By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Osborne was expecting an easy ride today; he leaned across the dispatch box like a philanderer in a 1950s diner looking for, well, an easy ride. And why shouldn’t he? His “mojo” is back. Declaring war on a country always gives you better erections. Pele told me all about it. However, it turns out the RAF have flown eleven missions and carried out four strikes on oil wells in Syria, which seems fairly impotent even...

Whether it’s in the form of spirit soaked puddings, boozy Christmas parties, or a glass of champagne to toast the festivities; drinking season is upon us. So with the holidays just around the corner, here’s our round up of the best (and worst) Christmas beers on the market for 2015. Anchor Brewing Co. Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2015 Strength: 5.5% ABV Brewed: San Francisco, California The Christmas offering from Californian Anchor Brewing Co. has become a tradition of America’s oldest...

Reviewed by Miranda Schiller @mirandadadada Hector (Peter Mullan) is the story of an elderly homeless man's journey through Britain on his annual pilgrimage to a Christmas shelter. In classic British social realist style, it sheds light on an invisible part of society and the reality of living on the streets.   Director Jake Gavin brings a photographer's eye to his first feature film: Visually well composed and following a natural, flowing rhythm, it concentrates mainly on the daily life of...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Following the success of this year’s competition, with Irish chef Mark Moriarty having won the title, S. Pellegrino have announced plans to run another global Young Chef competition for 2016 – an international competition that’s dedicated to finding the best young chef in the world, under the age of 30. For the UK/Ireland regional finals, a judging panel of chefs included the likes of Clare Smyth MBE formerly of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Atul Kochhar...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The undefeated Carolina Panthers are without a doubt the surprise package of the season in the NFL, in my view at least.  The Panthers are the last team to remain unbeaten and Cam Newton is playing MVP football.  But are they really being respected by the league?  Are they really that good or will they just fall at the first hurdle in the play-offs? Let's have a little look – and there's...

THE EU referendum is the most important vote in Britain in a generation. It will influence the UK for the rest of the century. Everything from Scottish secession to peace in Northern Ireland to the international economy are involved. It is a national disgrace that 16 and 17-year-olds will be denied a vote on their country’s future. It’s no surprise that the Conservative government has opposed votes for young people. They’ve done the electoral arithmetic. Young people are not sympathetic...

Sport News 24/7 By Billy Stephens  @BillyLaughs  @TLE_Sport At the start of the season most pundits tipped Tottenham to finish fifth or sixth, with a few tipping them to push for a Champion's League spot but nothing more.  Now however, after a club record 14 Premier League games unbeaten, people are starting to ask if Spurs can challenge for the title. Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has publicly played down their chances of winning the league, but one would imagine that...

By Steve Taggart An interesting article appeared on Pink News website earlier today, claiming a UKIP candidate is blaming refugees for flooding in the north of the country. Famously UKIP sacked councillor David Silvester for claiming flooding was a punishment from God for same-sex marriage. However, in a public Facebook post (he is standing next to Nigel Farage in profile pic), Stephen Poulter - who Pink News  claim stood for the party in a council election this year - wrote: “Now,...

By Kasia Mysiak, Marketing & Communications Executive of CLARITY  CLARITY, one of the oldest social enterprises in the UK, was established in 1854 by Elizabeth Gilbert who lost her sight at the age of three due to scarlet fever. The objective of “The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind”, as CLARITY was called back then, was to enable blind people to support themselves. Blind people were employed and trained to make products, these products were then sold and...