Tomorrow sees the 2014 Mercury Prize awards. This prestigious music prize is awarded to best album of the year released in the UK and Ireland. Previously won by such artists as The Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and Franz Ferdinand and was won last year by James Blake. Spotify has created the official Mercury Music Prize Playlist of this year's nominees. Have a listen below.

The Mayor of London's office has skirted big questions over the financing of the 2014 New Year's Eve fireworks display after a Freedom of Information request into the matter bore little fruit. Plans were announced late in September to ticket the event to control crowds after an estimated 500,000 people turned up to watch last year. Tickets have gone on sale at £10 each and will be sold to 100,000 people, bringing in a significant amount of cash for an event...

By Chris Tate, Music Reporter A lot has changed in the last six years. For Jackson Browne, things are all too similar to how they were 50 years ago. Love, hate and conflict has always dominated his music, and his latest offering, Standing in the Breach, touches on all these points. It seems all too easy for an experienced artist to slip into the retirement era of their music. Where there was once hits and inspiration, there sits uninspiring album...

Sport News 24/7 By Jim Mackney @JimMackney @TLE_Sport It was the 18th of October 2014.  There was a bubbling sense of excitement, the smell of hotdogs and flat Carlsberg filled the air along with the sound of a few thousand shuffling feet; the customary swell of noise as the players emerged from the tunnel... This could have been any football stadium in any part of the country at 2:58pm but at St Mary's you could have cut the tension with...

By Christine Gatt The second week of October was Mental Health Week, a small frenzy of activity I watched with interest. I have been following the debates around NHS funding and waiting lists for mental health treatment. I’m fascinated by the continued discrimination and misunderstanding of the illnesses which fall under this umbrella. It’s not that mental health illnesses are easy to understand, far from it. More that they are so often neglected, or ignored. The term mental health implies...

An African tourist in Africa: Cote d’Ivoire, Otherness and Ebola. By Audrey Sebatindira   There are few things better than being a tourist. It’s that sense of wonder that comes with seeing the ordinary from the perspective of an outsider; nothing is taken for granted. Everything is strange and new and therefore worth stopping in the middle of the street for, camera in hand, oblivious to locals who sidestep you in pursuit of lives that seem far too banal for...

Did your holiday romance stand the test of time? At 100 days since the start of summer, loveholidays.com reveals the secrets of the British holiday romance By Neil Kook     Results of a new survey by leading online travel agent loveholidays have revealed the true secrets of Briton’s holiday romances, but are we as naughty as we are often made out to be? Summertime, a time to let down your hair down and hit the beach with your friends,...

Nearly one in three flights to Spanish winter sun destinations delayed By Neil Kook  Tenerife worst for delays from UK, with Lanzarote, Mallorca, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria close behind Incredibly one in three (30%) flights to Spanish winter sun destinations is delayed, according to new figures from flightright.co.uk, the consumer portal for air passenger compensation for delayed, cancelled or overbooked flights. Flights to Tenerife South, Palma de Mallorca, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria have all seen a high number of delays...

The highlights of Tenerife’s First Walking Festival By Neil Kook   For those who wish to venture to the rugged and beautiful north of the island, now is the time, as organisers of the first Tenerife Walking Festival announce highlights of the four day event. Taking place in Puerto de la Cruz from 10th – 14th March 2015, individuals who have an interest in walking and a good sense of adventure, could find what they are looking for. Nestled in...