Easter travel treats
Never mind the chocolate, the best thing about Easter is the four-day weekend - for travel fiends, it's like Christmas has come early. To make the most of the extra-long weekend, we've compiled some of the best value deals going both home and abroad - that way you can indulge for a little longer, for a little less. Café Royal, London Combining their forces with the world-famous Hamleys - just around the corner on Regent Street - Cafe Royal will...
Average British Child Now Received £5k In Pocket Money
New research has revealed that the average British child now receives over £5,000 in pocket money over the course of their childhood for helping out with spring cleaning chores. The study of parents with children aged 3 to 16 found 60 per cent tempt their money-savvy kids with financial gain if they help out around the house, while 44 per cent admit to bribing them with their favourite treat. Modern kids earn 54 per cent more pocket money than their parents did when they...
Alex Lodge: Weekly Report Vol 38
By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Studio 32 Music. We’ve gone a bit weird this week, maybe as a result of seeing Nurse With Wound live over the weekend, but whatever the reason, I like it. Some old classics in there like the Gimmik track from odd bleepy label Toytronic, a very peculiar track from Simone White and Kassem Mosse called ‘Flowers In May’ and some Toru Takemitsu...
Guantanamo has Taught the West Nothing
By Oli Ward @oli_ward_1 Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday for the beginning of historic talks with Cuban President Raul Castro. One issue certain to be on the discussion table will be the territorial handover of Guantanamo Bay, the correctional U.S. facility on the South-East of the island. While the U.S has an indefinite lease on the territory, paying Cuba $4,000 a year in rent, thawing US-Cuban relations and Obama's final attempts to close the facility mean the handover of Guantanamo...
Meet some Patients on Africa’s Mercy Ship
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Mercy Ships is an international charity which operates the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, providing free healthcare services to those living in developing countries, namely in Africa, where the services of professional medical staff are most needed. The ship is currently docked in Madagascar, which is one of the world’s poorest countries with only 2 physicians and 3 hospital beds available for every 10,000 people. Founded in 1978, Mercy Ships has worked...
Global warming increasing at ‘alarming rate’, UN climate body warning
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor An “alarming” and “unprecedented” rate of climate change taking places across the planet, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned. The WMO, which is a United Nations body, reported on a number of climate and weather records that were broken last year. These included increased rainfall, droughts, unusual cyclone activities, heatwaves and global temperature highs. WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas wrote: “The year 2015 will stand out in the historical record of the global climate in many...
Moving out of London? Discover your best commuter options
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent If it’s time to make the move out of London and get on the property ladder, you may need to consider moving to one of the commuter towns that sit in, around and outside the greenbelt. With the average deposit needed to buy a place in London now at £91,000, many buyers are priced out of the market. It’s possible to live outside the city where property...
Osborne to snub urgent Commons questions over Budget
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Chancellor is going to dodge questions in the Commons over his Budget, which has increasingly turned into a farce. Some Labour members have branded Osborne a “chicken” and even compared him to the cowardly lion, that features in The Wizard of Oz. John McDonnell the Shadow Chancellor plans to lay into the Chancellor for telling Tory MPs to back I his statement, even though it has a £4.4bn black hole. However, Osborne will not...
‘In’ or ‘out’ conundrum to remain in winter coat
The most crucial decision this year is upon us all, should we remain 'in' or 'out' of our winter coats. The country is split, and the decision can be make or break your plans for the future. Conflicted John Stones, 38 from Ebbsfleet said: 'I did a poll of my family and they all said it was time to leave it off, but who trusts pollster anymore? They hate the coat anyway, they say it weighs me down, doesn't suit...