By Declan Robers (@DeclanMR) This month Finnish reissue label Svart Records prepare themselves to release remastered tapes from Liisankatu Studios, featuring special edition sessions with 1970s Finnish music legends including KOM Quartet, Taivaantemppeli and Jukka Hauru & Superkings. These bands broke the barriers of genre conventions and brought the Finnish music scene to the world stage. The Finnish Broadcasting Company archives have been thrown open and these rare live recordings have been remastered for Svart to release on brand new...

An impressive dish from chef Michael Reid.

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Four points against the footballing powerhouses of Russia and Wales.  The way England celebrated Daniel Sturridge’s winner against Wales you would have been forgiven for thinking that they’d won the Euros, Eurovision and also successfully voted to remain in the EU in one fell swoop (how many of the England players have remembered to apply for their postal or proxy vote I wonder?).  Ok, it’s not a disaster,...

When you’ve paid out a small fortune for a weekend break you can be forgiven for going budget on the airport hotel, but when you turn up to be welcomed by a service station bunker, it can be a sure-fire way to ruin the first leg of your trip. I write from my own bitter experience. It has not been fifteen minutes since I checked in and rather than kicking back over a glass of wine in the bar in...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Jack Daniel is a name synonymous with Tennessee whisky, having garnered an incredible reputation since initiating in 1866. A reputation that’s unsurprising given the quality of the whisky that’s produced by one of America’s longest running distilleries. While Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is undoubtedly the brand’s most famous expression, there is something truly special about the more recent addition of Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select. Originally reserved for the Master Distiller, Jack Daniel’s...

Whist the world’s eyes might be firmly focuses on Wimbledon and the Euro 2016 tournament this July, it’s important to remember that the month will also host a lot of the UK’s biggest horse racing events. As we reach the end of Royal Ascot season, the attention of the hundreds of thousands of horse racing fans around the world will be on the busy July schedule ahead. There are just a few days left until the start of the month’s...

A time lapse of the new Tate Modern building has been released as it opens its doors to the public today. The 'Switch House' is a new 10-story building attached to the Gilbert Scott Bankside power station and has been built to accomodate an influx of visitors and showcase contemporary art. Designed by the Basel-based duo of Herzog and de Meuron, the £230 million building has added 60 per cent more space, shows 800 works by 300 artists from 50 countries. Watch a time...

Daniel Sturridge scored a 92nd-minute injury winner to break Welsh hearts and send England top of Group in a complete role reversal of the last minute goal that broke English hearts on Sunday. The world’s most expensive footballer, Gareth Bale, gave Chris Coleman's side the lead with a vicious swerving and dipping 30 yard free kick. Although he would have seen the shot late after it dipped past the wall, Joe Hart will feel he should have done better, only...

Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and killed in a mindless attack in West Yorkshire yesterday. Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two, was shot three times and stabbed just before 1pm in Birstall in her Batley & Spen constituency. West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 52-year-old man, named locally as Thomas Mair. Jo was pronounced dead around an hour later, leaving her husband Brendan and two young children, aged 3 and 5. Mrs Cox’s husband, Brendan, made these comments...