By Rose Taylor A hospital in Nepal that has barely emerged from the ravages of last April’s earthquake is struggling to stay open because of the continuing fuel shortage caused by a trade blockade. Operations have been cancelled at Anandaban Leprosy Hospital as have outreach clinics held in remote villages where patients affected by leprosy receive diagnoses, treatment and after-care. Shovakhar Kandel, Nepal Country Director with The Leprosy Mission, which supports the hospital said: “Many operations have been cancelled, including...

The government pay a lot of people we will never know the names of to devise plots and schemes to solve the nation’s educational problems. The role of these people appears to be to come up with new stuff. Not to thoroughly research which practices are currently in place to discern what currently works and what should be discarded; oh, no. This would be far too time-consuming, and by the time the next election comes round, this might actually aid...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent Liverpool's overall city centre population rose by 160 per cent between 2001 and 2011. Its younger residents - aged 22-29 -more than quadrupled in number. It has a growing reputation as the start-up capital for the North, based on the entrepreneurial spirit of the city’s community. Santander also opened its first business incubator there in 2014. Liverpool is also home to the SparkUp accelerator programme and Launch22...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Perfect for anybody looking to start the new year with a detox, those abstaining from alcohol for the month of Janaury, designated drivers, and even children: The Bloomsbury Hotel have a new range of non-alcoholic cocktails. Set up as a collaboration between Bar Manager Mathieu Gaudin and Henrietta Lovell – founder of Rare Tea Company – The Bloomsbury Bar’s ‘Tea Total Cocktail List’ features eight non-alcoholic drinks using Rare Tea Company’s finest tea leaves....

Set across two floors of a stunning structure just off the famous Bund area, David Beckham propped up the bar of the Haig Club Shanghai sporting designer stubble and a scooped up retro quiff as a guestlist of actors, actresses and models filtered in to taste what Beckham himself has dubbed a “modern and stylish new Scotch Whisky”. That much I can’t argue with. The oversized, blue-tinted perfume-esque bottle would certainly add a new dimension to your whisky shelf, and...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots Embed from Getty Images The opening game of the Divisional round will see the Chiefs travel to the New England Patriots. The Pats of course came off a bye-week and that rest could be vital to a victory here. They will be hoping to have some players back from injury. Julian Edelman, Dont'a Hightower & Sebastian Volmer are on that list and if they start...

by Miranda Hazrati/@mirandahazrati The UK has always produced a plethora of quality films which have captured the imaginations of audiences across the globe from iconic and cult films such as ‘Abigail’s Party’’  to box office smashes such as ‘The Theory Of Everything’, the UK film industry continues to thrive with UK actors and directors increasingly in demand. Here are ten of the best:    1 - Four Weddings And A Funeral The quintessential British film ‘Four Weddings and A Funeral’...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Building work has already begun on a new refugee camp in northern France, which should accommodate 2,500 people, currently living in squalor at an ad hoc site in Grande Synthe, near Dunkirk Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) the medical humanitarian organisation have been given permission to build the camp, work started on January 11th and it is expected to take four weeks to finish. Vickie Hawkins, MSF UK executive director said: “Conditions in Grande Synthe are some of...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Tragically Alan Rickman,one of Britain's if not the world's favourite actors, has sadly passed away aged 69 of cancer. He was known for many works including roles in Harry Potter, Die hard and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, however he was also known for "serious" acting and was well respected by the acting community as well. A family statement read: "The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69....