By Esin Huseyin (@Esin_Huseyin) Sarah Berresford, AKA Oh Sister, is back with Watch The Water, her latest EP. It’s a confident and focused effort. Stage fright has been conquered and her minimal, melancholy songwriting (taking cues from Bob Dylan) is able to shines through. The thudding bass of 'Only Nature' paired with harmonious guitars and modest vocals create an uplifting and ambient track. Repetitive melodies take us on a journey, building to a twilight acoustic close. The lyrics "I can't...

By James Rubin, CEO, www.envirowaste.co.uk UK recycling rates increased rapidly by 32% between 2000 and 2012 but recently this rate has flatlined. Only 33.9% of household waste in London was sent for recycling last year despite Boris Johnson suggesting an initial target of 45% and the EU setting a target of 50% recycling by 2020. As Europe’s greenest major city with 40% of surface area made up of public green spaces, we should be able to work towards these targets....

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Queen guitarist and animal campaigner Brian May is set to lead a protest urging policymakers to keep the Hunting Act intact outside Westminster on Tuesday. The musician and activist - along with May's Save Me Trust, PETA, the RSPCA, the League Against Cruel Sports, Born Free, Lush and Humane Society International – will descend on Westminster in an attempt to make the public aware of the high stakes of the vote: that amending the existing rules to...

By David Dumeresque of executive search experts, Tyzack Peter Whitehead, former editor of the FT Non-Executive Directors’ Club, wrote in a Financial Times article titled Non-executive director: a task for which no one is qualified: “The list of attributes required of a non-executive director is so long, precise and contradictory that there cannot be a single board member in the world who fully fits the bill.” There is no doubt that the role of the non-executive director (NED) has changed...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Following our recent visit to The Golden Arrow restaurant within the Hotel Pullman London St. Pancras, executive chef Michael Penn has shared his recipe for the perfect Moroccan Lamb Salad. Follow the simple instructions below to make the tasty dish at home. Ingredients For the Spiced Lamb Minced Lamb, 2 kg Garlic, 1tsp, crushed Ground Coriander, 1tbsp Ground Cumin, 1tbsp Lemons, 2 Free Range Eggs, 2 Salt, a pinch Coriander, chopped For the Salad and Mint...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  The iconic Asda 'pocket tap' ad has appeared on screens after a lengthy absence to celebrate the supermarket's 50th anniversary. The commercial first appeared in 1977 and over the years featured celebrities like Carry On legend Hattie Jacques, actress Julie Walters and former England football star Michael Owen. Indeed, the pocket tap became so associated with Asda that the Royal Association for Deaf People adopted it as sign language for the supermarket. To mark the...

Adrenaline-junkies have a new set of boxes to tick as a new study found the 10 best adrenaline rushes around the world. Not for the faint-hearted, the daring top 10 was compiled from a massive public survey involving 2,000 people, with the shortlist drawn up by mentors for new Discovery Channel series Idris Elba: No Limits (yes, that's Stringer Bell from The Wire), including former British Rally Championship winner Jimmy McRae, US drag racing champion Antron Brown and Finnish World...

By Hannah Pinnock, Arts Critic On the surface The Art’s Club in Mayfair is an impressive venue boasting some brilliant wine, but the service and food fails to leave an impression. On arrival, we were seated in a booth in the busy Brasserie and there we sat for a long 30 minutes before we managed to beckon a waiter over to quench our thirst on the hottest of London days. After ordering an uncomplicated few drinks - that managed to...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor “One last question about the menu”, I said to Jesse Dunford Wood, the Brazilian-born English chef and owner of Parlour of Regent St Kensal who had made his way over to our table at the end of the meal. “I’ve never heard of Back Door Salmon”, I asked. The starter, an assortment of chunky salmon with home baked soda bread ranked among the best entrees I have had the pleasure to eat and I was...