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At any one time, a sixth of the population of England aged between 16 and 64 has a mental health problem. Whether it’s family or friends, the chances are that we all know someone who is affected. In an exclusive for The London Economic, the British author Jack Messenger reveals his own debilitating battle with depression and how he sought solace in the most unlikely of literary genres.

Look out your window now. If you're in the UK anywhere near the month of September, chances are you have been greeted with a sheet-grey sky and, more likely than not, rain. Time might be a human construct but the Jetstream bloody knows when it's the 1st September. Anyway we haven't talked about any music yet, mostly because August was a month which belonged to two artists in particular who are close to our hearts at TLE - IDLES and...

The 32-year-old, who took over the Radio 1 breakfast show from Nick Grimshaw last month, hatched the plan after speaking to listener Sarah Walker who had never eaten a Cornish pasty.

Installations from every corner of the globe are on show in the capital

Flanked by the BBC's head of press, the Radio 2 DJ said it was up to the broadcaster who took over from him in December, but he was sure they would be 'alright'.

The famous bread man answered questions at a road show event at the stunning Chatsworth House this weekend

“It happened as quickly as it began,” says Mbira, percussionist, vocalist and marimba Zimbabwean musician John Falsetto.  He’s commenting on a musical journey that has so far lasted two years for himself and his fellow artists who have helped create the album Sounds of Refuge. Mohamed Sarrar, a Sudanese musician, actor and poet smiles in agreement, perhaps quietly ruminating on meeting John for the first time in workshops for The Jungle, a show currently running in London’s West End.He might...

The Vaccines have been confirmed as the headline act at this year's Goose Island LDN Block Party.  A complete road closure at The Oval in Bethnal Green will be put in place allowing people to dance the night away in a true Block Party fashion. Expect an eclectic mix of music, a tasty variety of food, and, of course, lots of great beers. The Vaccines first formed in West London in 2010 and the intervening years have seen the band...

As well as the most extreme high ropes course in Europe, visitors will be able to zip-line from a Chinook Helicopter, climb some of the worlds most famous rock faces and even dive with sharks at the attraction.