By Joanne Danehl, intercultural and language training expert, Crown World Mobility Football clubs to spend big on foreign talent on transfer deadline day: but could turning a blind eye to Culture Shock affect their investment? The Premier League is one of the most culturally diverse competitions in sport and clubs are set to spend huge sums on foreign talent as transfer deadline day approaches on September 1. So why is football still turning a blind eye to the effects of...

By Ryan Georgiades, Managing Director, Plan Insurance Brokers There’s no doubt that autonomous cars will soon become a reality – but are we ready? Google are at it, Apple fancy a flutter and numerous other major brands have thrown their hat into the ‘self- driving’ ring. It is estimated that by 2030, we’ll just need to tell our vehicles where we want to go - technology will handle the rest. On the face of it, autonomous cars deliver a multitude of...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  We are making a rather heavy dent in the digital age now and there seems to be no sign of this progression slowing. Recently, we've been caught in a whirlwind of smart watches, fitness trackers, mobile payments, super drones and robots.  These new and slightly disconcerting branches of technology are not purely restricted to our personal lives though. Turns out there is a plethora of technological advancements for the workplace too. Technology today has a...

By Jonathan O'Brien, CEO of Red Sheet 1. Decide exactly what you need beforehand It sounds obvious, but knowing what you want to get out of a negotiation before you start is imperative. Sometimes it is very clear, sometimes there could be several possible but acceptable outcomes. Without a clear end goal, we risk putting ourselves in a ‘decide on the spot’ situation, finding we have been talked into things in the heat of the moment. 2. Do your homework...

The Truth of Revolution, Brother  by Lisa Sofianos, Robin Ryde and Charlie Waterhouse is both an immersive read and art book. Over 288 pages, 30 in-depth interviews are mixed with striking illustration, intimate black and white photography and original art from several of the book’s interviewees. The interviews and analysis gently reveal proven strategies for alternative living more relevant now than they were in punk’s 70s/80s heyday. Artistic highlights include new work by Crass’s Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud, David...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.1 ABV Brewed: Greenwich, London Introduced at the tail end of 2012 as the second addition to Meantime Brewery’s core range (following the success of their London Lager). First launched as a limited edition brew, only available on draught from a small number of bars, including the Brewery’s ‘Tasting Rooms’ within the Greenwich site, Yakima Red is brewed using British and German malts as well as a variety of five different US Hops...

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh @mchughr  @TLE_Sport It feels like it is all over before it even started.  This topsy-turvy Ashes series has been the shortest ever Ashes series, and was completed in just 18 days of cricket.  At times the series more closely resembled two drunks attempting to run the 110 metres hurdles than a thoroughbred horserace, but England did enough to secure a decisive lead in the 4th test at Trent Bridge. As ever in the relentless...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor What is craft beer? It is a quandary that has perplexed the modern hipster for as long as their beards have been long and their hair has been an absent bystander amongst geek-chic glasses and lumberjack shirts. For most people the term is associated with ‘small’ or ‘independent’ brewers with a strong attachment to their locality, but it’s an image that some craft brewers are desperate to move away from. The reason being that craft beer...

By Stephen Mayne @finalreel So often in 45 Years a crescendo beckons, and just as often Andrew Haigh steps nimbly away. His third feature, a superb achievement, is far too accomplished a creation to sully the relationship at the heart of proceedings with something as crass as a blunt emotional punchline. This is an altogether more complex and rewarding experience, one that asks a hell of a lot of its two leads, and receives even more in return. The first...