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Britain has seldom been so divided. There are chasms that exist between the left and the right, gender and age divides and increasingly notable wealth disparities. And if you want a microcosm of that, few places evidence it as potently as London. London today is embattled as rarely before in peacetime. On one side the city has flourished, cementing its standing as a world leader in business and culture. On the other, poverty remains endemic, homelessness and the privations of...

The perfect age to write a novel is 50, according to a study of the bestselling authors of the past half-century. Unlike musicians, the BBC reported, writers tend to “mature with age”. But while it’s not as common for authors to land a publishing deal at a young age as it for pop singers, it is not unheard of. In an exclusive Q&A, The London Economic speaks to the acclaimed fiction author Katja Brown about the challenges that young people...

The photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt said: “It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” It’s a philosophy that Duncan James has always followed. As an Art Director at a variety of London-based advertising agencies, he’s worked with several leading photographers. So, when he spotted a group of Mods outside a local café in 2015 and decided to take a few shots, even though he hadn’t picked up a camera for years, he was able to draw...

With the summer festival season about to get underway, scientists have discovered that one of the best way to preserve your hearing at them is to stay off the booze. A new study reveals that men who don't wear earplugs and take drugs or booze suffer the worst hearing loss outdoors. A study of more than 50 revellers found men were more prone to hearing loss and ringing in the ears, or tinnitus. They tended to spend more time near...

These unseen family photos show Dale Winton before he was famous - including heartwarming snaps of him with his glamorous actress mother who committed suicide. One photo shows him in London's Cumberland hotel in 1959, sitting between his doting mum Sheree and father Gary enjoying a Christmas meal. The chubby four-year-old is holding his tragic mother's hand while they all smile and pose wearing silly hats for the hotel photographer. Others show him at the wedding of his cousin Amanda...

Supermarket Sweep presenter Dale Winton looked unwell in the weeks leading up to his death, neighbours said. The 62-year-old moved from his £2.9m Regent's Park apartment earlier this month and was always "very friendly" to neighbours. The much loved presenter drove a Range Rover and Bentley with the personalised number plate "DW". Iain Grant, 84, watched removal vans pack away Dale's possessions several weeks ago and said it was clear the star's health was failing him. He said: "Dale was...

Indie-electro doom-pop band The Slow Readers Club have announced their new album Build A Tower, bringing their "modern Manchester" vibes for what promises to be an epic 2018 for the band. With distant echoes of The Smiths and Joy Division underpinning the record the indie-electro foursome provide a contemporary spin on the provincial beats of the north's renowned music capital. The Shadows and LUNATIC both have instant appeal, demonstrating the impressive range of front man Aaron Starkie. A likeness to The Editors is noticeable...

Goddamn, how good was DOOM? The 2016 imagining was far better than it had any right to be and is still talked about as one of the best FPS's releases in recent times. But more than the gore, the gameplay and the all-round kick-assness of donning the Doomslayer garb again, it was Mick Gordon's grinding, unrelenting soundtrack, which perfectly adapted to your actions as you ripped and tore your way through demon-infested Mars, descending into the belly of hell itself....

Venue: 02 Forum Kentish Town, London 13.4.18 Photos: Graham Berry ( Black Tea Photography) Dutch symphonic metallers Epica barrelled into town last week in a shroud of searing light, gigaintic riffage and sweeping orchestration. TLE tog Graham Berry was on the barrier to capture the action as Simone Simons lead the braying room through fresh cuts from The Holographic Principle. Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica Epica The Holographic Principle is out now on Nuclear Blast Find...