By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The number of UK workers on zero-hour contracts is now at 801,000 up 104,000 in only a year. The Labour party tried to outlaw these types of employment deals, but instead they have increased sharply. It could be seen as a blow to job recovery, ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.8% Brewed: Leyton, London Set up by a husband and wife team with the aim of crafting a range of high-quality, traditional British beers, the idea for the local community driven East London Brewing Company came about while the pair were expecting their ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Chancellor failed to suppress a smile as his plans to enact more austerity cuts were quoted during PMQs, as ever a charming individual. Watch video here
Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed to cap the price of away tickets at £30 for the next three seasons. With substantial increases in TV revenue to kick in next year, the cost of watching football has become a big debate. But the top flight's 20 clubs have responded by ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport OK, let’s be honest, the 2016 Six Nations hasn’t been the most enthralling edition of the famous old tournament in recent memory. In fact, it’s been downright dull, demonstrating the huge gulf in class between the northern and ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The most heartwarming story of 2016 so far, comes from a beach in Brazil. A South American Magellanic penguin who swims 5,000 miles each year to be reunited with the man who saved his life. Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, lives in an island village just ...
A trailer has been released for the hugely anticipated sixth series of the Game of Thrones. After a brutal ending in season 5, there is a lot of rumours circulating about the direction of the sixth series. Based on the as-yet-unreleased novel The Winds of Winter, the TV show has ...
A baby was smuggled inside a passenger's hang luggage on board an Air France flight on Monday night, according to local sources. A passenger on board the flight from Istanbul to Paris CDG raised the alarm when they saw a woman was carrying a baby in her hand luggage, Planet.fr reports. He alerted ...
The Government's campaign to encourage small and medium-sized businesses to export is failing to achieve its objectives, according to new research. A QuoteSearcher survey of 618 SMEs found just seven per cent of businesses are likely to take part in the campaign, with 69 per cent of respondents saying they had ...