By Anderona Cole Waking up, wiping your eyes slowly in the morning is a ritual for many, but as each day passed in my late teens, the more I did it, the my more my world began to fade. Aged 21, my optician noted that my discomfort was linked to the fact that the window of my eyes was, over time, becoming thinner. I was eventually diagnosed as having Keratoconus, an eye condition that can affect young people in their...

Of the few restaurants I actively choose to visit again and again, few are as charming as The Hinds Head in Bray. With less bells and whistles than The Fat Duck (or Dinner in Knightsbridge) but ritzier than The Crown, each within spitting distance of one another, The Hinds Head is the embodiment of the quintessentially British ‘gastro-pub’, before Gordon Ramsay helped to make the ‘gastro’ prefix seem as desirable as queuing around the block for dinner, in torrential rain....

Research shows more money is leaving Africa than entering -  so is the West giving aid to Africa, or is Africa giving aid to the West?  Is foreign aid an illusion? New accusations have been fielded that the Commonwealth could be nothing more than an ironically named intergovernmental organisation designed to maintain Western hegemony of the globe. With the days of imperialism seemingly over, those with vested interests are ensuring developing countries remain just that by taking more money out of them...

Dignan Porch have put together a stunning new animated video for ‘Golden Beak’. Inspired by the song’s surreal, dreamlike lyrics, the video tells the tale of two brothers who undertake a strange and perilous journey and was directed by the band’s keyboard player Hayley Akins and a few of her animator mates. It's got a Journey / Shadow of the Collusus vibe. Check it out below. Commanding a cult-like following thanks to releases on Faux Discx and the legendary Captured Tracks alongside a long-running...

A major road was shutdown after hundreds of chocolate bars spilt across the carriageway following a lorry fire. Flames engulfed the road as the HGV carrying Nestle Lion bars erupted in a fire ball. Motorists were delayed for hours when three lanes of the A2 carriageway were closed for most of Wednesday. Police officers and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene at around 5:30am on near Bluewater in Kent. Firefighters worked to clear the melted load so that...

Just hours after Liam Fox told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Brexit deal with the European Union "should be one of the easiest in human history,” the second round of Brexit talks broke down. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned of “fundamental divergences." With the clock ticking and nearly 113 days past since Article 50 was triggered, there still appear to be “fundamental divergences” between the Conservative cabinet members on what the UK’s priorities should be. Despite the Chancellor...

Barcelona is a thriving European business centre, it is now regarded as an international business destination. There are major conferences, exhibitions taking place throughout the year ensuring that the Catalan culture hub is a huge draw for businesses. The culture, cuisine, architecture and the temperature throughout the year are a big attractor as a holiday destinations, Barcelona has a lot to offer whatever the purpose of your trip. One of the most famous passions and activities in Barcelona is football....

Lincoln is the most affordable university town in the UK, according to new research. The East Midlands city, which boasts a student population of over 12,000 people, has been ranked above Cardiff, Leicester and Newcastle in a new list of the top 50 cheapest places to be a student. The study takes into account factors like rent, travel costs, gym memberships and even the price of a kebab in compiling the index. Attendees of Lancaster University are shown to have...

British food isn’t boring, and these best British restaurants in London prove it. Over the past 60 years, British food has received a, somewhat unfairly, horrendous reputation. Yes, some of our most iconic “national dishes” are famously bland or borrowed from other cultures. But with such a vast melting pot of cultures on offer throughout London, British food (both classic and contemporary) is back on the menu. And with so many outstanding British restaurants operating across the city, it’s gradually...