By EJ Stedman I’ve already run it up the flagpole that I don’t do any research before going to a show. In the illustrious world of writing theatre reviews, when a PR company asks me if I’d like to go to a show, all I do is check my diary. If I’m free, the answer is yes. Especially on Wednesdays because my partner is playing netball, and otherwise I have to go and watch and the weather isn’t that reliable...

Though so many of London’s Thai restaurants are unapologetically bad, the popularity of Thai food (as well as Vietnamese) is currently booming. So, considering London has one of the world’s most diverse restaurant scenes, it’s astonishing that Laotian food has taken so long to become established throughout the city. It’s undeniable that Lao cuisine has contributed significantly to Thai food becoming an international phenomenon, yet so few menus throughout Europe give the landlocked country between Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia any...

A builder who was paralysed in a 30ft horror fall on a site can now go for a stroll around the park – thanks to his £50,000 robot legs. Gheorghe Dunca was left paralysed from the waist down, after he fell nine metres from the first floor of a building while working as a labourer in 2011. But now the 42-year-old has secured enough compensation to use £50,000 exo-skeleton legs for the next 20 years – because they need to...

A frustrated Jeremy Corbyn told the Victoria Derbyshire show that Labour could win a snap election. The presenter pressed the labour leader for a yes or no answer, he was sick of being asked and replied: “Listen, you’ve asked me the question many times. How many times do I have to tell you? We’re taking our case out there to win because we believe we can win.” Many Corbyn supporters believe that his own party are responsible for the large...

Whether you live in your property or are offering it for rental, you can benefit from renovations. Renovating your property increases its value, and many renovation efforts have a bigger impact on the value of a property than the cost of the improvement itself. By choosing the right projects, you can get an outsized return on your investment while also making the property more enjoyable to live in for yourself or your tenants. Here are some of the best ways...

A worshipper has been praised by a judge after risking his own life to disarm a knifeman threatening to BEHEAD a man at a mosque. Ebrima Touray was praying when he saw a man enter the building with shoes on – an act that is strictly prohibited. It was then he realised Haidar Hami, 22, had a Stanley knife in his hand and was threatening another man who was bleeding from cuts to his cheeks and face. A court later...

Over the last month supermarket inflation has doubled, meaning customers are having to fork out more cash to buy staples such are butter and milk. This news means that pressure on household’s spare income will be reduced even more and Brexit is partly to blame. Some will see this has another indication that the economy is starting to struggle since the decision to leave the EU, and possibly some Leave voters might be feeling Bregret. The inflation growth indicates that...

The result of a two-year investigation has exposed how intensive farming is not only cruel to farm animals, but is having a devastating impact on the world’s most iconic wildlife. Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were reveals that in the 50 years since factory farming was widely adopted, half of the world’s wildlife has disappeared, with species loss now happening 1000 times faster than what scientists consider ‘normal’. Wildlife expert Chris Packham called the book “an honest, compelling and...

You don't walk into a car dealership before you did some research first. The same should be true for choosing a personal trainer. But it might be challenging to do the research, when you don’t know what to look for in the first place. Right Path Fitness team did some preliminary research for you and shared what great personal trainers are made of. 1. Experience You don’t want to be practicing with a generalist or an amateur. In that case,...