This news must panic even the most ardent of “Brexiteers,” as a leaked Treasury document would destroy the UK economy. The fall that has been predicted would damage jobs across the country and send business to the wall. The report was shared with The Times and suggests that GDP might fall to almost ten per cent if the UK leaves the European project and opts to follow World Trade Organisation rules. The paper was published by the ex-Chancellor George Osborne...

In this modern-day world of inescapable food fads and single menu demi-chains dominating London’s restaurant scene; the notion of visiting a British institution for dinner is actually somewhat refreshing. First opened in 1828, Simpson’s-in-the-Strand is located within The Savoy hotel and looks as though very little has been changed over the past 188 years. Inside, guests are greeted and whisked through to the vast dining space adorned with dark wood panelled walls, expectedly high ceilings, heavily starched linen and a...

A police Land Rover has been spray painted silver by vandals in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. The authorities are now appealing for information following the criminal damage incident, which took place sometime between 9.30pm last night and 4.45am this morning on Royd Villas. The vehicle is used to access rural areas in an emergency, and will be out of service while the act of vandalism is rectified. Neighbourhood Inspector John Simpson said: "Some people might find this funny but the extent of the...

Why do bands insist on finding a ‘new sound’? It’s like the musical equivalent of a mid-life crisis. You’ve released a couple of records, toured more times than you can count and embarked on a brief hiatus before being compelled to reform and re-invent yourself into some refined version of your former self. Waste of time if you ask me, you’d be better off buying a Porsche. And so it was with some dismay that I trawled over a Pigeon...

In stark contrast to Amber Rudd's proposals to force British businesses to publish lists of foreign workers, companies in Germany will soon be required to publish data on gender pay parity in a move to tackle the gap. After Home Secretary Rudd's plans to name and shame companies who do not hire British staff went up in smoke, a similar bill tackling gender inequality in the work place has been welcomed by firms in Germany. New research shows women are now earning 21 per...

This isn’t something you see everyday, a daredevil skydiver was able to take pictures as he flew over an entire rainbow. As if that wasn’t exciting enough it was also his FIRST skydive, as he drifted over a circular rainbow in the Bay of Islands at the sub-tropical north of New Zealand on Oct 3rd. 29-year-old, Anthony Kileen has been backpacking since 2011 when he left the UK for a journey of a lifetime, and he says the 16,000 daring...

A young woman who battled cancer was able to pass her test first time, after taking driving lessons on the way back from chemotherapy treatment sessions. Brave Katie Rickett, 17 passed the tough driving test a mere two weeks after the end of her treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Katie was sadly diagnosed back in May with the cancer, which develops in the lymphatic system, and like all cancers can be fatal. She was givien treatment by the teenage cancer ward...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent - the estate agent comparison site On 4 October 2016, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the scheme for help. In the Ombudsman’s first annual report following her appointment last year, Katrine Sporle provides an overview of 2015, which confirms the scheme: Received 16,265 enquiries from consumers seeking advice. Resolved 3,304 formal complaints (a...

A luxury cat food for the “insanely rich” goes on sale this week costing an eye-watering £9,000 a year and including ingredients such as Arenkha caviar, line-caught Scottish salmon, hand-caught Norfolk lobster and locally-sourced Devon crab! The yearly cost of the fodder is more than twice the average food and drink spend of a typical British family, according to Office of National Statistics figures. It works out at a pricey £10 for an 85g tin compared to an average Sheba tin which...