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Northern England town planning Luddite anniversary

The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time it’s to celebrate the city’s 19th century local weavers rather than smash modern technology.

Blair’s depressive state

Tony Blair was so depressed after the Iraq war that the then-British premier told Gordon Brown he would quit the following summer, only to renege on his pledge, a British newspaper report says, MiNDFOOD reports.

Homeopathy doesn’t work says British panel

Critics say the homeopathy industry has made millions out of selling little more than “sugar pills” to vulnerable patients, reports MiNDFOOD.

‘The Hurt Locker’ sweeps ‘Avatar’ aside at BAFTAs

Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq war drama ‘The Hurt Locker’ sweeps James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ aside at the BAFTAs, MiNDFOOD reports.

London fashion week opens with tribute to McQueen

London mourns one of Britain’s most daring and innovative designers as fashion week opens.

British actors storm NYC

British actors Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw have won praise for their turns playing troubled gay lovers in a New York production of a play that jumps back and forth from repressed 1950s London to 2008, reports MiNDFOOD.

BRITs go gaga over eccentric singer

Lady Gaga swept the 2010 BRIT Awards, winning three categories and offering an emotional tribute to late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, MiNDFOOD reports.

Beatles’ Abbey Road studio for sale

Britain’s loss-making music company EMI plans to sell the north London complex which has been the home of British music recording for 80 years.

Peter Gabriel discards drums, guitar for new album

British rock singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel has taken what he calls the “scary” step of paring down a new album of cover songs confined to orchestral instruments and his voice, reports MiNDFOOD.

Britain launches green power labelling

Britain has launched a scheme to certify and label electricity produced by green means to assist consumers and small businesses choosing suppliers doing more to cut carbon emissions.

Fashion world’s provocateur McQueen dead at 40

British star of the fashion set, Alexander McQueen, has been found dead at his London home, MiNDFOOD reports.

Hollywood dominates Olivier theatre awards

Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson have all been nominated for Laurence Olivier Awards, British theatre’s top accolades.

Forget fad diets

The old-fashioned approach to weight loss – eat less and exercise more – wins out over 2010’s fad diets, according to the British Dietetic Association, reports MiNDFOOD.

Jamie Oliver to make Asia debut

Celebrity British chef Jamie Oliver is making his first foray into Asia, where he will set up a restaurant offering gourmet Italian food at neighbourhood bistro prices in Hong Kong next year.

Jamie Oliver to put US on diet

British chef Jamie Oliver will give a diet makeover to one of the United States’ fattest cities, using nearby resources to improve eating habits, MiNDFOOD reports.

Kate Winslet

British Columbia wilderness

Images of British Colombia, Canada, wilderness and leisure, by Rick Graham for MiNDFOOD.

British-Mexican relations on Diana Kennedy’s menu

British-born Diana Kennedy, a pioneer of Mexican cuisine, reminds cooks that taste comes before looks, MiNDFOOD reports.

Confessions of an alcoholic wine writer

British wine writer Alice King recounts her descent into alocoholism in her scarily candid memoir High Society, by MiNDFOOD wine editor Joelle Thomson.

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