Brits suffer from food envy once a week – with cheesy garlic bread, pizza and cheesecake most likely to bring on the green-eyed monster, a study has found. Almost half of Brits have fallen victim to ‘food envy’ - feelings of regret about a food choice and wishing they were eating what’s on someone else’s plate instead. But the cold days, dark nights and discipline required to stick to New Year’s resolutions may be contributing to feelings of jealousy. A...

Police forces across England & Wales have released some very worrying figures about violent crime across the two nations. The increase use of knives and guns on the streets of the UK will terrify law-abiding citizens. Knife crime has increased 21 per cent with over 37,400 offences recorded, and gun offences have risen 20 per cent to over 6,600. Overall there has been a 14 per cent increase in crime. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the offences were...

Richard Linklater’s latest film is a sequel, of sorts, to Hal Ashby’s 1971 great, The Last Detail, which starred a young Jack Nicholson. That film was concerned with questions around the ideas of legacy & impermanence, and Last Flag Flying continues this tradition, whilst also being shot through with a hit of pure Linklater in the form of a hangout film. Ashby’s film centres on two US sailors transporting a third to a military prison and Linklater’s film shares a...

January can be a rather dull month all told, which is why the brains in the booze business came up with Tryanuary in order to do-away with its sober counterpart. Initially aimed at the beer market, Tryanuary was created to encourage ale fans to support independent breweries, pubs, bars and other retailers during what can be a challenging month for the industry. Since its inception in 2015, the campaign has garnered huge support, and has now been adapted across the piste to...

With age, my personal whisky preferences have altered drastically - after some years of enjoying rich, fruit (sometimes even floral) drams. Now though, at the risk of sounding as though I’ve given in to toxic masculinity, I’m of the general credence that (dependent on occasion, of course) the smokier the whisky, the more desirable. Distilled with the intention of becoming a sophisticated, peated Islay dram, Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt expression is a tribute to the men...

The family of an elderly dementia patient are outraged after a carer who was caught on camera repeatedly smacking their mum got let off – which a police caution. Stacey George, 46, was also filmed telling 78-year-old Sabina Marsden, “God you stink” and snatching a blanket from her knee leaving her half-naked and sobbing. Her daughter Gina Owen watched the shocking abuse in real time as it was live-streamed to her mobile phone. The Italian-born grandmother-of-two and widow can be...

Donald Trump this week signed an executive order that imposed tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been widely criticised by manufacturers for driving up costs for American citizens and reducing choice. Suspicious that the move could ignite a trade war with South Korea and China have also been raised. Discussing possible outcomes, Dr Fragkiskos Filippaios, Reader in International Business at Kent Business School at the University of Kent, says: "Recently, the US administration decided in favour of the introduction...

Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle has an ancestor who studied at Cambridge University and was a friend of Oliver Cromwell, a historian has revealed. Reverend William Skepper, the princess-to-be's great-grandfather nine times removed, went to Sidney Sussex College in the early 1600s. Skepper graduated with a bachelor of arts at the same time as English Civil War leader Cromwell, whose skull is said to be buried somewhere in the college grounds. The connection - discovered by Australian historian Michael Reed...

Earlier this week, TLE caught up with Scottish TV and Radio presenter, Danni Menzies, whose job it is to travel the world to find houses for Brits wanting to escape the UK. Tell us a little bit about you?  I’m Danni Menzies from Highland Perthshire in Scotland. I work as a presenter and have been based in London for the last eight years.This year is my third year travelling the world finding Brits their dream homes abroad on Channel 4's...