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...
It was once said that the causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous, but in the case of Rome, one principal reason was the vast inequality of fortunes. The extent of inequality in Britain has been laid bare today in Fat Cat Wednesday - the day in which top bosses...
Drinking Diet Coke won't stop you getting fat, according to new research. Ditching your favourite beverage for its heavily marketed sugar free alternative is no better for preventing weight gain - and could also harm the environment. Diet drinks contain artificial sweeteners which may be perceived by consumers as the...
A new freight rail route connecting Yiwu West Railway Station in Zhejiang Province with Barking in London has been launched by China Railway. The route, which has been dubbed the New Silk Route by the Chinese government, will take around 18 days to travel over 7,400 miles carrying a cargo of clothes, bags and...