By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Investors have been warned to expect the unexpected in 2016 with several key events on the horizon that could significantly impact the market environment. The Multi-Asset Research team at Source, who look at the the likelihood of the unexpected happening in 2016, found the economic and market environment for next year should favour equities, particularly in Japan and the Eurozone due to the low interest rate policies being adopted by their central banks. The team’s latest publication also...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Political activist Abby Tomlinson, famed for her online campaign 'Milifandom' in the last General Election, has caused another social stir after she claimed there's no love for Labour on the doorstep. After campaigning in Oldham, a traditional Labour heartland, she took to Twitter to say that Corbyn isn't doing enough to persuade non-voters to vote and encourage old Labour voters to support the party. However, she didn't expect the backlash that followed, with a social storm being developed by...

With Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and David Cameron attempting to convince Parliament to back military airstrikes in Syria, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's staunch anti-war stance is coming under attack. Corbyn is under increasing pressure to allow his MPs a free vote on Syria, facing a party split and revolt from half of his shadow cabinet. In an impassioned speech in Parliament in 1998, the late Labour MP Tony Benn warned MPs of the hundreds of innocent people that would be...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt @Afrofilmviewer Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy’s documentary details the Afghan Army’s dealings with the Taliban once full security responsibility was transferred over to the Afghan government. Their military involvement was of course spurred on by the tragic events of 9/11. From one perspective, it’s easy to believe that once the western troops had withdrawn, the fighting had ceased. Out of sight, out of mind. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year informs us of...

by Rosie Benson We all know how it goes: turkey is in the oven, potatoes are roasting, relatives are bickering and soon enough war is declared over the TV remote. Or perhaps your Christmas day is nothing like that (mine). We all have our own various weird and wonderful ways of celebrating at this time of year. The problem is they never seem to change. Our Christmas days tick along regular as clockwork from start to finish. So with that...

By Jacob Flannery "We're not a group of Trappist Monks, It's not an Oxford union debating society, we will always have angry exchanges... but if you asked me for one suggestion for improvement in Prime Minister's Questions, I would say a more orderly and respectful atmosphere." John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, has stressed his views regarding Prime Minister's Questions and how he feels the decibel level should be lowered in an exclusive interview with The London Economic. The...

Sport News 24/7 By Billy Stephens  @BillyLaughs  @TLE_Sport It’s not a good time to be an Aston Villa fan; then again, it hasn’t been for a while.  The Villains are languishing at the bottom of the league with just five points after the 13th round of matches, and are winless in their last ten.  No Premier League team has ever stayed up having amassed so few points at this stage of the season and with Sunderland securing and vital 1-0...

The most famous intergalactic guide in the Universe has released its new addition and updated earth to “fairly harmful.” Toyota Corolla, the current journalist working on guide in this unfashionable arm of the Milky Way said: “I just popped in for an afternoon, as we didn’t expect these apes to have achieved much, and they haven’t, well unless you consider killing each other in new and innovative ways. “The population of Zedron B are having the same problem, but they...

By Lauren Devine Renewable World is an international NGO with a handle on two of the most pressing global crises we face: the eradication of poverty and climate change. Their mission is to improve health, income and education opportunities for some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities, using climate-friendly methods and sustainable energy sources. Championed as the non-profit organisation of the UK renewable energy industry by renewable trade associations such as Renewable UK and Scottish Renewables, Renewable World works to...