Two mystic African fertility statues were on show in Piccadilly Circus after arriving from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in the US. The statues were hand-carved by the Baule tribe, who live in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa, and date back to the 1930s. Ripley’s acquired the figures in ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. Cielo Blanco – Exmouth Market First opened in Leeds, Mexican restaurant Cielo Blanco is set to join the likes of Dirty Burger and ...
Reports of a sonic boom been heard over Doncaster and Leeds are filtering through over social media following a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) Typhoon scramble. RAF Conningsbury has confirmed that QRA Typhoons were scrambled this evening, possibly down to an aircraft's Mode-S Transponder been turned off which could indicate a hijack. It ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A massive leak of documents could see the end of the TTIP trade deal, which includes provisions to allow American corporations to help change European law and also weaken consumer protections. Campaigners hope the leaked pages will bring an end to the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade ...
Three Earth-like planets have been discovered by scientists which offer the best chance yet of finding extraterrestrial life. A groundbreaking report, published in Nature, revealed that the Earth-sized planets that orbit around a small star nearly 40 light years away could represent astronomers' best chance yet of finding life outside ...
Owen Jones has described Zac Goldsmith as being "beneath contempt" for running a "dog whistle" campaign based on anti-Muslim prejudices. The political commentator says Goldsmith has become one of the "most loathed Conservative politicians in the country" for crude racial profiling and linking Sadiq Khan with radicals and extremists. He points ...
As the meeting point between the cultures and climates of the East and West, Turkey has a lot to offer on the gastronomic front. Search for typical Turkish cuisine and you might find meze, kebab, kofta, coffee and raki served up as common examples, but the reality is that finding ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The US President may be aiming for a job in comedy when he leaves the oval office. He is without doubt a funny man and has now poked fun at himself in a spoof retirement film clip, even though he doesn’t stand down for another ...
by Beth Roberts, travel writer It’s 11.30pm on a Sunday night in Amsterdam airport - the tail end of a wild weekend, culminating in this most hideous of hangovers. Without warning, our long awaited London-bound flight disappears from the departures screen, cancelled due to the fog and marooning us in ...