Rugby World Cup: So far, so good & Size Matters

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter World Cups.  They’re meant to be festivals of sport, celebrating all that is good about top-level competition.  Sometimes they’re dreadfully disappointing (Italia 90 was rubbish as a spectacle) and sometimes they exceed everyone’s wildest dreams (RWC 2003, if just for the New Zealand v Wales match). So how is England 2015 faring? Pretty good.  On the whole, the rugby has been entertaining, with some compelling fixtures (England v...

Film Review: Good People

By Adam Turner @AdamTurnerPR Good People is a Danish director's befuddled idea of a British action/gangster thriller featuring James Franco and Kate Hudson (The Wrights). The Wrights are a cash-strapped American couple who've moved to London for a fresh start and are in the process of renovating a house, inherited from a deceased relative, when they're thrown a financial lifeline. A huge wad of money almost literally drops on their doorstep and they're faced with the 'tough' decision of whether...

Restaurant Review – Smith & Wollensky

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Originally opened in 1970s New York, named after randomly chosen surnames from the owners’ local telephone directory, Smith & Wollensky landed in London earlier this year, marking the chain’s first UK opening. Taking over a vast space within the iconic Adelphi Building, just a stone’s throw from Charing Cross and Covent Garden, the décor inside offers just as much glamour as we’d come to expect from the Manhattan Steakhouse staple. Monochrome-mural flooring joins ritzy...

Super League: Every Minute Matters in Grandstand Finish

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport Super League entered a new era this season with the new slogan Every Minute Matters, and the final weekend of the normal season didn't disappoint, providing what was the most dramatic finish to a regular season for several years.  Entering the final round of fixtures, it was possible for any one of four teams to clinch the league leaders' shield.  Following defeat to Warrington on Thursday night, Saint Helens were no longer...

Review: Young Empires – The Gates

By Julia Prigmore (@JuliaPrigmore) The Gates, the latest release from Toronto trio Young Empires, is an evolutionary step ahead of their previous output.  Previous EP Wake All My Youth is overwhelmed here with defiant, heavy electro beats and catchy melodic chants, standing tall in the alternative dance and indie pop scene. The sonic fluidity of the album is a reflection of its recording process. Vlahovich has stated that the trio nurtured an experimental, unrestricted atmosphere in the studio, playing each...

Starting an Online business: What makes some Successful?

Online entrepreneur Pascal Culverhouse started www.electrictobacconist.co.uk in July 2013 while working for the family business. Two years later, his business is the leading online retailer of e-cigarettes in the UK.  The London Economic asked the successful internet millionaire for his top three tips for online success... What makes an online business successful? The internet means that theoretically anyone could decide to become an entrepreneur, turn their bedroom into an office and launch the next big multi-million pound company. Yet the...

What to pack for an African safari

by Theresa Oesterreich of couporando.co.uk Packing for an African safari holiday is a time when travelling light isn’t an option - it’s a necessity. It’s about cramming a holdall or backpack weighing less than 30lb into a small aircraft’s luggage space while travelling from lodge to lodge. Try these ten tips to help get all those necessities into that one small bag. 1. Leave the suitcase in the cupboard Rigid wheeled suitcases don’t work well being dragged along dusty paths or up wooden...

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