Industry experts have expressed their concerns that match fixing and sports fraud will pose a serious threat to the London Olympics, which are due to start in a few days, since offshore operators cannot be obliged to share information with sporting bodies, the UK Gambling Commission (GC) or the London Organising […]

The beer is piled high, the bratwurst is sizzling on the barbecue and the Schumacher flags are dominating the skyline. It must be German Grand Prix time! Since arriving on the Formula 1 calendar in 1970, the Hockenheimring has hosted 32 race weekends and, although it does not hold the same […]

Just as some voters thought it was safe to go back to the Labour Party, three-time election winner Tony Blair told the press how much he missed being Prime Minister and would welcome the chance to return to No. Ten. ‘Though I don’t think it will happen,’ he was quoted as saying –but […]

Frank Ocean is the new RnB and a talent who challenges perception, presumption and definition. While his major-label debut channel ORANGE is a party of rhythm and his voice hollers in prayer with stories of love and despair (in the first sighting of blues in modern urban music since ‘No […]

In August 2011, Nas released ‘Nasty’ as the lead single for his new project Life Is Good. The track showcased a veteran rapper still hungry to demonstrate his skills; the freewheeling, hook-less virtuoso performance reminding listeners of an artist still desperate to top the classic Illmatic. Then all went quiet. Fans had to […]

Leaders of the European Union agreed on 29th June to create a single EU Patent System and to establish a European patent court, which will have its headquarters in Paris with two specialised divisions in London and Munich. Most industry experts, however, have expressed their disappointment and concern over the […]

You might have heard of Gatz, the somewhat infamous eight-hour play that’s had a month long run in the West End as part of the London International Festival of Theatre this summer at the Noel Coward Theatre. The fact of it lasting eight hours usually makes an impression and sometimes generates curiosity. […]

After watching a programme about prisoners on life sentences, I was shocked and disgusted to see that the prison system has lost its purpose completely. Murderers and criminals who have committed unthinkable crimes are being treated to a life of luxury, 100% further away from the punishment they deserve. Prison […]