For millions of Brits, Christmas doesn't start until Chris Rea is blaring out and the journey home has commenced. New research has revealed more than half (56 per cent) of Brits say their festive excitement peaks on the journey home, with almost one in five expecting to hit the road on December 23rd to make it home for Christmas Eve. The study, commissioned by Audible, found that we are much more tolerant of queues when driving home for Christmas. Some 44 per...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent In the past 15 years, London has seen the rise of 23 new skyscrapers (buildings over 350 feet high). New York saw the construction of four towers in 2014 alone, including its iconic One World Trade Center. Impressive as it sounds, in comparison, Shanghai built over 90 skyscrapers and Dubai built 190. What’s interesting is the enthusiasm for building skyscrapers - for city status, increasing residential properties...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Stuck for ideas to celebrate the arrival of 2016? Here’s our pick of London’s best restaurants to spend New Year’s Eve. Taking place at 30 St Mary’s Axe, aka. The Gherkin, within Searcys Restaurant as part of their latest Christmas snow globe pop-up, a glitzy white tie New Year’s Eve party is set to take place within one of the city’s most prominent buildings. Featuring two different packages to choose from, the first (‘Indulgent’,...

By Steve Taggart Surprised visitors and commuters across the UK had to double take at the sudden appearance of strange gift-wrapped figures on the street as they made their way into some of England's major cities. The festive figures, which appeared overnight in Liverpool, London and Brighton, were actually iconic statues beautifully gift-wrapped as part of ‘People for Presents’ - a new campaign by  giffgaff that encourages people to put their phones down this Christmas and give the gift of...

By Rose Taylor As the waters recede and families begin to count the cost of the floods that killed more than 300 people, injured over 1,000 and destroyed countless properties in Tamil Nadu, for one woman it has heralded the start of a better life. NagammaNagammal was discovered drenched and starving in a partially destroyed goat shed where she had been living for 17 years, after being abandoned by her husband – because she had leprosy. “No one came to...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Jossy Yendall, 28, was selected as a finalist for Ms Galaxy 2016 but was told at the last minute she was not eligible - because she was not born a female. Shocked Jossy claimed she said from the outset she is transgender and even published it in the first sentence on her application web-page. The activities co-ordinator, who hopes to be a model, said she felt discriminated against because of her gender transition - which...

Photo: Jamie Lau By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Londoners are showcasing a real desire for fast food at the moment, as has been omnipresent with the success of particular restaurants (especially American) in recent months. So it comes as no surprise that so many restaurants are jumping on board with this trend. The burger renaissance has been occurring for some time now, but with three restaurants focusing particularly on hotdogs having opened throughout the year – it seems that we...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport As we head into the Christmas period in the NFL, we’re starting to see who the potential Super Bowl candidates are.  But who have had breakout years?  Who's been disappointing this season?  It's now time to get down to the nitty-gritty and take a look at some of the NFL’s star names. We know this is a quarterback league, but the next most talked about position is the ones who catch the...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s been another brilliant year for restaurant openings in London, and with the impending arrival of 2016, here’s a roundup of our favourite new restaurants to have opened within the city throughout the past 12 months. Vinothec Compass Opened as a unique concept for up and coming North Greenwich, Vinothec Compass is adjoined to a golf driving range. As for the restaurant, there’s a particularly strong emphasis on wine, while the food menu is...