Harvey Weinstein is to be this year's effigy burned by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society. The society has become renowned in recent years for burning effigies of controversial figures such as Donald Trump, Sepp Blatter and Katie Hopkins. The fire will be lit on Saturday night to raise money for local charities, with more than 10,000 people expected to attend the annual event. This is who Edenbridge Bonfire Society picked as their celebrity effigy this year. See @PA for more pic.twitter.com/SJVZez4hoH — Flora...

What was once regarded as a fringe movement viewed by the wider public with varying degrees of suspicion, veganism is now winning British hearts and minds in ever greater numbers. According to new research to mark the start of World Vegan Month, more than half of UK adults are now adopting vegan-buying behaviours and Britain is more vegan-friendly than ever before. One in five (19 per cent) cut down on the amount of meat they buy and the same number...

As we all know Brexit has not happened yet, however the UK economy already appears to be straining under the uncertainty of our withdrawal from the EU. Food prices are rising, property prices in London are falling, sterling has dropped against other currencies and large sections banking sector appears to be planning to shift operations to Frankfurt. Now the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) have said that as sterling has plummeted since the vote back in June...

Tracks and Treats my Halloween fiends! A belated BOO to you. If you've taken off your suspiciously pongy latex costume, removed the dodgy face paint and tucked into your candy haul (besides the squashy eggs, of course) you're probably ready for our BLOODY good October playlist. Talking of dodgy latex, St. Vincent is back with MASSEDUCTION, and it's all pink and sizzly-sounding and generally excellent, as you might expect at this point from the font of talent that is Annie...

NextEnergy Solar piles into Italy - Next Energy Solar Fund has made its first investments in Italy; eight operating solar plants with an installed capacity of 34.5MWp at a total cost of €131.9m. Five of the acquired plants are in the region of Puglia (total 21.5MWp) and three are in the region of Campania (total 13.0MWp). The equity value of the acquisition amounts to EUR55.0m. The portfolio's total outstanding long-term non-recourse debt facilities amount to EUR76.9m. The Italian portfolio value...

Staying ahead of your competitors is critical to success in the business world, and companies are forever looking for new ways to innovate, progress and grow. Team collaboration is a key driver in achieving this goal, especially for global businesses that operate in different time zones and use myriad devices to communicate and collaborate. Yet, still, they are asked to achieve more together, and work more efficiently. But how? The working world is ever-changing, don’t get left behind Generally speaking,...

London Executive Offices (LEO) conducted a UK survey recently with results finding that 64% of SME’s would choose London for their office location. Over half of the entrepreneurs and business executives surveyed over half said they strongly believe a London based office creates a better brand perception. It might seem old fashioned in an ever-changing digital world but people still look favourably towards a prestigious London address. Beth Hampson, Commercial Director at LEO, said: “Start-ups, in particular, can thrive in...

A truck mowed down cyclists and pedestrians on a riverside path in Manhattan before crashing into a schoolbus in what appears to be the first terrorist attack in Manhattan since 9/11. The attack described by New York city mayor Bill de Blasio as a “a particularly cowardly act of terror” occurred not far from Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. A suspect from Uzbekistan, named Sayfullo Saipov, 29, has lived in the US since 2010 and worked as an Uber driver. The...

With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month.    Fiume – Battersea His third restaurant in collaboration D&D London (following Sartoria and Radici), Francesco Mazzei will launch Fiume this month. Literally translated as ‘river’, Fiume is situated on the bank of the Thames within Circus West Village in the eagerly anticipated Battersea Power Station development. A modern Italian restaurant, Fiume – with it’s picturesque...