DVD Review: 600 Miles
Review by Leslie Byron Pitt Gabriel Ripstein’s minimalist 600 Miles has a naïve, young gun runner (Kristyan Ferrer) deciding that the best thing to do with an injured ATF agent (Tim Roth) is to take him hostage. It’s a novice mistake and one that many could only see happening in the fictional world that certain crime films inhabit. That said, one thing Ripstein’s feature does well, it is illustrating just how green the young lead of the story is. It’s...
Video – BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg booed by Corbyn supporters
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg was booed and hissed at during a Q & A with the Labour leader. Corbyn raised his hands to calm the activists, but did not attack them for their hostile reaction. Many Corbyn supporters see Kuenssberg as "biased" and this comes just a day after a Vide documentary on Corbyn said the BBC was "obsessed" with attempting to discredit him and ruin his leadership. It seems clear from this...
Restaurant Review – Oliver Maki
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Technology is taking over the world. At the end of last year, a brand new restaurant – eatsa - opened in San Francisco, serving quick efficient lunches without the use of any human servers, merely employing one member of concierge staff to oversee the venue, and a number of off-site chefs to prepare the food. The rest of the work within the restaurant was delegated to in store iPads, or iPhone apps. Also forward...
Corbyn pledges to scrap TTIP
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to bin the EU’s highly controversial free trade deal (TTIP) with America. During an anti-Brexit rally he promised to get rid of the trade deal if he is voted in as PM before it is implemented. He hates the deal so much he said he is happy to work with rebel Conservatives and SNP in parliament to halt the deal. TTIP has worried people on both sides of the electoral divide...
First time developing countries spend more than rich countries on renewables
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Investment in green energy was higher for poorer countries rather than wealthy nations for the first ever time. India, China and interestingly Mauritania are leading the record levels of investment. Developed nations are being left behind in the green race to sustainable energy. A reliance on fossil fuels could leave them lagging in terms of access to energy in years to come. Overall £196.5bn was invested in renewables globally, according to the Renewables 2016 report...
Global number of slaves reaches 46 million
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Shocking news has emerged that almost 46 million people are estimated to be living as slaves. The research was carried out by the Walk Free Foundation and is supported by A-list star Russell Crowe. The foundation is paid for by wealthy business man Andrew Forrest, who developed the 2015 global slavery index. They believe that 45.8 million people are in some form of slavery across the planet. India has the highest total number of slaves while...
Baby Boomers Will Be The Final Generation To Enjoy Financial Security
People born in the decade following the World War will be the final generation to enjoy financial security unless action is taken, according to Synaptic research. Thanks to financial ignorance, today’s UK consumers face a future where financial security and well-being are under real threat. Relative salaries have increased since the 1940’s yet every generation after has spent more and saved less, reducing their financial security. Those currently aged 35 and under will be most impacted by today’s expensive housing, lack of...
Greater London Property Prices Hit Record £600,000
Property prices in Greater London have breached the £600,000 mark for the first time, according to LCP’s Land Registry analysis. The continued upward trajectory for property prices in Greater London has resulted in swelled property prices driven by record lows in mortgage rates and beneficial falls in basic rate Stamp Duty. England and Wales, however, is showing no signs of the recovery being enjoyed by Greater London. Outside the capital, prices have fallen 0.87 per cent over the preceding quarter, with average...
Fakebook: Are We All As Happy As We Look?
"We all strike a pose when it comes to social media, and we know everyone else does it too," Karen White wrote in the Huffington Post. "And yet, especially on a bad day, I still find the Voice of Judgment whispering in the back of my mind when I scroll through and see how happy everyone is, how capable and well-adjusted their children are, how much fun they have, how bravely they handle adversity." Social media has placed a veneer over...