Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester has launched a winter black truffle menu
One of just three restaurants with three Michelin stars in London, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is currently offering a menu with prominent focus on black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) – one of the globe’s most prized natural ingredients, native to Southern Europe. Established in 2007, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is the flagship UK restaurant from one of the world’s most decorated chefs, with 26 restaurants operating worldwide. Best known for offering high-end, contemporary French cuisine, the kitchen of Alain...
Aubameyang to Arsenal as Gunners go Gun-ho
By Jack Granard In what is the story of the January transfer window, Arsenal waved goodbye to football mercenary Alexis Sanchez and today open their arms to Gabon superstar Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. At 2pm today Aubameyang arrived at Luton Airport and is understood to be in the process of a sensational £60 million move from Borussia Dortmund. The player who was subject to banners of ‘No player is bigger than our club’ during last Saturday’s draw with Freiburg is expected to earn...
A brutal sex attacker who threatened a woman with a hammer and told her, “I’m going to rape you,” has been jailed for nine years
A brutal sex attacker who threatened a woman with a hammer and told her, "I'm going to rape you," has been jailed. Macauley Alexander-Rose, 24, held the tool to the terrified victim's right temple, before grabbing her so hard by the private parts that she screamed in agony. A court heard how he threatened to kill her as he put his hands around her neck and over her mouth, telling her: "If you don't have sex with me, I'm going...
Tony Robinson who played Baldrick calls councillors planning to cut two-thirds of a city’s library services “stupid bastards”
The actor who played Baldrick in the Blackadder series labelled councillors planning to cut two-thirds of a city’s library services “stupid bastards.” Comedian Tony Robinson, 71, made the statement on Twitter after being contacted about proposals to close 17 libraries in Bristol, his former home. It would leave just ten libraries open in the city, and is being challenged by campaign groups. Mr Robinson wrote: “Would stop closing Bristol’s libraries, you stupid bastards do ?” But his choice of words...
How Chinese demand for donkey skins is causing devastation across Africa
Imagine waking up one morning and finding out that your livelihood was gone. Your means of providing for your family, sending your children to school, and paying the mortgage: it had all simply disappeared overnight. That’s the reality facing people all over Africa who rely on working donkeys. About 600 million people around the world depend on working animals, with the majority of donkey owners based in Africa. These animals underpin the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities, pulling goods...
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData - 2017 review of the year - Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s stock market soared despite tax reforms holding back its economy. Even in the UK, where overseas investors are still eyeing Brexit nervously, smaller companies rebounded...
The best headphones currently on the market
We are a nation that have become permanently attached to our phones. Scrolling through Instagram, swiping on Tinder and listening to the much needed escapism of music. Barely surviving our dreary morning commutes in this ever changing Great British Weather, we constantly turn to the comfort of our handheld technology for relief. But here at The London Economic we are more concerned about your eardrums than your dating disasters and therefore have decided to cover those earbuds with some much...
Parents’ horror as primary school pupils are shown porn video during screening of Paddington Bear
A group of primary school pupils have been left "traumatised" after a PORN video appeared on screen as they were sat watching Paddington Bear. Shocked children as young as nine-years-old were subjected to the X-rated footage during a screening of the 2017 family film at Croft Academy, in Walsall, West Mids. The school sent a letter to parents claiming there had been a "failure in filters" as they streamed the Paddington 2 movie, starring Hugh Grantand Julie Walters. But angry...
Southbank Centre presents the Spring 2018 Contemporary Music programme
Southbank Centre has announced the first names from the Spring contemporary music season, with an array of shows spanning soul, jazz, electronica, folk, flamenco, folk and indie and featuring performances from the very best emerging artists through to revered veterans. In April 2018, to celebrate the reopening of the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room after a two year refurbishment, Southbank Centre presents events from the UK’s finest contemporary composers and performers. On 13 and 14 April, the emerging voices...