A waffle recipe from chef Ollie Dabbous.

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Stephen Crabb the newly appointed Work and Pensions Secretary, following Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation, has been crticised for links to a gay cure group. Back in 2012 it was reported by Pink News that he employed interns via a religious fundamentalist group, who held these controversial views. Crabb was also himself reportedly an intern in the scheme in the 1990s. David Cameron recently announced that Mr Crabb; he is Welsh and working class, which breathes...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A recent report for PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) for the CBI claims that the economy faces serious damage if the UK opts for Brexit. If the UK moved out of the EU it would shock the UK economy, which could see up to 950,000 job losses and make the average household £3,700 worse of by 2020, the report warns. The analysis by PWC also said Leaving the EU could cost the UK economy £100bn (equivalent of 5%...

New research has revealed Brits don't panic about debt until they're over £45,000 in the red. A study into the financial behaviour of 2,000 adults found that 37 per cent say if they can’t afford to buy something, they usually find a way of getting it anyway, either by sticking the balance on a credit card, taking out a loan or dipping into the overdraft. Four in 10 people polled admit they rely on their credit cards to see them through the...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor This map of Britain as visualised by north Londoners went viral, pretty funny (being a Geordie I would have whacked Gazza next to Wor Cheryl) and good to see if you meet or agree with these stereotypes. It was from a little while ago, but still worth a look.

You may not have heard of escape room puzzles, or you may be a locked-in-a-room junkie already (not in the Trainspotting sense).  Until now I viewed this leisure activity as a Mensa club hobby for those who opt for puzzle solving over physical contact with the opposite sex, but these mind workouts are becoming increasingly popular. This time last year there were five main escape room operators in London, today we counted at least 25, which demonstrates the growing demand...

The desperate masses moving through southern Europe will soon face the gruelling process of refugee assessment now that the EU has reached a morally questionable deal with Turkey. Panicking European governments have handed Turkey a political victory and sentenced thousands of migrants to an uncertan future. The EU will 'swap' migrants with the Turkish government, guaranteeing Europe only accepts successful asylum applicants and not economic migrants so villified by the burgeoning right. Turkey's authoritarian state has won financial aid, visa...

In 1925, Maria de Rothschild sold the 200 acre Gunnersbury estate to Ealing Borough Council and Acton Borough Council as a permanent memorial for her husband Leopold under the condition that it was only to be used for leisure and not for housing. When the park was opened, Neville Chamberlain rejoiced that the people had come into the possession of such a magnificent and historical park, adding that earlier generations had failed to recognise the importance of open spaces in...

Huzzah! The Easter holidays are nearly here! Surely, the holidays are the reason why teachers join the profession. Well, the reality is that for many of us, they are simply a brief period where we can do the following: let our exhausted bodies catch up on some sleep after working 12/14-hour days for 6 weeks; allow ourselves to surrender to whatever plagues we have been fighting off for the last few weeks of term; catch up on planning, marking, assessments...