Shocking scenes continue in Catalonia with reports that 465 have been injured so far in brutal police attempts to disrupt voting in an independence referendum for Catalonia that the Spanish government had declared illegal. Leftwing Spanish politicians and Catalonian figures have demanded that Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy resign after hideous scenes of police violently breaking up attempts to vote and the unprecedented protests that have broken out all over the Spanish state. Police is horrific scenes filmed below were...

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the MP many Conservative Party members would like to see as next Prime Minister has made clear his opposition to gay marriage and abortion in any circumstances. The North East Somerset MP recently explained that he completely opposes abortion and believed it should never be an option even if a woman has become pregnant as a result of rape. So imagine the reaction today to his admission that his investment firm profits from pills used in dangerous illegal  abortions....

The Conservative Party Conference in Manchester has been slammed for a Boeing-sponsored “Drink Tank” while the corporation aggressively pursues Bombardier, urging the US to impose job-threatening tariffs. In a shameful Tory conference embarrassment, the Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt is due to speak tonight at a drinks sponsored by Boeing, the US air giant putting a squeeze on the smaller aircraft manufacturer, with thousands of UK jobs at stake. This week Theresa May said she was “bitterly disappointed” by the...

Jaws Support: Colouring, Fizzy Blood Kamio, London 22.9.17 Tonight's acts offer a real mixed bag of tones. First up are Fizzy Blood, bringing a bag of riffs and a glorious case of guitar-face. New cuts from their Summer of Luv EP sound ace. Colouring are more understated, shooting for synth-edged emo pop. It feels smart but cold. Which can't be said for headliner's JAWS, who warrant emphatic reaction from the crowd but keep things simple with their mix of shoegaze and indie....

El Salvador is a country of contrasts.

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.   Breddos Kingly Street – Soho Following the rapturous success of Breddos’ first bricks and mortar restaurant in Clerkenwell, a second will open in Kingly Street on 7th October, with a three-day soft launch period offering 50 per-cent off food. In partnership with Ennismore, the new taquerias is bigger than double the size of the original,...

A sitar owned and played by George Harrison has sold for £46,581 ($62,500) at an auction in the United States. The Indian string instrument, purchased from a shop in London’s Oxford Street in 1965, was used in the recording of Beatles song Norwegian Wood in 1965. It launched ‘The Great Sitar Explosion’ in rock n roll and marked the beginning of Harrison’s lifelong relationship with Indian music, its culture and Hinduism. Indian musicians were used in two later Harrison songs...

Growing up as a sports fan in the 90’s, there were 3 things you could always rely on…Man Utd winning the Premier League, the England football team winning nothing and Australia winning the Ashes. So in 2005, when Michael Vaughan led England to a first Ashes win since 1987, it gave us early millennials a reason to believe in English cricket. After an up and down few years, I was feeling optimistic about the chances of a third Ashes win...

When I was younger the only thing I ever looked forward to about going back to school, was the fact that I’d have a brand new backpack across my scrawny shoulders. Every September a new bag was purchased and a huge grin beamed across my ‘innocent’ face. Alas, those care-free school days are LONG behind me, but my backpack wearing days are still very much intact. Who doesn’t love a backpack? In fact, (until recently) I had always referred to...