The war in Yemen has taken a fresh twist after extraordinary claims emerged that Saudi government agents infiltrated a humanitarian charity to kidnap the most high profile face of the Yemen conflict, Buthaina Al Rimi. Mohammad Ali Houthi, President of the high commissioner the revolutionary Houthis, has exclusively confirmed to The London Economic that Al Rimi has been kidnapped from care after she became the face of an international appeal to end the war in Yeman. On Monday Sama Ahmed...

In a performance that even critics would regard as confident and signalling Jeremy Corbyn is as he said today ready to be "on the threshold of power", the leader of the Labour Party ended an interesting Brighton Conference on a high note with a speech taht brought the house down. To a rapturous reception, the leader of the Labour Party declared: “we are now the political mainstream!” And he warned Theresa May that the Labour Party are more prepared than ever...

The start of a holiday all too often involves the stressful experience of navigating your way round colossal airport terminals and splashing out on pricey parking spots. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn't have to be the case. The benefits of flying from local airports outside London are twofold, here's a few of them... ​They're easier to navigate Quieter airports tend to mean smaller queues in security and at the various facilities, for example Southend Airport has been voted the best airport...

By Sam Inglis The title sequence is, it seems to me, in danger of becoming one of the lost arts of cinema. Frequently now, we will see only a few production logos before a film begins, with even the title card frequently being saved for the end. I think this is a great shame, as a great title sequence can serve two purposes. First, it can be a great sequence in its own right; a piece of storytelling or even,...

From the onset, I must admit I’ve never felt the need to visit a restaurant in the middle of the night. A bit of a traditionalist, perhaps; I feel night time is meant for sleeping, although admittedly, I have been partial to a midnight snack. VQ in Aldgate is by no means the first restaurant to offer 24-hour dining options, but its location on the ground floor of the Dorsett City Hotel does lend itself to extended dining hours. The...

By Jim Mackney The Road to Mandalay is a bewitching, social-realist drama from Taiwanese film director, Midi Z. The drama focuses on Lianqing (Wu Ke-xi) and her pursuit of a better life in Bangkok. The film’s opening ten minutes portrays the first steps on her journey, including her being smuggled over the Burma/Thailand border. Initially she has only paid enough to gain a place in the boot of the truck but Guo (Kai Ko), a boy from the same Burmese district...

“Dunkirk was a great defeat, and a great miracle.” For those who thought Christopher Nolan’s shattering summer spectacle could have benefitted from greater historical context need look no further than Leslie Norman’s epic wartime classic from 1958, which is now being re-released on DVD & Blu-Ray with a gorgeous 2k restoration. A dramatisation of the dramatic events that led to Operation Dynamo, in which the British Army succeeded in rescuing over 300-thousand men from the shores of France, Norman tells...

Debt-management experts have sent out a warning citing "dangerous debt trends" currently plaguing British economy which resemble the conditions during the global financial crisis. With insolvency rates rising for the first time since 2008, Bell & Company are warning of the reasons behind this worrying trend and how to avoid falling into financial trouble. The credit crash of 2008 was partly caused irresponsible businesses lending money to consumers who didn’t have the ability to afford the repayments on what they...

This is Jeremy Corbyn MP's speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in full. To a rapturous reception, the leader of the Labour Party declared: “we are now the political mainstream!” And he warned Theresa May that the Labour Party are more prepared than ever to fight another general election. The Labour leader sounded assured and made his pitch to convince the nation that he and his cabinet are ready for government. And he met criticisms that the conference had shied...