Video – Trump – Brexit is a “great thing”
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Donald Trump has flown into the UK today, as if we didn't have enough on our plate, what with Brexit and the PM resigning and all. Anyway he is here to visit his beloved golf course, and he was asked what he thought of the Brexit result. He said it was "brave and brilliant," and "they took back control of their country." How short are the odds on a Trump president and Johnson Pm double...
Far right European parties celebrate Brexit
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Extreme far right parties across Europe have hailed the UK’s vote to leave the EU. The decision appears to be seen as a great victory for their own anti-EU and anti-immigration aims. It is assumed they will now push for similar votes in their own nations. The fear within the EU will be that a domino effect may ripple through the remaining member states, with other countries hoping to follow suit. The European project is...
Interview: Alexei Zimin – Creative Director of Soho’s Zima
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food One of Russia’s most celebrated Chefs, Alexei Zimin is generally credited with having changed the way that Russians eat. As well as editing Russia’s most prominent food magazine – Eda, the chef opened the wildly successful Ragout restaurant in 2010, before opening a cooking school of the same name, having trained at London’s Le Cordon Bleu, and within the kitchens of restaurants from chefs that include Raymond Blanc and Michel Guérard. In addition, Zimin...
Boris Johnson Fights Through Crowds Shouting ‘Scum’
Boris Johnson, tipped for Tory leadership following the EU referendum result, had to fight through crowds of people shouting 'scum' and 'traitor' en route to the Leave Campaign's headquarters. The former London Mayor is due to deliver a speech following a monumental decision to leave the European Union, but he had to battle angry crowds first. Chants of 'scum' could be heard in the background and 'traitor' from the crowd. Others shouted "shame on you Boris". Boris leaves his house...
Boris Johnson Overwhelming Favourite To Become Next PM
Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is overwhelming favourite to become the next Prime Minister. Following the resignation of David Cameron, Johnson is now odds-on favourite to take the Conservative leader job and become the UK's PM. Boris is 5/6 to be next Conservative Party leader, well ahead of rivals Theresa May (11/4), Michael Gove (9/2) and Priti Patel (11/1). Betway’s Alan Alger, said: “Britain voting to leave the EU followed by David Cameron resigning from his position as Prime Minister are two pieces...
Watch: David Cameron’s Emotional Resignation Speech
David Cameron delivered an emotion resignation speech this morning after Britain voted to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister called the referendum a "giant democratic exercise", perhaps the biggest in our history, after more than 33 million people had their say. He said: "The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered. "It was not a decision that was taken lightly, not least because so many things were said by so many different organisations about...
Scamp outside polling stations made £10k selling rubbers
Entrepreneur and eraser enthusiast Niall Globstone, 45 of Bexleyheath, has made a killing today. He realised early doors that every polling station was actually ran by MI5 who are desperate for the UK to remain part of the EU. Cheeky Niall has gone from polling station to polling station, selling his prize rubber collection to unscrupulous voting officials. His prints are literally everywhere, as the Leave camps’ votes have been changed to ensure a 100 per cent result for the...
Review: Independence Day Resurgence
Next up in a line of sequels that were never needed comes Independence Day Resurgence. Roland Emmerich returns on directorial duties desperately attempting to recapture the magic of the first film and failing spectacularly. This is the sequel to 1996’s blockbuster event film, this time around losing Will Smith in favour of new comers to the franchise - Liam Hemsworth as Jake Morrison and Jessie T. Usher as Dylan Hiller – son to Will Smith’s Steven Hiller. Unfortunately Will Smith...
UWE Project Generates Electricity From Urine At Glastonbury
A University of the West of England project that generates electricity from urine has been installed at Glastonbury Festival. The ‘Pee Power ‘project, featuring the Dunster House Emergency Pissoire Superstructure, has been set up at the festival to highlight its application in urban or rural locations that do not have easy access to electricity and adequate sanitation, such as refugee camps. Professor Ioannis Ieropoulos, Director of the Bristol Bio-Energy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, at UWE Bristol said: “The festival presents us with the...