Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter The Rugby World Cup begins in earnest on Friday.  Look out for the following five players who could light up the tournament. Israel Folau – Full Back (Australia) View image | gettyimages.com The most dangerous attacking full-back in the game, Folau is arguably union’s most successful Rugby League convert in his position since Jason Robinson.  Devastating on the counter-attack, Folau is the star of a fearsome Australian backline...

By Joe Mellor Deputy Editor In April 2005, Fair Finance opened its doors as a solution to tackle loan sharks and money lenders on a council estate in the heart of East London’s Stepney. Fast forward 10 years and they are now a thriving social business offering a range of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. On 2 July the Dalston based not-for-profit celebrated its 10 year anniversary with the whole Fair Finance family. During...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Opened as the sibling of Westminster’s Cinnamon Club, situated within a Grade II listed Library, Cinnamon Kitchen landed in East London’s Devonshire Square in 2008, just metres from Liverpool Street Station. While Brick Lane is generally regarded as the area’s prime Indian restaurant destination, Cinnamon Kitchen was surprisingly busy during our early dinner visit, leading up to the recent grand reopening of Cinnamon Club, having undergone a £1 million refurbishment, as well as the...

By Steve Taggart You know the scene: post-graduation, with an air of optimism and a determination to be successful, young adults flock to London to experience the excitement, sights, and experiences that only the capital can provide. As property and rent prices soar out of control across the city, a full-time career with a competitive salary is not only the dream but an absolute necessity. Unfortunately, these positions appear to be so few and far between that many Londoners can...

By Barney Lane, Colt Head of Regulation Why is it that the UK can’t seem to live in holy matrimony with superfast broadband? We (the networks) have done the dutiful thing; we’ve been adaptable to the demands for business connectivity, we’ve been open to embracing it into our homes and even convinced the government to support us financially with a connectivity scheme aimed at SMEs. And yet, for some reason it doesn’t seem ready to commit. Well, that isn’t entirely...

Vine star, Arthur, became an instant hit when he began uploading short videos of his outbursts on the road while driving his truck.  He received an overwhelming response from those that empathized with his road range, begging the question, are we all really that angry on the road? Well, A recent study found that the UK is angriest nation in Europe on the road! With the city of Lincoln named as the worst, with Nottingham being the calmest. While for...

Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay have announced that Biffy Clyro will headline the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2015/16 Concert in the Gardens, joined by Idlewild and Honeyblood in a very strong all-Scottish line-up. This will be Biffy Clyro's one and only UK performance of 2015 and will be the stage from which they will kick off 2016 and what is being lined up to be an absolutely huge year for them. Biffy Clyro said “We are so happy to come out of musical hibernation...

#16: To Infinity…And Bankruptcy! (Fri 18th September 2015) “Toys To Life”. That’s what they’re calling it. Toys. To. Life. If you’re not familiar with “Toys To Life” as a concept, close your eyes and imagine what it is. Maybe you see a teddy bear wandering around your living room? Or a brightly coloured xylophone shouting obscenities at you. Or something else. I’ve no idea. I’ve never met you, and haven’t the slightest idea how your mind works. What “Toys To...

Here at TLE we bloody love We Are The City. Second album Violent was a powerhouse of sleepy-cool synth and conscientious, poetic lyricism that moved our hearts as much as our feet. It didn't hurt that it was also the soundtrack to a beautifully-shot film of the same name which is still picking up awards to this day. Now it seems their third album is on the way, announced with a new track - 'Keep On Dancing' The band self-produced the...