I was driving through Andalucía on Sunday, from Malaga to Ronda, meandering along the A-366 with a familiar sound in my ears; an England collapse. The only unusual thing it seems, was the setting. The breath taking, if arid, sights of the Parque Natural Sierra de las Nieves and its empty roads, rather than an asphyxiated English motorway. Test Match Special, for so long an English institution, is very much a global entity in today’s technological society. No more waiting...

  With six London restaurants to their name, plus establishments in Essex, St. Albans, Edinburgh and Dubai – Chris and Jeff Galvin have become one of Britain’s finest chef and restaurateur duos. Although both grew up in Brentwood, Essex, the food served within the Galvin brothers’ restaurant empire is typically French-inspired. Galvin Bistrot de Luxe in Baker Street – the pair’s first restaurant, for instance, has been highly regarded as one of London’s French restaurants on multiple occasions since opening...

A teen biker plastered bacon on worshippers' cars after being asked to be quiet outside a mosque, a court heard. Giulio Vines, 19, took offence at the way he was spoken to after being asked not to ride his noisy Suzuki Bandit as Muslims prayed during Ramadan. He returned a few days later, bringing with him a pack of bacon, before plastering it on four vehicles outside the Omar Faruque Mosque in Cambridge. A Suzuki Bandit was caught on CCTV...

British parents only spend 44 minutes a day talking to their children, according to new research. The findings emerged in a study of 2,000 parents of kids aged four to 16, which shows that despite spending more than eight hours a day together, families chat for less than 10 per cent of that time. Conversations between mums and dads and their children will last for just nine minutes before it’s time for school. A further 14 minutes of chat will...

The Italian Job has been named the greatest British film ever made. A survey of 2,000 Brits put Peter Collinson's stylish 1969 crime caper in top spot - with fans fondly remembering its famous Mini Cooper chases and cliffhanger ending. The film tells the story of a gang of English crooks who plot to rob $4million worth of gold bullion from under the noses of the mob and the police in Turin. Sir Michael Caine, who played lead character Charlie...

Anti-vibration mounts are exactly what they sound like; they are mounts used for eliminating vibration. The mounts are typically made from rubber and metal and are attached to a machine, usually at the bottom, using bolts. These mounts are used in a wide range of industries and applications including in; Air conditioners Military equipment Industrial machinery Compressors Power generators Medical equipment How Anti-Vibration Mounts Work Most anti-vibration mounts are made from heavy-duty rubber or combined with some other material depending...

A trillion tonne iceberg has broken away from the Antarctic ice shelf in what has been described by scientists as an event which will change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula forever. Researchers have been monitoring a huge crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf for some time and say the iceberg, which is more than a quarter the size of Wales, was "hanging by a thread". The 5,800 square kilometre (2,200 square mile) mass weighing more than a trillion tonnes has now...

Those who have been charmed by the wily confidence of George Blagden’s libidinous King Louis XIV in Versailles may find themselves taken aback by Jean-Pierre Léaud’s frail and reclusive incarnation of the Sun King, whom we are introduced to at the start of The Death of Louis XIV: Albert Serra’s solemn chronicle of the monarch’s final days. The palace of Versailles is no longer the buzzing hive of royal intrigue it once was, but an eerily quiet fortress from where...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn trolled Theresa May by sending her a copy of Labour's manifesto for policy inspiration. The PM was criticised by Tory MPs after she appealed to other parties to support her policies, saying they should “come forward” with their own ideas for policy and to “contribute, not just criticise”. Corbyn sent her a card that read: “Dear Prime Minister, you asked for policy ideas. So here’s our General Election manifesto. Kind regards, JB Corbyn.” The card was sent following...