...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I go to the pub on xmas eve, it's a tradition I have actively followed since I got fake ID, then I spend xmas morning moaning and ruining it for everyone else. This is my Christmas tradition and it will never die out, but it seems a lot are. Christmas traditions such as midnight mass, carol singing and greeting cards are in decline - because modern life has taken over, it has emerged. A study of...

A drivable armchair has been spotted on the streets of London as part of an innovative stunt aimed at armchair gamers. The armchair was spotted next to the London Eye, crossing the Millennium Bridge and wreaking havoc in Piccadilly Circus before coming to rest in Covent Garden and revealing a character akin to 'The Stig' from Top Gear. The stunt seems to be a Saints Row conception who are leaving fans in eager anticipation for something to come in 2015, although precisely...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_lifestyle I moan all the time. I moan that I have nothing to moan about. I have never bother to count how many times I complain a day, but it probably runs into 100's, which I have now discovered is a lot less then the rest of us. The average Brit moans 71 times a week – mainly about poor customer service, other drivers and cold callers, it has just emerged. Researchers who polled 2,000...

By Laura Casewell @CasewellEditor  It’s almost that time of year again: the dark nights are endlessly drawing in, the frosty mornings are making us rush for that warming cup of tea, and there are festive lights and decorations adorning windows and trees all across the country. In the words of Noddy Holder; “It’s Christmas!” The festive period is always a magical time of year, as families and friends reunite to spend a few days enjoying all the merriment that we...

By Charlotte Stringer, Style Editor at STYLIGHT.co.uk Some of the most stunning women in the world, serenaded by some of the biggest selling artists, and millions of dollars worth of diamonds being paraded down the runway, it can only be one thing: the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, hitting British screens this evening on 4Music. by STYLIGHT.co.uk Now an annual event, the VS Show continues to wow audiences year on year with their elaborate costumes and eye-poppingly beautiful ‘Angels’, not to...

A single bottle of one of the World's rarest beers has arrived in London. One of only six bottles of  Methuselah beer has been delivered to Sourced Market St Pancras, giving the artisan shop exclusive access to this exclusive product. Brewed by British brewing company Savour, the luxury beer comes in a six litre (the equivalent of eight wine bottles) bottle and took 18 months to develop,  from having the unique cork made, to working out how to fill the bottle - a process...

A new survey has found that London has the highest number of family fall-outs while playing games over the Christmas period with a shocking eight out of ten people in London who play family games ending up falling out. Gibsons, the UK’s oldest puzzle and games company, conducted the study to reveal ways in which feuds can be avoided, with cheating (36 per cent) coming out on top of the naughty list followed closely by competitive teammates (33 per cent) and people making...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I guess this is no news to parents, who I watch battling with their two precious (precocious) little kids as I sip fine wine with my friends, but children can be a massive hassle. Of course you love them, but don't you sometimes just wish they would SHUT UP? Forget moving into a new home or starting a new job. According to a survey of 2,000 people across the country, Americans say parenting is a top...