giffgaff has teamed up with illustrator Flo Perry to celebrate the art of giving around the world giffgaff, the mobile network run by its community has partnered with illustrator Flo Perry to bring to life the unique and curious ways different cultures give gifts. The 10 original illustrations explore international traditions from the whacky to the bizzare including how to give flowers in Italy and which hand to use in India, to the etiquette of gifting money to Nigerian brides...

The BBC was engulfed in a holy war of words today after the head of religious programmes openly confessed to being - an ATHEIST. James Purnell was speaking on the Today programme to promote the corporation's commitment to setting up a new unit devoted to improving religious coverage. But Mr Purnell, who was appointed the BBC's Director of Radio and Education in November last year, stunned the audience when he admitted he was a non-believer. During a bruising interview at...

If 2016 was the year of single-item, no reservation restaurants; 2017 has been the year of the super hotel. First it was The Ned, Soho House’s landed cruise ship, taking over an old bank building in the city of London – featuring 252 bedrooms, nine restaurants and a rooftop bar, all of which have been filling our Instagram feeds since summer. Soon after, Robert Deniro and Nobu Matsuhisa brought one of their Nobu hotels to Shoreditch. Then The Mandrake Hotel opened...

I went to my tailor the other day, bracing myself against the Christmas madness in Piccadilly. I needed some new suits, and it so happened that there was a bit of money rattling around in my account, so it seemed the ideal opportunity for a bit of retail therapy to see me through the cold winter months. I tend to get my suits, if the editor will allow me this shameless plug, from Roderick Charles on Jermyn Street: I like...

History, theme parks, active adventures, nature and magic all combine on our list of the best family days out in the UK. From Edinburgh to Cornwall, we’ve got you covered for your next exciting trip. Titanic Experience, Belfast Voted the best attraction in Europe at the 2016 World Travel Awards, The Titanic Experience charts the history of the doomed Titanic across nine galleries. There’s a shipyard area with an interactive ride that shows how the ship was constructed by 3,000 workers, and...

What’s a Winter Jacket? We’ve all been there, the bright winter sun luring us into a false sense of security. By the end of the day wishing we’d worn a thicker, more suitable jacket. So, when the mercury starts to move we need to switch up our outwear choices. Winter jackets are typically thicker coats with added insulation, length and a hood, which makes them suitable for anything winter throws at us – from snow and sleet to those icy...

The final Prime Minister's Questions of 2017 was filled with dire warnings about how 2018 is set to be the most parlous year yet for Britain's National Health Service. The Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn warned the Prime Minister that there are 1,000 fewer GP's than the day she took office. He also highlighted NHS chiefs' warnings that the NHS needs £4bn not to go under, yet her government was prepared to find just £1.8bn. "Who was it who...

Trading is often considered as the most sophisticated business in the whole world. You might all the money in the world but if you trade in the wrong way then you will lose all your trading capital. It’s like running the most complex business in this modern era. But this doesn’t mean that you will have trade the market with a very complex trading system to make money. If you know the right path then even with a simple trading...

You are already aware that CFDs are flexible and easy to trade. Due to the flexibility most of the people are interested in trading it but the problem most of the people who are interested in trading are new to the market. As they are new to the market they do not understand the way how the market works. If you consider the traders in the United Kingdom they are experts in trading because they have been learning the market....