South Leicestershire College guide
Student Life Leicester is a diverse and culturally exciting city that holds what's believed to be the largest Divali celebration outside of India. Victoria park and an extensive shopping area…
Sally Phillips: 'There's one thing British men can learn from the Italians'
Why Rome? I lived alongside Rome’s Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way, for three years in my teens when my dad worked for British Airways, then returned to the…
90-year-old tortoise rescued from rubbish tip after 2.5 hour hunt through 1,000 bin bags
After dressing in protective clothing, Mrs Joiner and staff used a thermal imaging camera to hunt for the lost tortoise amid 1,000 bags of rubbish. He was eventually found amid…
Chandoori Sai
The staff, all from surrounding villages, are efficient and very friendly while proprietor Mahoney regales guests with great stories about local life. The lodge lies in a sprawling and well-kept…
How to get your kids to engage with local culture on holiday
When abroad, I devour the guidebook. I attempt the language, read famous books and watch classic films set where we're going. I eat the food, insist we see the sights,…
William Hill rejects £3.6bn takeover bid from Rank and 888
Simon French, an analyst at Cenkos Securities, last month said that “any successful offer for William Hill would have to be pitched at well over 400p-per-share”. It emerged a fortnight…
Kayaking the Aleutians: How two British women conquered 'impossible' 1,200-mile route
Remote, barren, prone to almost constant fog and rainfall, and notable for sea conditions so treacherous that it starred in the reality TV series Deadliest Catch, the Aleutian Islands wouldn’t…