A cheeky fox jumped on a tourist bus and went on a sightseeing tour of London - sitting on the upper deck. The curious animal hopped on the bus and went up to the top deck to get the best view of the capital's sights. A worker from Big Bus Tours discovered the fox sitting on the back row upstairs in the open-top double-decker last Tuesday morning as the the vehicle passed Park Lane in central London. Passengers were taken...

Classic British cooking is having a moment. For every ill-contrived Modern-British foam, ‘essence’ or poncey restaurant ‘concept’, there’s a smoked fish trolley, tableside flambé station, or dedicated ‘pie room’ commanding respect in some sprauncy corner of central London. And so they should. British food has a dreadful reputation, at best, but when overlooking bland roast dinners and the unspeakable things our grandparents did with offal, there’s something endearing about the undiluted glamour that engulfs restaurants such as Scott’s, Bentley’s, relative...

One of the magical things about Oasis was the way Liam's rough-and-ready rock blended with Noel's harmonic roll to make one of the most eminent and timeless bands of the 21st century. Like the Lennon–McCartney duo most people side with one or the other, but few would disagree that both the Beatles and Oasis would be half a band if you removed either party. Which is what makes the recent release of new records from the respective Gallagher brothers so fascinating....

According to recent research from OnePoll, 71 per-cent of Brits claim that a roast dinner is “too complicated and time consuming” to cook at home. On top of that, more than a third of adults aged 18-45 believe roast dinner to be so difficult to prepare at home, they simply don’t bother. A meal that’s long been synonymous with British culture (for better, or for worse), home-cooked Sunday roasts could become a thing of the past, with 38 per-cent of...

This September the Saatchi Gallery launched its annual START art fair. The event serves as a showcase for emerging artists around the world. Among them this year were a number of exciting Asian artists: contemporary Indian artist Owais Husain, Chinese performance artist Liu Bolin and Vietnamese painter Nguyen Van Du. This is part of a growing trend which has seen Asian art explode in the UK over recent years. The work of Asian artists has sold for huge amounts at...

Drinking green tea has its health benefits, of course, but so many insoluble nutrients actually come from the tea leaves, which are wastefully discarded. Matcha – the world’s most potent green tea – however, is a powder of ground green tea leaves, whisked into hot water to brew tea. It’s also a superfood. Buddhist monks are said to have used Matcha for centuries, in order to stay alert and focused through mediation. Samurai warriors, on the other hand, would use...

The man who was the body double for Brad Pitt in the smash-hit Snatch has now snatched himself a top prize - for his landscape photographs. The stunning snaps of Greenwich and Brighton Pier from above by Matt Cooper, 47, are being showcased as part of the Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition. Matt was an actor for more than a decade before he picked up his first DSLR camera on holiday in France. Having once stood in for Christopher...

The Archbishop of Canterbury poured scorn on the government this weekend saying the largest users of food banks are now people in work. Speaking on ITV's Peston on Sunday he said it was obvious that a lot of jobs are being created, but questioned whether the type of work on offer is beneficial to employees. "The thing we see in the Church of England, and with the other churches," Justin Welby said, "is the majority of people who come to the...

Legends say that there is no way to win an argument with your wife, but there is always a way to win your wife’s heart and that is by buying her the gift she always wanted. It can be Valentine’s Day or your wife’s birthday or even if you are trying to make it up for a previous fight, gifts can always save the day for you. If you are like most husbands who always fail to remember their wives...