Terrorist 'truck' attacks like the ones seen in Berlin and Nice are likely to become more common, a leading terror expert warned. Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said that the ease of obtaining a truck made it an attractive method for terrorists looking to "sow terror in the hearts and homes" of people in Europe. At least 12 people died after a 25-tonne truck loaded with steel girders smashed through a crowd...

It's seems that Brits have finally gotten over years of crippling FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out. Yes, rather than obsessing over the fun times we might be missing and dragging ourselves out to yet another social engagement we loathe, we've finally come to our senses and are bloody well staying in! Rather than worrying about what is going on in our absence, 85 per cent of us are relieved at not having to go out and soclialise. The FOMO phenomenon has morphed...

Our relationship with the humble sprout is a complex one. Regardless of your stance on the deliciously juicy/repulsively pungent veggies, there's something about sprouts so quintessentially Christmas it would be a travesty not to see a couple on your dinner plate when Christmas Dinner rolls around. Sprouts take a lot of flack, then, but this sweet video showing the journey of a jolly sprout from field to fork aims to change all that. As Asda gets ready to sell 1.1million...

The first beer in the world to be specially brewed to have with a kebab has been launched by London restaurateur and British Kebab Awards founder Ibrahim Dogus. Bira London was officially launched in central London last night as part of the festive build up to Christmas. Its secret recipe was created to suit barbecue flavours and liberal use of spices. It has been described by those who have tasted it as a dry, very smooth lager with a crisp taste, a strong...

The only thing more terrifying than the devastating scenes in Berlin yesterday is the reaction of the soon-to-be President of the United States to the events. Hours after the deadly truck crash in Berlin, with the country's wounds laid bare, Trump jumped back on the populist bandwagon and issued a statement of intent ahead of his inauguration. He moved for a policy of division, blaming “Islamist terrorists” who targeted “innocent” Christians as they “prepared to celebrate the Christmas holiday.” The war of words...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Landlords are being warned to look out for tenants who go away over the Christmas holidays and sublet their rental properties without consent. Total Landlord Insurance has revealed a 14 per cent increase in the number of malicious and accidental damage claims received this year, as a direct result of illegal subletting, through holiday rental sites such as Airbnb. Airbnb, synonymous with the ‘sharing economy’ has seen...

Part of the excitement of following football is the rivalries between clubs. When your team meets a side with which it has a score to settle, then tensions are high, and victory, if it comes, is all the sweeter. Of course, club rivalries can also spill over into ugly scenes of violence between supporters, as was the case during the heyday of football hooliganism in the 1970s and 1980s. This regrettable tendency has not entirely disappeared, but today, many of...

What is Christmas time for if not spending it off eating copious amounts of food and binge watching some of your favourite festive movies? The team at Childrens Bed Shop have put their creative heads together, argued long into the night, and drawn up a list of their ten favourite Christmas films that both you and the kids can enjoy together! The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) As good as any adaptation as you’re ever likely to get, The Muppets retelling...

A few weeks back I joked about David Davis learning of an interesting alliance called the European Union following revelations that the Brexit MP was considering paying a fee for access to the single market as well as backtracking on several other mis-truths laid out on the campaign trail which would effectively leave us in a similar position to the one we voted to leave - just a few billion pounds lighter. It's a joke that seems to be becoming less funny...