Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter  @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport I very nearly missed it.  Tucked down towards the bottom of the Guardian’s football page a couple of weeks ago was the announcement that the Moroccan playmaker Adel Taarabt had left QPR on a free transfer to join Benfica.  Despite knowing his departure was inevitable, the news made me, and many other Rs fans I’m sure, feel rather sad. Looking at the stats over the previous few seasons, it is not...

Sport News 24/7 By Noy Shani  @NoyShani  @TLE_Sport The London Economic’s Noy Shani was in Old Trafford on Tuesday to watch the international T20 between England and New Zealand, witnessing the hosts see the tourists off in style with a smashing comeback. It was a more than worthwhile evening at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.  An evening that re-established England as a cricket power to be reckoned with and concluded a highly entertaining series with the touring New Zealanders. Having won the...

Zoe Lyons is currently touring her critically acclaimed solo show, Mustard Cutter, direct from last year's Edinburgh Fringe. It's packed full of her trademark high energy, brilliantly observed routines and sharply written material. We grabbed five minutes with the award-winning comic to chat about how she got started in London, and how important it is to keep the arts accessible. I attended The Poor School in London. It was the only way I could afford to go on and take a two-year course...

Fan of the Postal Service? Chances are you recognise Laura Burhenn then, who's back with her third album with The Mynabirds. 'Lovers Know' is released on 7th August and is the future-retro  bastard child of Kate Bush and The Jesus Mary Chain. If you want to hear exactly what that sounds like check out new single 'Wildfire' below. The Mynabirds will also be swinging by for a London show at the Islington on 5th August, so get to the capital...

Here's a competition for Facebook fiends, Pinterest peeps and those with unsteady hands - we have FIVE Panoramic Pods to give away. These neat contraptions take the imperfections out of hand-held panorama pics, moving neatly from one end of a pic to another, without those annoying black bits ruining your potential cover shot. Of course, the tripod works perfectly on its own, allowing steady photos and videos - ideal for skiing vistas, beach shots and natural expanses.   It works...

Ever wondered how close a group of people can get to an actual public circle-jerk without getting their actual penises out (and I do mean penises)? Well then look no further than a videogames convention! So, as someone who has been to many of these, it’s important to teach the next generation how to navigate these highlights of the gaming calendar. Day 1. The exhibition won’t technically start for a couple days but now that none of the publishers give...

By Melanie Powell, Senior Lecturer Economics University of Derby, Derby Business School Deflation is the latest worry. Japan has it, Europe has it, but do we? No. Not yet. But we are on the brink with the announcement that the UK inflation rate is zero. Will we catch it? Should we be worried? Surely inflation was the problem and so deflation must be good? It all depends. Most of us have got our heads round inflation – rising prices, and...

By Jamie Viggiano, VP of marketing at TaskRabbit Over the last few years, there has been a surge of app-based services that enable people to share anything from their homes, to their cars to their time. These companies are part of the “Sharing Economy,” which is poised to become a nine billion pound industry by 2025. According to research by PwC, young adults (aged 18 to 24) are now more interested in “experiencing” things versus owning things - in other...

By Dr Stephanie Wilkie, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Sunderland Ask people what ‘home’ means to them and there is no doubt you’ll get a variety of answers. Some people say it’s the bricks and mortar of their dream house, while others may talk about ‘home’ being where their family and loved ones are. The answer might relate to a particular town or district – perhaps where you were brought up. And there are even people who...