There has been an outcry after news emerged that the tax delivery giant Amazon pays in the UK has fallen despite profits almost tripling. Amazon’s turnover was nearly £2 billion in the UK and its profits leapt. Yet the internet delivery giant’s taxes fell, partly due to being able to pay some of the staff in shares. Amazon UK’s taxes fell to just £1.7 million last year, down from £7.4 million in 2016. Billionaire Jeff Bezos's company says it pays...

Filmmakers have a strange habit of allowing the most horrific events to take place in the most beautiful of surroundings. This is most certainly the case with Sicilian Ghost Story, which is set in the woodlands and lakes that border one of the titular island’s small towns. The film centres around Giuseppe (Gaetano Fernandez), a 13 year old boy, and Luna (Julia Jedlikowska), a spirited girl in his class who has taken a liking to him. Giuseppe is sensitive and...

Dominic Savage delivers a noble if somewhat tepid character study of a desperate housewife in The Escape. Tara (Gemma Arterton) is a married mother of two.  She lives in the quiet, dull rabbit hutches of suburban London.  It is a lonely existence, and despite her family, she is isolated.  Her husband, Mark (Dominic Cooper), is the self-absorbed breadwinner, a man blind to his partner’s immeasurable unhappiness.  For Tara, life is a cycle of monotonous routine, the school run, the weekly...

Being exposed to levels of soot and harmful fumes at levels well within UK legal limits damages the heart

“Pathway to Peace” initiative to launch at UK’s largest Muslim Conference “Seek not to create disorder in the earth. Verily, God loves not those who seek to create disorder” – The Holy Qur’an 28:78 One of the UK's oldest Muslim communities is to launch an international intervention designed to provide comprehensive solutions towards achieving world peace in light of increasing global tension. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's 'Pathway to Peace' campaign aims to present fundamental solutions to some of the biggest challenges...

Between half and three quarters the usual rainfall and a drop in humidity in the ninth century coincided with the downfall of one of the ancient world's great civilisations

To celebrate the launch of their new vegan braised tofu range, purveyors of fine Burritos, Tacos and salads etc Chipotle are offering TLE readers 2-for-1 Burritos, tacos, salads & bowls until the end of the month of August! - With a chance to win free food for a whole year! To win a whole year of free burritos, click here - everyone that enters gets 2-for-1 Burritos ! Chipotle’s new braised tofu adds to the healthy options across at all...

Scientist develop way to break down oils so they can be converted into methane

Neolithic people from Preseli Mountains of west Wales transported huge stones and help build monument in Wessex