David Beckham and Holly Willoughby Make the Perfect Family
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...
Brits Never Take a Break from Social Media
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...
Easter Wines to Impress
By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE-Lifestyle How’s your sommelier knowledge? Personally, the graph with which I work when drinking wine used to be ‘drinkable’to ‘not that drinkable but I’ll drink it’to ‘that’s just probably vinegar’. Over the last few years I’ve really thrown myself into drinking heaps of wine, on the ultimate selfless journey to find you, dear reader, the optimum bottle for the food that you’re ingesting. With this in mind, I bring to you four offerings for your...
American filming destinations to visit in 2015
Following on from our recent post of top UK filming destinations to visit in 2015, we looked Stateside for its most iconic filming locations. While Hollywood is the Mecca of movie-making, studios search far and wide for the perfect environment for their film - and choose so wisely that the location is often made synonymous with their output. It's led to a steep rise in film tourism, so we brought in the help of specialist tour company My America Holiday to...
2/04/15 – Russell Crowe, Kit Harrington & the Tissue Attendant @ Madame Tussauds!
By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle Tissue Attendant at Madame Tussauds Terrifying wax museum, Madame Tussauds, has reportedly had to hire a ‘tissue attendant’ to be near their One Direction display, following the departure of Zayn Malik from the band. All I’m saying about that is that last week when I wrote about his absence from the tour, I predicted this very thing. Who’d have thought it would be Zayn, though? All my money was on Harry. Harry the mini...
FCO Report Assesses Arab Spring
By Joe Thorpe In a report published at the end of March the FCO and Foreign affairs committee are assessing their actions after the events of the ‘Arab Spring’. The UK has looked at the Libyan state four years after western intervention and has seen what has been obvious for four years now. The state is failing, and in a way that is very dangerous for the UK. “It was not possible for us to visit Libya in 2015”. The Foreign...
The British woman who does it by The Ruler
Not many women can claim they raised five children while at the same time running a successful sportswear manufacturing operation in one of the world’s most challenging environments for almost 30 years. Sara Hanna is one of those. She shares her story with The London Economic’s Noy Shani in an exclusive interview. Sara Hanna has long been a fitness fan. It all started in 1982 while living in Cairo. She attended exercise classes where the women were much older than...
Restaurant Review – The Brigade
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food A mere stone throw from London Bridge station, Tooley Street’s Fire Station has been saving lives and protecting properties since 1879. And although no longer serving as a Fire Station, the Bar & Bistro that now take residence upon the site do maintain some similar values. The Brigade is not just a restaurant. It’s a social enterprise. Working closely with Beyond Food, a homeless charity that was also set up by The...
Amy – First Trailer
By Anna Power @TLE_Film First look at Amy Winehouse documentary with the release of a teaser trailer. From BAFTA award-winning director Asif Kapadia (Senna), AMY tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse - in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can. A once-in-a-generation talent and a pure jazz artist in...