Venue: Brixton Academy, London Date: 21.4.18 Support: Code Orange, Power Trip, Venom Prison Photos: Richard Broome (richbroomemusicphotography.weebly.com) Good grief, look at that line-up. After riding the hype – and subsequent hate – of a meteoric rise in the early noughties with Ascendancy, Trivium have, through sheer perseverance and talent, found themselves settled at the top of the pile once again, this time as elder statesmen of metal. This is no more apparent than on this later tour where Matt Heafy’s...

Sometimes it's important to get away London for a weekend away.  With Aberdeen just an hour’s flight away, it's the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of the big city. We booked a trip for the Easter break and organised a stay at Meldrum House Country Hotel and Golf Course. The 56-bedroomed hotel dates back to the 13th century and has an excellent reputation locally for a luxurious stay and excellent food - and we were excited to give...

A drunk driver who was on a 'motorised pub crawl' when he ploughed his car at high speed through the living room wall of a family home has been jailed for five years. James Sparham, 29, was almost three times the drink drive limit when he crashed through the wall of the home owned by David Garnett, 54 and his wife Claire, 50, in the early hours September 3 2017. The horrific crash, which caused horrendous damage totalling £175,000, left...

A quick visit to Lübeck in Germany, considered 'marzipan capital of the world'.

Human behaviour in any organisation emphasizes its importance of human resources to that particular organization. It is the bloodstream of an organisation as every business field needs a structured manpower to run its day to day operations. The business organisation has to focus on it to grow to its desired level. There are several combinations of relationship between the Human Resources and the organisational business strategy but the ultimate and superior combination of it is to maximize the assets and...

Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) can be highly successful with excellent levels of return, but however attractive an M&A deal might look on paper, the reality can be a different story. Here, we explore the common reasons that an M&A deal might fail, to help you avoid the same issues. Over paying – It might seem obvious, but if you pay more than a company is worth to acquire it, whether to block a competitive bid...

At least 75 ASDA stores could close in merger with Sainsbury’s, according to new analysis. The recently-announced merger will create Britain's biggest supermarket chain, but regulators could be looking to see how many Asda stores are in close proximity to Sainsbury’s before giving it the go-ahead. Early research has revealed that while almost half Asda stores had a Sainsbury’s in the same postal district (the first half of the postcode, known as the ‘outcode’), many of these were Sainsbury’s Local stores,...

A teenage boy is hoping to become the first ever professional footballer - with cystic fibrosis. Talented goalie Morgan Coxhead, 14, has been heralded as a future star between the sticks who has already visited the England senior squad for training. The teen is now desperate to break down the boundaries by becoming the first pro with his condition to make the grade at the top level. He was diagnosed with the genetic disorder that mostly affects his lungs when...

It’s indisputable that fine wine has been a popular investment over the last few years. Diamonds, fine art and classic cars have been outstripped as passion investments, as fine wine price growth ‘powers ahead’ of other luxury sectors. Justerini and Brooks, experts who provide information on selling fine wine, confirm that ‘Today, there are an ever increasing number of private investors and wine funds who are tapping into the potential of wine.’ Statistics reflect this interest. Over the last year,...