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The Shard

We take you on an exclusive look inside The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building. The building took 37 months to complete and will soon become home to 8000 permanent residents as well as London’s newest luxury hotel The Shangri-La.

A tribute to London’s celebrated River Cafe

In London, one of our first culinary ports of call is the celebrated River Café, still looking schmick from a […]

UK designers unite to save bees

British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett create a buzz at a London bee protest.

Anti-Thatcher protesters turn their back on funeral procession

During Margaret Thatchers funeral, a small group of protesters hold up placards against the former PM and turn their backs on the funeral procession.

Bee-harming pesticides to be banned

The UK government is looking to ban a series of bee-harming pesticides, following the stance of other European nations, after bee numbers continue to rapidly dwindle throughout the world.

Angelina Jolie visits Africa to fight sexual abuse

Angelina Jolie heads to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda this week to meet with women and girls and help the fight against sexual violence.

Reclaiming the hat

Style guru Carolyn Enting convinces us to embrace flamboyant hats in place of our tired old sports caps. She recently caught up with celebrity milliner Steven Jones to talk about the very rare industry and the hat styles to look out for this season.

Making sense of stripes

It used to be an unspoken fashion rule that stripes are best going down and down not round and round. But a recent UK study has challenged this notion. Fashion editor Carolyn Enting helps us finally get to the bottom of this ongoing style debate.

My Story: Sophie Lippell

Sophie Lippell tells us her harrowing story growing up as a victim of sexual abuse and how in telling her story she hopes to help other adults surviving the same devastating past.

Cheetah litter debuts at UK zoo

Seven cheetah cubs make their first public appearance at Whipsnade Zoo in England.

Bolt delivers gold in 100 metres

Usain Bolt delivers gold as he retains his Olympic 100 metre title when the Jamaican scorched down the track in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record.

A swimming sensation too good to be true?

China’s 16-year old swimming sensation Ye Shiwen is hitting record times as questions are raised whether her performance is too good to be true.

Olympic torch arrives at Buckingham Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry welcome Olympic Torch to Buckingham Palace as its nears the end of its journey.

Gallery: Sennowe Park

Take a stroll through Sennowe Park, one of Norfolk’s most romantic and impressive large Edwardian country houses set in sweeping parkland.

Retinal cell transplant restores vision to blind mice

Transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice has helped them see again in groundbreaking experiments conducted by British scientists.

GALLERY: Kate Moss

Take a look back at Kate Moss’s rise to fame from supermodel to one of the worlds most recognisable faces with our gallery of images.

GALLERY: Damien Hirst

See our gallery of images of some of acclaimed artist Damien Hirst’s confronting artworks.

GALLERY: Royals at Ascot

See our gallery of images as the British Royal family as they attend the races at Royal Ascot.

Busy first year for royal couple William and Kate

It’s been a hectic year of public appearances for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Kate, with travels across the UK and the world. MiNDFOOD reports.

MiNDFOOD Radio: Sarah Styles

Visit Britain’s Sarah Styles chats to Michael McHugh about his recent trip to London, including a visit to Kensington Palace, for MiNDFOOD’s very special ‘Best of Britain’ birthday issue.

Shakespeare festival kicks off with Haka dance

Shakespeare festival starts in London with a performance of “Troilus and Cressida” in Maori language by New Zealand theatre company Ngakau Toa. MiNDFOOD reports.

William & Kate royal dolls hit shelves

London toy store Hamleys puts the first William and Kate dolls on sale ahead of the royal couple’s first wedding anniversary on April 29th. MiNDFOOD reports.

Russel Watson – The people’s tenor Part 2

Russel Watson is an English tenor who an overnight success and is now fondly known as “the voice”. In this two part interview he shares with us his early days as a struggling artist, his discovery and rise to fame and his battle with illness.

An interview with Madhur Jaffrey

Best-selling cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey talks about leaving her childhood home, studying drama in her early 20’s in the UK and how she began her food writing.

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