Nostalgic images dating back almost half a century have been released providing a very British trip down memory lane. National Express turns 45 this year, and to celebrate the company has raided the archives and dug out a string of old photographs and marketing material. The rare, previously unseen images, one of which shows the eight-strong customer service team at work at the firm’s Birmingham HQ in 1974, give a fascinating insight into the origin of the much-loved brand. Since...

More than 1.6 million people have used a new election advice website to help them decide how to vote. University of Exeter graduate Matt Morley, 23, bought the domain name GE2017.com just seven minutes after the election was called. He then created a quiz to help undecided voters choose between the political parties. The quiz has broken the previous UK record of 1.1 million users. “We’re delighted that GE2017.com has now become the largest voting advice site ever built in the UK,” said...

While It is not necessary for travellers to learn a foreign language, it can certainly make their life easier especially if the travel frequently and love to engage in conversations with the locals. Some travellers who visit a certain country more than twice a year tend to study the local language first before they book a flight. This is because there are times when you just can’t rely on phrasebooks when communicating with the locals. However, there’s only so many...

The British press has kept up the tradition of completely omitting their partisan veil this year with election day splashes that read more like propaganda than news coverage. In tradition with the past The Sun attacked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with the front page headline "Don't Chuck Britain in the Cor-Bin". it echoed their archaic coverage of the 1992 election when they featured the face of then-Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock in the shape of a light bulb with the strapline "If...

Templeton Emerging Markets shareholders make 48% in a year. Templeton Emerging Markets (TEMIT) generated a return of 47.8% on net asset value over the year to the end of March 2017. Shareholders did even better as the discount narrowed slightly leaving them with a return of 48.3%. By contrast, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 35.2%. The dividend was maintained at 8.25p. The Board has reviewed TEMIT's allocation of expenses and has decided that, with effect from 1 April 2017,...

By Linda Marric Daphne du Maurier's timeless classic My Cousin Rachel gets a timely adaptation in this dark and beautifully atmospheric production from legendary British director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, The Buddha of Suburbia). First adapted to the screen in the 1950s and staring Olivia de Havilland in the central role, My Cousin Rachel remains to this day one of the writer’s most cherished novels, so it is a great relief to be able to finally say that this recent...

@BenGelblum Every time I think of Neil Kinnock’s famous eve of election speech before Margaret Thatcher’s landslide victory in the 1983 General Election it sends a shiver down my spine. Warning of the callous Thatcherism that Britain would suffer if she won, Kinnock’s  voice hoarse from campaigning uttered his most famous lines: "I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old." I was...

Four of the political parties may have a hand in shaping an entirely new immigration system on Friday. So what do they promise? More importantly, how realistic are these pledges? Immigration Solicitor Vanessa Ganguin examines how credible these political promises are.   With all kinds of accusations flying around, bold promises, u-turns, and none of the parties particularly trusted on this question in opinion polls, immigration as usual is a thorny election issue. This year it’s especially contentious with the countdown to Brexit and...

By Stephen Mayne Political campaigns are about expressing the ideas, and the way in which a person/party plans to govern, aiming to buy trust in the process. They’re also about winning. The two are closely linked but come with a fair degree of tension, as 1972 political satire The Candidate so ably demonstrates. If you’re wondering what a four-and-a-half-decade old American film that sees Robert Redford’s political ingenue running for senate in California has to do with the UK election, the...