A bungled burglar blamed the Tories after he stole seven bottles of whisky, vodka, brandy and Drambuie from Waitrose, saying "they're the real criminals". The 57-year-old launched into a 15-minute tirade whilst representing himself in court, blaming "the looting Tories". During the rant, he also blamed a chief constable, who he claimed to have shamed, the high suicide rate, power prices, Tony Blair, David Cameron's broken election promises and his lack of an education. He appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday and...

Three unsuspecting families were reunited for Christmas in a tear-jerking festive video that's sure to warm your cockles. The families got the surprise of a lifetime when they turned up to a hotel to film a special video message they thought they had won in a competition, only to find that the family members had been flown in for Christmas. The families were then treated to a festive weekend in London enjoying everything from Christmas shopping in Oxford Circus, to seeing...

2016 has been a rubbish year for our heroes. As the year begins to wind down it makes sense to feel reflective on all the brilliant artists we lost over the last 365 days. And while we said goodbye to some outstanding musicians this year, none will be missed more, perhaps, than David Bowie. That's why it seems fitting that the late great Ziggy himself has been named the UK’s favourite musician in a piece of recent research. The singer, songwriter and...

When opening a new restaurant in an area that’s surrounded with competition, balance between the space’s food and ambience is of immeasurable importance. Instead of contrasting with harsh discordance, each of these elements are (generally speaking) best when purposely designed to intricately work in harmony with one another, but without being too overworked. Chef Shaun Rankin’s Ormer in the basement of Flemings’ Hotel in Mayfair, for instance, is a prime example of a new restaurant to strike that balance with...

Leicester City's captain Wes Morgan has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with rum brand Captain Morgan, with several interesting clauses in the contract. According to the terms, Morgan can go into a bar, turn to face everyone in there, spread his arms, and shout "There's only one Captain Morgan!" and then all eligible drinkers will be entitled to the free drink. Morgan must also dress up as the Captain, in a costume of the pirate on the front of the rum bottles,...

Hedda is down, but Ibsen is up in this crystalline razor sharp new translation of the playwright’s supposedly realist play by Patrick Marber and directed by Ivo van Hove. The Belgian director and his years long collaborator designer Jan Versweyveld have removed every inch of realistic detail that made Ibsen famous so that Versweyveld’s light cuts as easily across the bare stage as Marber’s parred back text cuts the air with all the ferocity of a pistol shot. Watching, it...

By Linda Marric @Linda_Marric Taking place some time in between Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), the new movie in Disney’s Star Wars franchise revival is every bit as exhilarating and as thrilling as The Force Awakens. Directed by British director Gareth Edwards (Monsters 2010), Rogue One may not be a fully fledged Star Wars “episode”, but it is however packed-full of all the familiar themes...

A London commuter has become the first person to spot a piece of news content in the Metro newspaper. After spending months trawling through back issues of the commuter rag it was by chance that Danny Davey spotted never-before-seen editorial content among its commercially-driven pages. Davey said: "I was going through my morning routine of sifting through the Tesco ads when all of a sudden I spotted something quite queer. "A small piece of editorial copy was hidden between a...

More than 4.5 million people across the UK are now self-employed, and the number of contractors continues to grow at a healthy rate every month, according to the Office for National Statistics. In today’s digital and connected business landscape, being your own boss is easier than ever before and there is a wealth of contract job roles available in nearly every sector. London would seem like an obvious hub for skilled professionals, but is it really that well suited for...