Sport News 24/7 By Catherine Dow  @CatDow  @TLE_Sport Sebastien Buemi won this Saturday’s Formula-E race in Punta del Este, Uruguay.  The e.dams Renault driver clinched the victory after capitalising on Jean-Eric Vergne’s suspension struggles.  Buemi fought hard for the win, locking his rears in an attempt to pass Nelson Piquet Jnr. in the early stages.  Later, the Swiss driver cut the chicane fighting to defend against Vergne, but he was gifted the win as the Frenchman developed a suspension issue...

The meter has long been the cornerstone of a fair and functioning taxi industry in London but finds itself under siege by a 21st century shake-up in the form of m-commerce which has placed the meter in the pocket of the consumer. The legality of minicabs that use Uber as a fare meter has been the cause of uproar amongst London’s brotherhood of cabbies. Private prosecutions have been launched, strikes called and the transport authority has been inundated with a...

By Stephen Mayne @finalreel It’s been thirteen years since Peter Jackson and his team first introduced their vision of Middle Earth to us. Now it looks like they’ve finally left the stage they borrowed from Tolkien and made their own. The Battle of the Five Armies proves a fitting conclusion, a gaudy exercise in excess that revels in all the strengths and weaknesses of its two predecessors. Jackson’s instincts were always right. This is the story of Thorin and Bilbo,...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_lifestyle I moan all the time. I moan that I have nothing to moan about. I have never bother to count how many times I complain a day, but it probably runs into 100's, which I have now discovered is a lot less then the rest of us. The average Brit moans 71 times a week – mainly about poor customer service, other drivers and cold callers, it has just emerged. Researchers who polled 2,000...

By Harry Bedford, Music editor @TLE_Entertain Famed musical collective and electronic sound pioneers Radiophonic Workshop, best known for defining the use of sound effects and pioneering sound design across popular TV, film and music over the past 50 years, release new material through Society of Sound, an online music platform from British audio innovator and manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins. Having come to recognition as the founding members of the BBC’s world famous electronic music department (BBC Radiophonic Workshop), the group...

London has come out as the most expensive place to party on New Year's Eve in a new study that compares popular cities around the world. The poll revealed that almost a quarter of Brits prefer to celebrate the night abroad in order to party harder for their budget, with a night out in the capital potentially seeing Brits spend around £340 per person for just one night out. With a bottle of Champagne in a smart bar costing around £285 and a...

By Emma Silverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle The cast and crew of Unbroken couldn’t be much more stellar; with Angela Jolie directing, the Coen brothers adapting Lauren Hilldenbrand’s memoir of Louis Zamperini’s life into the screenplay, and the exceptional Jack O’Connell in lead. O’Connell lives up to the hype that’s been surrounding him of late, and though he’s received some critical acknowledgement since 2007’s Skins, this is surely his breakthrough role. The film doesn’t disappoint in terms of delivering a gripping, emotive and...

By Sam Inglis  @24fpsuk  I'm not sure that many documentaries are naturally suited to the cinema. Their stories are often big, but all too frequently the visual treatment of them seems small. The Green Prince proves no exception in this respect. Mosab Hassan Yousef has lived a fascinating life. He's the eldest son of Hassan Yousef, one of the founders of Hamas, and as such he was brought up in a radical family and in a movement that has sanctioned...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport The recent announcement by McLaren that Fernando Alonso would be returning to the team he left in such acrimonious circumstances seven years ago came as no surprise.  Once Alonso confirmed he was leaving Ferrari, McLaren was the obvious choice after it was clear that Mercedes (his first choice) had no space on their team.  They have the resources to afford the Spaniard’s hefty salary but, more importantly, with...