Lucca is a beautiful town surrounded by a twelve metre thick and twenty-five metre high 16th century wall, which runs around Lucca’s entirety and protects the city. On top of the wall is a broad walk and cycle-way and there’s no better way to take in the city than to […]

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that the hugely controversial UK Digital Economy Act is compatible with European Union legislation. British internet service providers British Telecom (BT) and Talk Talk lost an appeal about those stipulations of the Digital Economy Act that force providers to actively combat copyright infringements. […]

Keeping childhood friends can be a serious task as everyone begins to take different paths in life. As we hit the milestones, such as leaving school and going to university, not everyone still wants to be an astronaut or ballerina. Try to think back to when you were five. It’s […]

Yes! The smash hit musical Rock of Ages finally came to cinemas on June 2nd and I had been eagerly awaiting its arrival ever since I saw a sneak peak trailer last Christmas. Why wouldn’t you be excited? The cast was enough for me: Catherine Zeta-Jones! Mary J Blige! Malin Ackerman! Alec Baldwin […]

Following the adoption of new Consumer Rights Directive by Brussels at the end of 2011, the British Government is preparing for a major overhaul of the country’s consumer rights regime. Countries have been given until late 2013 to implement the new European Union guidelines on how best to protect their […]

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is when a bulge in the aorta ruptures. The aorta is the most important vessel that comes from the heart; it passes through the abdomen and branches off to support the organs and then divides into the vessels going to the legs. Aortic aneurysms happen mostly […]

  A day cannot be bad when you’re woken up with Franz Ferdinand’s Ulysses in full swing at half nine in the morning. This accidental alarm clock makes the few days camping in Zagreb’s scorching heat all worthwhile. It is the seventh year of the INmusic Festival held at lake Jarun on the […]

It is easy to criticise people on benefits for not wanting to work but there is another side which nobody talks about, a side I have first-hand experience with. What actually happens when you’re the unlucky one out of a job, unable to pay your rent and now at the […]