We’ve all been there. You’re laying in bed at 3.00 AM, staring at the ceiling and counting down the hours till you have to get up and function in the outside world. Struggling to get to sleep is frustrating at best, but it can even be damaging to our mental and physical health if it becomes a chronic issue. With this in mind, it’s no wonder many of us are seeking out solutions to this problem. But what if you’re...

There is something instinctual about dancing, an echo from our ancestors that calls to us like a forgotten song in early childhood. Dancing makes us feel ‘alive’. It can boost brain-power and allow us to overcome social anxieties, helping us form better social groups with workmates, family members, even complete strangers. And yet the health benefits of dancing remain under-represented and under-rated. As though it’s a practice restricted to either professionals on stage or, at the other extreme, to the...

Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (ASLI or the company) is a new company that intends to qualify as an investment trust. It will invest in a diversified portfolio of ‘big box’ logistics and ‘last mile’ urban warehouse assets in Europe (this includes both the UK and the Nordic countries - see page 3 for more detail on the investment proposition) with the aim of providing its shareholders with a regular and attractive level of income return together with the potential...

Thick black smoke is billowing from a Tottenham Hotspur warehouse and can been seen for miles across London. Twelve fire engines and 81 firefighters along with police officers were called to the industrial unit where a blaze has been raging for more than two-and-a-half hours this morning. Half of the ground floor, first floor and roof of the warehouse are currently alight, London Fire Brigade say. Emergency services were called to the scene after flames and smoke were seen coming...

With all the reality shows, New York-based sitcoms about friendship, and medieval-styled fantasy dramas about royal chairs, it’s easy to forget that the most-watched programs on TV in America are sports broadcasts. In fact, nineteen of America’s twenty all-time most-watched televised events are iterations of the Super Bowl—the only holdout being the series finale of M*A*S*H. Garnering considerable interest from viewers and participants alike all year round, sport has come to be seen as the backbone of American life, with...

The government's move to recognise animal sentience in UK law after Brexit has been welcomed by welfare groups. Concerns were raised last week after the government voted to reject the inclusion of animal sentience in the European Union Withdrawal Bill. Prominent wildlife photographer Richard Bowler described the move as a "vote to say animals can no longer feel pain or emotions", adding that it "beggars belief that in this day and age the government no longer recognises animals as sentient beings". But following...

“Male chauvinist pig versus hairy-legged feminist”, that’s how former world champion tennis player Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) pitches the titular exhibition bout between himself and twelve-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) in this disappointingly conceited biographical dramatisation from Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris. As with Janus Metz’s plodding Wimbledon drama Borg vs. McEnroe, the action is pivoted around what happened off of the court. From Riggs’ point of view that involves playing up...

The historic Trafalgar Square Christmas tree was today chopped down in Norway by the Lord Mayor of Westminster – 70 years after the first one was donated to Britain. Cllr Ian Adams the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayor of Oslo Marianne Borgen took part in the tree-felling ceremony in Oslo. The Norwegian spruce is 21 metres tall and 70 years old. It will be transported to Trafalgar Square where it will be lit up during a ceremony on...

Finnish National Railways (VR) is bringing Murder on the Orient Express to life on a long-distance passenger train on December 13th. The game is set on a 13-hour journey across the country, from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, in what is arguably the longest-running escape room in history. "We are a partner of Nordisk Film, the distributor of the film in Finland and we saw a unique opportunity here to utilize the partnership by bringing the film to...