If you are an experienced Mac user, you will agree that nothing compares to the smoothness of performance of these beautiful machines. The interface design, the animated micro-interactions, and the responsiveness – everything creates the illusion of a friendly being communicating with you. The more is your frustration when the being becomes forgetful and sluggish. Unfortunately, this often happens to older Macs or to some non-top of the line models with less RAM and disk space capacity. The reason is...

Eccentric, but warm and welcoming - Oslo is housed within Hackney Central’s redeveloped railway station building. Built in 1870 by the North London Railway Company, the two-storey building serves as not only a restaurant, but a bar and event space, hosting regular gigs throughout the week. The décor, which I am told draws on Nordic aesthetic, is somewhat moody with exposed bricks, dark wood table tops and interesting lamps . But it’s also cosy, with large windows and a lovely...

A French tourist says he is glad the UK is leaving the EU after making a trip to Devon - stating in a letter that he was disgusted by the attitude of the people. Claiming to be Henri Philippe Petain, the man claims he recently visited Fremington, a village between Bideford and Barnstaple, in North Devon on a six-day holiday. 'Henri', who lives in Fremington's twinned village, Colombelles in France, said he was "taken aback by the attitude of most...

Londoners welcome T-Charge, as BHF warns of dangers of air pollution for capital’s heart health Nearly half (45%) of Londoners are worried about living in the city due to dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new poll from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The statistics reveal that 81% of Londoners believe the current air pollution levels are putting their health at risk and over a third are put off running (37%) or cycling (38%) in the city because...

A schoolboy has proved he can 'live a life like anybody else' after featuring in one of Britain's first major advertising campaigns to use a model with Down's Syndrome. Joseph Hale, 11, is set to change the world of advertising after being selected as the poster boy for the huge River Island Kids A\W clothing online campaign. The smiley youngster didn't even need to audition for the role before bagging his first ever modelling job with the top high-street clothing...

A school commemoration service held in a church was given a POLICE GUARD - to stop protesters disrupting the service to honour slave trader Edward Colston. As many as five police officers and PCSOs stood across the porch entrance to the historic church full of schoolchildren as the service got underway. But despite the heavy guard, only two protesters from the Countering Colston campaign group turned up to the commemoration service on Wednesday. And both agreed to stay outside the...

This touching cuddle between a six-year-old girl and her army hero dad will break hearts in a new charity calendar celebrating British service personnel and their children. Adorable Lucy Smith, now nine, can been seen on the airfield at Royal Air Force Akrotiri smiling proudly at her dad Staff Sgt Martin Smith, 40, after months apart. The emotional reunion after his stint in Iraq is just one of 15 photos chosen from hundreds submitted to charity Little Troopers for their...

It is fair to say that Brawl in Cell Block 99 delivers on its title. It’s the kind of film that makes you feel like a bad person for liking it. Set in the Sothern states of the USA, the film opens with Bradley Thomas (Vince Vaughn) losing his job as a tow truck driver. He goes home to find that his wife Lauren (Jennifer Carpenter) has been having an affair. After deciding to forgive her, he promises her a...

Lee Tamahori’s Once Were Warriors, adapted by Riwia Brown from Alan Duff’s novel of the same name was, at the time of its release in 1994, the highest grossing film at the New Zealand box office. A position it held for nearly a decade, until the release of Whale Rider. Centring on the Heke family, Tamahori’s film provides an uncompromising insight into the Maori experience of inner city living, alcoholism, and domestic abuse. Jake the Mus (Temuera Morrison), on account...