Work trips could be more fun and more enjoyable than your colleagues are letting on, a new study has found. Two-thirds of people who travel for work say they use the trips to tick off their own personal travel to-do list, using the expenses-paid trips as way to achieve their own personal goals and travel ambitions. Almost nine in ten try to make the most of their downtime on a business trip by getting out and about to explore the...

If you are in charge of planning the works do and find your co-workers are tired of boozy parties which often end in drunken antics and raging hangovers, and then why not organize something a little different this year? Choosing an activity that is a bit different will make your team’s downtime more entertaining and is great for bonding. Before you choose an activity make sure that you consider everyone’s needs and interests. It can be challenging to think outside...

Prime Minister Theresa May has been consumed by the shadow of Brexit, according to the Deputy Mayor for Wandsworth Talking exclusively to The London Economic Conservative Councillor Ian Lewer reflected on a "deflated" party conference in which the "wild forces" of the Brexit referendum were to be seen in the flesh. Nothing personified that more than the almost "Shakespearean tragedy" of Mrs May’s fall from grace, he says, which has seen her shift from one of the most popular post-war premiers to a...

An army of volunteers removed half a tonne of rubbish from Britain's highest mountains over the weekend - including a massive ball of chewing gum. The haul from Ben Nevis - the country's highest mountain - included a 30-year-old peanut wrapper and enough gum to form a 9lb gumball. Volunteers also made their way to the top of Scafell Pike and Snowdon, clearing as much as they could from the summit areas and popular routes. Volunteers pick rubbish from Ben...

The Labour grassroots organisation now has over 31,000 members, a huge following considering it was only launched a couple of years ago. Momentum was set-up after Jereym Corbyn’s shock victory in the Labour leadership contest in 2015. The group has come under criticism from the right of British media and politics and also from within the Labour party itself. Critics of the group, however, claim its activists have taken over constituency Labour parties and agitated against sitting MPs who are...

Global Justice Now member Bob Gillespie tries out a custom built Trump mask as the group hold a protest outside the SEC at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Autumn conference to highlight the dangers of post-Brexit trade deals with the US. Members of Global Justice Now hold a protest outside the SEC at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Autumn conference to highlight the dangers of post-Brexit trade deals with the US. October 9, 2017. Campaigners are concerned that a free...

With the opening of so many boundary pushing Thai restaurants – we’re (as a nation) finally discovering there’s more to Thai cuisine than green curry and Pad Thai. Having been expanding since opening their first restaurant in 1996, Thai Square now has 13 restaurants in and around London, serving authentic, balanced and fresh Thai Food. Joining some more classic dishes, these king scallops are relatively easy to recreate at home, marinated with coriander, green peppercorn, garlic, oyster sauce and soy...

A mum tells of her intense pride after her little boy decided to transition to be a girl - and now wears a skirt to school. Garden centre shop assistant Caren Middleton, 44, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, tells how 12-year-old Kian has always wanted to be a girl - and has now made the transition official. This year, he started year eight dressing in a skirt and tights instead of the usual shorts or trousers, and the mum says she has...

A young Syrian refugee who only came to England last year has won one of the country's most prestigious poetry awards. Amineh Abou Kerech, 13, could not even speak English before her family arrived in the UK in 2016 after four years of exile in Egypt. But now the teenager has been commended with the prestigious national Betjeman Poetry Prize for a vivid poem that remembers the country she loved as a young child. Oxford Spires Academy student Amineh Abou...