By Shilpa Ganatra   When done right, spa retreats are heaven on earth, a place where every desire is an indulgence in the guise of wellbeing. When done wrong, it leaves the guest more frustrated and less zen than when they entered the doors - with their pockets lighter too. So in the name of research. we decided to check up on the original health resort, Champneys, over the bank holiday weekend to see just what wonders it did for our...

by Miranda Schiller @mirandadadada Ethan Hawke lends his tortured face to the despairing former fighter pilot Major Tom Egan in Good Kill, a drama about drone warfare. Although an experienced soldier, he finds it hard to treat blowing people up like a normal day job, driving home from the army base every evening to throw barbecue parties and help his children with their schoolwork. Superficially he can't complain: At least he gets to see his family at all, and he...

By Daniel Mackenzie (@EkcaLiena)   The recent drama surrounding Glastonbury's decision to book childish bigot Kanye West as a festival headliner was pretty funny, wasn't it? I personally couldn't give a shit about it. Partly because anything Kanye does is so off my radar it might as well not exist; partly because Glastonbury, and its loyal followers, should probably let go of the rock festival heritage and accept what it has become: a huge, international event that is geared towards...

By Ellery Nick @Ellery__Nick Viggo Mortensen stars alongside the scene-stealing rocks of Argentina’s Patagonia region as he sets off to reclaim his daughter Ingeborg who has lost herself to the desert and arms of a young lover. Mortensen plays Gunnar Dinesen, a Danish Captain as rusty as his sword; more interested in the native birds than the dark work he has been commission to perform. Stranded in a distant land, he frets over his eerie child who’s been making eyes at...

By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle I'm pretty terrible at accessorising - I tend to focus on an outfit as shoes and clothes, and any accessorising I do is almost always an afterthought. With the below guide, however, necklaces might become my (and  your!) new thing! This could really set a Spring outfit apart - which do you like best? Courtesy of: Alight

By Ian Hunt, MD Gabbitas Education With former tutors including famous names such as H G Wells, Graeme Greene, Evelyn Waugh and Edward Elgar, Gabbitas is the oldest tutoring institution in the world. We have a rich and respected history in the world of tutoring and our clients have included British and European royalty as well as many, many families across the whole social spectrum. So you might be surprised to hear me compare tutoring to Botox; a fashionable cosmetic...

By Lucy Gill, Director of Apps and Technology at Fundamentally Children In the modern world most of us adults are never far away from a screen, whether that’s a mobile, tablet, computer screen or TV but are these devices suitable for children? Views on this are often polarised: should you believe the fear stories around the dangers of screen time or the ones that focus on their benefits? Where does the truth lie? If you start to look at the...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  The perfect family would have David Beckham as dad and  Holly Willoughby as mum, a new poll has revealed. The study found the perfect family would have two sisters and two brothers, with Adele and Rhianna revealed as the perfect siblings. Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran was in the top spot for the brother, with Jump Street star Channing Tatum also a personality Brits would want to fill the position. But the perfect family extends further...

Millions of Brits never take a break from social media – even when on holiday, according to new research. A third confessed they spend more time on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat while away than talking to their travel companions. Women are most likely to upload selfies in front of famous landmarks, while men prefer to broadcast adventurous activity updates. The average Brit uploads 27 photos during and after a holiday, according to a poll of 2,000 people. Top 10 Most Common...