Guaranteed great weather is a must for a typical getaway. But where in the world is the sun always shining and the birds always singing? Global property portal Lamudi put together their top seven destinations which enjoy year-round holiday weather. And they've all moved to the top of our bucket ...
The decision to relocate to another country for work and take on the life of an ex-pat is unlikely to be a straightforward one for anyone, but it’s particularly nerve-wracking when you have children to consider. Annabel Kantaria, author of novel Coming Home, gives us some tips to make the ...
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Last week news filtered through that Japan's Maglev had set a speed record of 374 miles per hour. As plans are HS2 are unveiled in Britain, cutting journey time between London and Birmingham from 1hr 21min to 49min, the experimental magnetic levitation train looks set to slash times ...
Are you in the market for a small practical city car? You're lucky, because today’s choice is bigger and better than ever. These cars cost very little to buy, many cost nothing to tax and none have serious drinking problems, all the while retaining excellent residuals. The now familiar smart ForTwo is about as compact as cars can get, but it’s still capable of venturing out of town and ...
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; ...
By Anna Power, Film Editor @TLE_film Christopher Nolan fans will delight at the loopy, lustrous, pyrotechnic vision that is Interstellar but will the narrative hold up by comparison? Set in the near future, in a period of post climate-change meltdown and pre-apocalyptic collapse, we find the inhabitants of Earth (those ...
By Corrina Antrobus, film reviewer @corrinacorrina Paul King’s theatrical adaptation of Michael Bond’s 1985 Paddington is not just a teddy bear’s picnic, it’s a big warm bear hug to London as a melting-pot. However you can banish any fears of saccharine soaked naffness. It obviates tokenism with its insistence on ...
By Jared Sneath of Green Square Many rural homeowners across the UK are already off grid so their decision to switch from oil or LPG to a green, and significantly cheaper alternative, is often a complete no-brainer. What’s more, many of these households have large outside spaces and greater living ...
By Dr Katy Shaw This week marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1984-5 UK miner's strike. The strike was the defining industrial conflict of the post-war years in the UK. It began as a dual battle of revenge and replication as both factions, fueled by memories of ...