By Tim Roe, Managing Director, Rated People Everyone wants to add value to their home, whether they are staying for a decade or selling up and buying bigger next year. Research by the Nationwide Building Society has found that adding a double bedroom and en-suite bathroom to a house will...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic  Spoilt by pop-up ventures, market stalls and a veritable smorgasbord of world cuisines the hungry residents of Shepherd’s Bush could be forgiven for omitting the behemoth Westfield Shopping Centre as a dining option. But as a short walk from the tube goes...

By Emma Siverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle From its opaque start through to its ambiguous denouncement Robin Campillo's Eastern Boys is a brilliantly complex exploration of power dynamics. In the opening scenes, the Eastern Boys, (hailing from the Ukraine, Russia and Romania), roam the Gare Du Nord, their purpose and intention unclear but...

By Oliver Ward Apple´s announcement this week for a 1,300 acre solar farm strengthened Apple´s commitment to becoming a 100 per cent renewable energy company. Not only will it provide the power for Apples new campus and shelter them from the ever increasing costs of brown energy, but it represents...

By Matt Keay @mattadamkeay It’s extremely rare that a film endowed with large amounts of fizzing and controversial column inches can ever live up to the hype. John Carter, Dark Shadows, and American Hustle recently suffered from this phenomenon, but for a completely different reason than The Interview. The hype...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The NBA starts to get very serious at this time of year, their marquee fixture 'All-Star Weekend' is where best players from the Eastern Conference go against the best of the Western Conference in an exhibition game.  Mix that up with a...

Review by Miranda Schiller Pierre Dulaine is a world champion of ballroom dancing. He was born in Jaffa, but like many Palestinians, his family fled in 1948. In 2011, Dulaine returns to his hometown for the first time, and with an ambitious project. He wants to give dancing lessons to...

By Will Bateman (WillBateman6611) Electric Ballroom - 12/02/15 After over 10-years The Cribs have become a staple of the UK live gig circuit, an institution. A consistent level of sweaty, raucous performances, specifically wherever they can in small, intimate venues. Any fan worth their salt will have likely witnessed their...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter  @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport It’s been quite an eventful couple of weeks for us QPR fans.  First of there was the underwhelming transfer-deadline day, which promised little and delivered even less, then our opinion-splitter of a manager resigned on the flimsiest of excuses; we’ve been...