By Steve Taggart According to new research small business owners believe that having technology tools such as mobile apps makes them look good to their customers. The survey by build-your-own app provider Appsme.com has revealed that improved customer perception is seen as the biggest overall benefit when it comes to investing in app marketing. Restaurants, cafes and coffee bars feel their app has the biggest impact on customer perception (89%), followed by three quarters (75%) of hair and beauty businesses and 79% of...

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport Despite all of the problems of the winter, it was a huge relief to see England back in white shirts playing test cricket again.  The series against the West Indies offers the whole team the opportunity to start a new chapter and leave behind the litany of problems they faced in a winter of discontent. To a certain extent, England had a strong start to their prolonged run of test cricket by...

By Sian O'Flaherty at STYLIGHT The highly anticipated Apple Watch has been described as “the most advanced timepiece ever created.” Its groundbreaking design and personal features will redefine the way we receive information, however, with prices for the gold version reaching a whopping £26,000 it’s certainly divided opinion. Crafted from 18-karat gold and with a polished, sapphire crystal display it’s the most expensive product ever made by Apple and is aimed at fashionistas with a seriously disposable income. With this...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food The new solo restaurant venture from Gaucho’s Martin Williams is set to go above and beyond in embracing this summer’s Polo season. Currently throwing a weeklong celebration for World Malbec Day, M Restaurants is set to team up with the UK’s finest Polo tournament – Chestertons Polo In The Park – as their official partner. So throughout the season, the restaurant’s upstairs M Bar is set to serve a specially created exclusive cocktail The...

By Grant Bailey, Music Editor @TLE_entertain As David Cameron tries to rebrand the Nasty Party as Party of Working People with a political manifesto harking back to Thatcher's archetypal Right To Buy Scheme, visual artist and DJ Eclectic Method makes another satirical rap that hopefully will go more viral than the man tipped to win the next election. We asked Eclectic Method (aka London-born globe-trotting Jonny Wilson) WHY ? TLE: Hi Eclectic Method, how are you? EM: OK ... considering...

By Shilpa Ganatra We worry about travellers who go to far-flung spots only to eat in restaurants which have laminated menus written in the most popular languages. Veer away from the main tourist drags, and there's a wealth of culinary choices unique to each destination. For the more adventurous, stumbling across a hidden find, or sampling a dish that was previously unheard of, or dining with wondrous views, is often the aspect they'll remember decades later. Across the globe, creative restauranteurs...

By Lydia Murphy British holidaymakers have been conned out of £2.2million in the last year by online scams and spoofing sites. A new report from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau highlighted that millions of pounds were lost through fake travel sites, with many tourists only discovering the scam when they showed up to their destination with no correct record of booking. Travel assocation ABTA and Get Safe Online are urging online holiday hunters to take care when buying services online, no matter how web-savvy...

  By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food   Due to the location of the City, it’s never too easy to find perfect fresh Fish that’s readily available. Juxtaposed to the surrounding Kent and Essex coastlines, positioned a fair distance from the beating heart of the Square Mile. However, the seafood that’s on offer at the D&D’s Michelin Starred Angler, seems as though it’s been reeled straight from the sea and placed onto headed up by Executive Chef Tony Fleming’sprettily presented...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  For the 11th consecutive year, China has been identified as one of the world’s top destinations for international business re-location.  The Chinese rate of development continues to draw in foreign investors from around the world. China is one of the world’s fastest-expanding major economies displaying growth rates of roughly ten per cent over the past three decades. This, combined with the fact that China now boasts the world’s second largest economy, has transformed the country...