By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic If there was ever a meat in need of a bit of PR TLC it’s pork, and it’s right now. A week after a report by the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer was revealed and the meat, a staple part of the British diet, is still reeling after researchers placed processed meats such as sausages and bacon in the same category of cancer risk as tobacco and asbestos....

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Just seconds from Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square, sandwiched between Oxford Street and Berkely Square, Avista holds one of the most prestigious dining destinations in central London. Opened as a rustic yet contemporary Italian restaurant a few years ago, the a la carte menu is now particularly contemporary, matched with an impressive wine list of mainly Italian fine wines. Many of the area’s higher-end Italian restaurants are remarkably pretentious, but thankfully this is not the case...

Sport News 24/7 By Noy Shani  @NoyShani  @TLE_Sport For ten young British athletes this November 5th will be more than just Bonfire night after they were shortlisted for the prestigious SportsAid One-to-Watch award. Previous winners of the award that was launched in 2006 include diver Tom Daley and skeet shooter Amber Hill, who was also crowned BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. The Duchess of Cambridge, a SportsAid’s Patron has presented the award for the last two years. View...

Home-owners in Britain face a startling post-code lottery when it comes to the cost of repairing household gadgets and appliances. Do you repair your old appliances, or just go out and buy new ones? It's widely known that costs of living in the capital have continued to soar compared to regional counterparts.  However, new research shows that those living in London also face the highest hourly labour charges in the UK for repairing and mending old appliances, with those living...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Lobstershack – Canary Wharf Opening new restaurant that’s "reminiscent of a turn of the century dock-side warehouse with all the intrigue and excitement of goods shipped from Southern states of America and the rest of the world", Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Lobstershack will be arriving at Canary...

By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The final game of the 2015 International series takes place on Sunday as the Detroit Lions (1-6) face the Kansas City Chiefs (2-5).  In the previous two games in this series at Wembley Stadium the Jacksonville Jaguars won for the very first time in London, beating the Buffalo Bills 34-31 in a very exciting game and the New York Jets dismantled the Miami Dolphins 27-14. The Lions have mixed it up since their latest defeat...

By Toby Venables @TobyVenables ‘We’d like you to recommend the Top 5 Films for Halloween,’ they said. Great, I said, Top 50 Films for Halloween! I’m all over it! ‘Er, no – that’s top FIVE...’ Ah. That’s more difficult... There are literally thousands of great horror movies out there – so how do you choose your appropriately themed Halloween/Day of the Dead viewing? Do you select according to the style or tone of the piece – terrifying, funny, classic, thought-provoking,...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Tying in with Halloween weekend – not forgetting the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations - this week’s cocktail recipe is a devilish twist on the classic Disaronno Sour, created by Disaronno and Tia Maria brand ambassador Rod Eslamieh. Featuring a touch of Tequila and of Agave, the El Diablo Sour is made with three chillies to add a real fiery kick to the drink that’s sure to prove a huge hit across the...

By Darragh Roche FORGET everything you know about the world – that’s the first step to understanding America’s true conservatives. ‘True’ is an essential word here. Millions of Americans identify as true conservatives, so much there’s even a popular Twitter hashtag (#tcot, read with care). Donald Trump, the billionaire making liberals everywhere cringe, derives his support largely from these very conservative American voters. So does soft-spoken neurosurgeon and personification of Godwin’s Law, Dr Ben Carson. The rise of these candidates...