Finding the Gap, Teaching English Abroad Living and working in a foreign country is an increasingly familiar practice and a great way for students to get out and see the world. With the struggling global economy, budgets are tight – so becoming an English teacher abroad is a great route…

Rising costs mean that the government will have to increase the pension age to 72 from 65 so that they can keep costs at the same level they were in the previous generation. According to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), it is unreasonable for modern people to expect to retire…

Greener travel tips Whether you’re planning a camping trip here in Blighty or are jetting off to a tropical beach, having some handy laundry tips up your sleeve means you can pack lighter and look fresher all holiday long. And you’ll have more room for more pressies. Plan your wardrobe…

Friends in Stylish Places If you know your Lanvin from your Louboutin, you’ll know that September features one of the most important events in the fashion diary: London Fashion Week (LFW). For the fifth year running, LFW’s eco collective Estethica will once again prove that green is the new black…

We’re proud to say that we have been given the big thumbs up by the Good Housekeeping Institute, testament that our products really do pack a punch especially when it comes to tackling the Spring Clean! So who are The Good Housekeeping Institute? The Good Housekeeping Institute is the backbone of…

No one needs to be lonely in London With a population of eight squillion in London, you’d think you’d have mates clinging to you like used condoms to the banks of the Thames. However, if youve just moved to town, recently escaped from a religious cult or made the disastrous mistake…

Mr Scruff We chat beards, donkeys, epic sets and why tea tastes funny from a Thermos Contrary to popular belief, Mr Scruff is not just another one of those slightly odd cartoon critters that adorn the artwork of his CDs he actually exists. Itchy can verify this, having caught up…

Tony Blair becomes a Catholic Maxine Mawhinney informed viewers of BBC News 24 in December 2007 that Tony Blair, the ex-prime minister of Britain, had converted to to Catholicism. She added: “Cardinal Basil Hume is expected to issue a statement later today.” Cardinal Hume had died in 1999. Newsnight on…

London Events – September 2017 Connect 2 Celebratory Event at Islington 23rd April will be the official unveiling of the Portrait Bench in Islington with Jazzy B and representatives for Edith Garrud and Florence Keen. We will be meeting at Finsbury Park Bus station at 3.30pm. We will then meet children,…

The government may decide to halt the transferring of pensions between defined contribution schemes and final-salary schemes. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) recently issued a consultation document containing this proposal. Bringing to a close the process of taking defined contributions schemes from the second state pension was the…