By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Located within a Hoxton backstreet away from the main drag, acclaimed bartenders Ryan Chetiyawardana and Iain Griffiths opened The White Lyan a couple of years ago, reinstalling life into an old East London pub. At present, the drinking scene in London is remarkable, especially in the east, yet as is the case with most anything, although already spoilt for choice, the city’s most discerning drinkers are constantly searching for new dens to frequent, bars that...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad The NBA season ended with Kobe Bryant dropping 60 points in his farewell game on what has been a sensational career.  The Golden State Warriors have officially the best regular season record with 73-9.  So now the real fun stuff starts – here is my NBA 2016 Playoffs preview Eastern Conference Embed from Getty Images Cleveland Cavaliers v Detroit Pistons In the regular season the Pistons were 3-1 over the Cavs but the...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter 6th in the table, only 5 points off the Champions League places, 2015/16 has exceeded all Hammers’ fans expectations so far.  Under new manager Slaven Bilic they have moved on from the limited but effective gameplan of ‘up and under’ of previous boss Sam Allardyce and found a new level, complete with the dynamic football the Boleyn Ground faithful crave.  Nevertheless with six league fixtures remaining, can the...

By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent The recent reunion of TV show Friends, and the return of its diverse mix of characters shows the range of different professions and personalities that can live together in a modern day flatshare. New research from flatshare marketplace Weroom shines a spotlight on what makes the perfect flatshare. It reveals that 46 per cent of Londoners would like to live with people who work in different professional...

A list of the UK's top ten universities according to students has been revealed, with London ranking lowest for overall student satisfaction. Only St Mary’s University in Twickenham made the top ten, which was topped by Harper Adams University in Shropshire after a nationwide student vote. Loughborough University slipped to second place after being championed University of the Year in 2015, with Harper Adams also taking the top spot in the ‘Job Prospects’ and ‘Student Support’ categories. Welsh universities performed well. Swansea University...

Food products such as Dolmio pasta sauces and Uncle Ben's Rice should only be consumed once a week due to high salt, sugar or fat content. Mars Food, the firm behind the supermarket staples, said it will distinguish between "everyday" and "occasional" items on packs and on its website. The announcement comes following Chancellor George Osborne's sugar tax, which aims to tackle childhood obesity by putting a levy on products that are high in sugar. Mars Food has started a Health and...

A 24 hour timelapse of London has been recorded from the Cheesegrater in honour of it being awarded the City of London Building of the Year prize last week. Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects chose the tower as the winner of its first-ever Building of the Year award. At 224 metres it is one of the tallest buildings in the Square Mile. Watch below: Timelapse from the Cheesegrater from CheesegraterLdn on Vimeo.

An employment tribunal has ruled that Jonas Gutierrez was dropped by Newcastle United because of his cancer diagnosis. The Argentinian midfielder had a clause in his contract that would trigger an extension to his deal, but he was denied a deal through appearances, a decision made by the then club manager Alan Pardew. He had been a regular in the team before his diagnosis, making an incredible 177 appearances. The 32-year-old is suing the Magpies for in the region of £2 million on...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In the early hours of Thursday morning two Iranian men were rescued in an inflatable dinghy in the English Channel, after the light from one of their mobile phones was seen by a passing ship. The pair may have been out at sea for up to eight hours before they were plucked out of the water. The two people had already made an emergency 999 call from their 10ft vessel. The men, who were cold...