Armed police swooped to Charing Cross station during the morning rush hour in the heart of the city near Trafalgar Square.

Italian lager brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro is going toe to toe with the burgeoning spritz market following the launch of a new aperitivo beverage. With lager brands coming under considerable strain of late as the craft beer market gobbles up market share and drinkers feast on the delights of a blooming spirit and wine market, the renowned Italian brewer has decided to shift its gaze towards Aperol and and Campari in a bid to take back some control. The new aperitivo, dubbed Peroni...

From crazy golf in a junkyard to urban axe throwing, five star bowling and flight clubs for darts enthusiasts London certainly has it all when it comes to entertaining evening activities. With the premise that drink + food + games = a good night out seemingly ringing true to many city dwellers old pastimes are starting to make a return in the capital. And now we have something else we can add to the list - shuffleboarding. London Shuffle Club is celebrating...

The boss of one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers today warned that in any scenario Brexit would have "severe negative consequences for the UK aerospace industry and Airbus in particular." He said that Airbus has repeatedly been demanding clarity from Theresa May’s government over what trading arrangements will be available with Europe in March 2019. He warned that without a clear government strategy the aviation multinational would have to take steps to protect production, putting 100,000 jobs in the...

Death is no longer a taboo subject – as almost two thirds of 18 to 24-year-olds have had a conversation about mortality, according to research. A poll of 1,000 respondents found four in 10 young adults are more likely to talk to their mum about death then anyone else. The study also found young Brits are more comfortable today talking about their own death, than someone else’s. The study was conducted by Pure Cremation, whose spokesperson Catherine Powell said: “Although...

Britain has become a nation of 'culinary freestylers' who only refer to the recipe twice a month, it has emerged. Rather than playing it safe with traditional British dishes, four in five Brits are experimenting with global cuisine, adding their own twist to international delicacies, a study of 2,000 adults found. Curry dishes, stir fry and spaghetti Bolognese were all considered the easy playgrounds for cooks looking to express themselves in the kitchen with unusual ingredients and approaches. One in...

Fatih Akin’s new German drama about a woman hellbent on seeking revenge after the murder of her family is a rather contrived, facile and at times overly melodramatic production that could have easily benefited from losing some schmaltz in favour of a more nuanced narrative. Staring Diane Kruger and co-written by Akin (Soul Kitchen, Goodbye Berlin) and screenwriter Hark Bohm, In The Fade presents an interesting enough premise, but sadly falls at the first hurdle by failing to come across...

Billy (Alex Lawther) is a flamboyant gay kid, largely estranged from his father (Larry Pine), until he has to move for the last year of high school when his beloved mother (Bette Midler) is ‘taken ill’. In a conservative school, Billy doesn’t fit in and is at one point beaten so badly that he ends up in a coma. When Billy recovers Flip (Ian Nelson), the high school football star he has become unlikely friends with, suggests that he tone...

Researchers say their findings suggest that a controversial hypothesis that viruses are involved in dementia may be correct