CULTURE SHOCK European cities are likely to become permanent no-go areas for women if the mass sex attacks in Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Helsinki on New Year’s Eve are ever repeated.

REMEMBER THIS Researchers at Herriott-Watt University have discovered that a period of rest immediately after being presented with a lot of new material helps to consolidate …

TRACK RECORDS British commuters on our privatised railways are paying up to six times more for their travel than many of their counterparts in Europe, who are using …

UNFAIR TRADING Hotel booking platform Booking.com have been censured by the German regulator, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) for a clause in their contracts with …

FIRE CLOSES DUBAI HOTEL The five-star, 63-storey Address Downtown Dubai hotel is currently closed after a major fire broke out there in the closing hours of 2015 …

ART AND EVENTS Organisers looking for a London venue with strong artistic connections can enjoy the sumptuous surroundings of the Leighton House Museum …

CHEERS Caterers Searcys are offering £1500 worth of drinks, including VAT, free for new event bookings at The Gherkin for January – March. The offer applies to evening …

THE QUIET MAN With the name Marion Michael Morrison the man was probably not going to make it in some of the best action movies made but with the stage name of  …