By Julia Prigmore (@JuliaPrigmore) Kent trio Fish Tank’s new EP Jane brings to the table yet more of their enigmatic math pop. This is no bad thing, as their previous releases have carried more than enough clout to get the band places. First-offering Henry was even deemed impressive enough to net them a coveted slot at Reading and Leeds Festival 2012. Back then they may have been small fish in a big Fish Tank, but the ensuing years have seen their sound mature, with their brand...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  A South Korean entrepreneur has created a room in a room as an innovative solution to the winter chill. The indoor tent is designed by inventors at iKamper and is aimed at combating high heating bills in the winter without leaving you shivering in the cold. Made of heat conserving and soft textile, tetron cotton, Room in Room circulates warm air around your bed and blocks cold air. With self-explanatory set up/pack up that takes...

By Ellery Nick @Ellery__Nick Whilst holidaying with his so embarrassing parents, hip hop loving Radical Miracle seeks the teachings of a reclusive loner to help him take down a pair of local toughs. They’ve been making moves on Rad’s dream girl Stacy Summers and fronting at his pal Teddy Fryy. Together they all find friendship, love and courage over an amusement arcade’s ping pong table. Which sounds pretty familiar. Perhaps not ping pong, or hip hop, but we know this...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  We all dream of being well on the path to achieving our life goals at 30, but what does 'reality' really look like? Cast your minds back to how you dreamed of adulthood as a child. A fancy car, fancy job and stacks of cash is usually how we picture our grown-up selves as a child, but the reality is often far more mundane. According to new research the average 30-something prefers Oasis to Blur, drives...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Investors have been warned to expect the unexpected in 2016 with several key events on the horizon that could significantly impact the market environment. The Multi-Asset Research team at Source, who look at the the likelihood of the unexpected happening in 2016, found the economic and market environment for next year should favour equities, particularly in Japan and the Eurozone due to the low interest rate policies being adopted by their central banks. The team’s latest publication also...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Political activist Abby Tomlinson, famed for her online campaign 'Milifandom' in the last General Election, has caused another social stir after she claimed there's no love for Labour on the doorstep. After campaigning in Oldham, a traditional Labour heartland, she took to Twitter to say that Corbyn isn't doing enough to persuade non-voters to vote and encourage old Labour voters to support the party. However, she didn't expect the backlash that followed, with a social storm being developed by...

With Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and David Cameron attempting to convince Parliament to back military airstrikes in Syria, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's staunch anti-war stance is coming under attack. Corbyn is under increasing pressure to allow his MPs a free vote on Syria, facing a party split and revolt from half of his shadow cabinet. In an impassioned speech in Parliament in 1998, the late Labour MP Tony Benn warned MPs of the hundreds of innocent people that would be...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt @Afrofilmviewer Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy’s documentary details the Afghan Army’s dealings with the Taliban once full security responsibility was transferred over to the Afghan government. Their military involvement was of course spurred on by the tragic events of 9/11. From one perspective, it’s easy to believe that once the western troops had withdrawn, the fighting had ceased. Out of sight, out of mind. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year informs us of...

by Rosie Benson We all know how it goes: turkey is in the oven, potatoes are roasting, relatives are bickering and soon enough war is declared over the TV remote. Or perhaps your Christmas day is nothing like that (mine). We all have our own various weird and wonderful ways of celebrating at this time of year. The problem is they never seem to change. Our Christmas days tick along regular as clockwork from start to finish. So with that...