Starbucks’ refugee retaliation makes business sense – ask Angela Merkel
This week Starbucks hit back at Donald Trump's travel ban with a promise to hire 10,000 refugees globally over the next five years. The warm gesture will provide a much-needed PR boost for the often beleaguered coffee house chain, but sentiment has little to do with it, the truth is that it makes good business sense. At the end of last year Starbucks capped off another record quarter with the announcement that it plans to have more than 37,000 stores open by 2021 - that’s...
London Mayor says capital won’t “roll out red carpet” for Trump
As a petition to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit reached over 1,200,000 the London Mayor Sadiq Khan has stood by the protestors. Around 250,000 Londoners have signed this petition. Donald Trump has come under fire for various executive orders since he became president, but banning refuges from seven mainly Muslim countries has angered people across the world, and led to chaos at many airports. Muslim Mayor Khan said that Londoners will “not roll out red carpet” for Trump and will...
Paracetamol can damage the liver “in the same way as cancer”
Britain's most popular painkiller can damage the liver in the same way as cancer, a study shows. Scientists have known for decades that paracetamol in large amounts is dangerous for the liver. But the reasons have eluded them, until now. The breakthrough could open door for new drugs for liver damage. It may also offer valuable insights into poisoning caused by an excess dose which can be difficult to treat and prove fatal. Paracetamol is the leading cause of acute...
Fun, Sun and Flight Delays
Holidaymakers jetting off to Corfu or Ibiza this Easter may have their time in the sun cut short - as half of ALL flights to the popular tourist spots are likely to be delayed. As well as busy airports and long queues, 50 per cent of the passengers heading to the top Mediterranean holiday spots are likely to face delays. And sun-seekers heading towards Lanzarote in the Canary Islands are unlikely to fare any better - with one third of...
Virtually every UK city’s major export partner is the EU, claims research
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...
Stuck for a Valentine’s Day gift? Problem solved…
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...
Theatre Review: Escaped Alone, Royal Court
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...
ArcTanGent Announce 2017 Headliners: CONVERGE and EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
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...
The Italian Job: BT’s fraudulent financial reporting
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...