As an island just off the coast of mainland Europe it is hardly surprising that UK trade with the EU is huge and access the single market encourages this level of commerce. Now the UK is about to invoke article 50 and leave the EU, a thinktank has investigated the level of trade British cities have with the single market. The findings indicate that our urban areas conduct a huge amount of business with our EU partners, however they will...

10 Reasons to Buy a Star for Your Darling It is often difficult to think of new and exciting ways to show your love and appreciation for that special someone in your life. If you’re sick and tired of buying the same old gifts for every birthday and anniversary, it’s time to think big. And they don’t get much bigger than a star. Naming a star is surprisingly easy, yet the impact it can have simply can’t be overestimated. If...

Critic Mark Shenton wrote of the 2016 Escaped Alone production, now back at the Royal Court for a second run that he wouldn’t be surprised “if we woke to headlines today that described exactly what she'd foretold.” The play by Caryl Churchill premiered before the UK left the EU, a little before all the anger at Europe’s response to the Refugee Crisis and before we had an unelected Prime Minister who seems to enjoy holding hands with Donald Trump as...

We're huge fans of ArcTanGent at TLE. If you're a fan of post rock, guitar music and generally heavier-than-thou time signature weirdness, there really is nothing else like it. That's why yesterday's ATG 2017 headliner announcement has us excited. Explosions in the Sky and Converge, on the same bill, playing their only UK shows of the year. Outstanding. The guys at ATG rarely miss a trick when it comes to filling the top slots on the bill. In 2016 we were...

When we think of theft we usually think of physical robberies, getaway cars and police-chases, not office-based staff fiddling with spreadsheets. Yet many shareholders in recent years have seen their wealth robbed by executives who have been involved in fraudulent corporate financial and non-financial reporting. Not only have we discovered that BT has misstated its profits by over £500m over a number of years, but a new lawsuit has been launched by a US investment management firm against Tesco for...

Comedian Jamali Maddix's new show, ‘Chickens Come Home To Roost’, takes a dark, frank and honest look at life through the eyes of a self-confessed miscreant, whose upbringing, friends and family have given him a distinctly considered and shrewd outlook on issues of race, economics and the law. His natural confidence and charm allow him to tread gracefully across more sensitive topics leaving many of his contemporaries behind. We caught up with him for a chat. What can people expect from...

Millions of Brits are feeling sleep deprived, and our love of curry and coffee are to blame. Experts say a late-night diet rich in spicy dishes, caffeine and high-protein foods are keeping us awake at night. A study, commissioned by Simba Sleep, revealed that one in five  Brits think spicy foods like curry will help them to get a good night’s rest. Over one in ten turn to coffee for a pre-bed caffeine boost, while almost half regularly have an alcoholic drink....

A baby girl would weigh 28 stone by her 3rd birthday if she grew as fast as the average supermarket chicken. An open letter penned by RSPCA Assured CEO Clive Brazier has revealed the inhumane conditions most factory farmed animals live in, congratulating Jamie Oliver's support of higher welfare chicken. He said: "The RSPCA thinks most people probably don’t realise that the majority of meat chickens we eat are bred to grow so fast millions of them are dangerously heavy for their age,...

Theresa May has come under increasing pressure today after not only failing to condemn the use of torture and the controversial travel ban, but somehow agreeing to foot the bill for Trump’s proposed Mexican border wall. Tory MPs were warning May not to make too many concessions as she raced to become the first international leader to meet the new President. It was believed the meeting had been a success after Trump had adopted a more reasonable stance in the...