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Hind's Head Hotel, Berkshire, England
At Heston Blumenthal's 16th-century inn, you can find traditional British dishes that date back to Tudor times.
Kiwi wine first in the world to spell out its carbon trail on label
A New Zealand wine company has become the first in the world to declare its carbon footprint for each glass.
150 years of fish and chips
New Zealanders eat seven million serves of chips a week, says Heart Foundation nutritionist Judith Morley-John.
League: Carney named player of the year
Todd Carney completed his stunning return to league by picking up the RLIF International Player of the Year award.
Clueless men let side down
A new generation of men are useless morons incapable of basic tasks such as ironing or putting up a shelf, says Top Gear star James May.
Singing detective's private joke backfires
A Scotland Yard detective is in trouble for allegedly inserting song titles into his evidence.
Britain and France to work together
The two European superpowers, long distrustful of each other, have entered into a Defence Treaty.
<i>British Vogue</i> launches first iPad application
The December issue of British Vogue will be available as an iPad app, but editor Alexandra Shulman is waiting to gauge reaction before embarking on a second instalment.
Times says 105,000 behind news paywall
News Corporation has reported 105,000 online sales of The Times and The Sunday Times - the first official figures sincce putting its online news content behind a paywall.
Cold cure not to be sniffed at
The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.
Travellers leaving UK hit hard in the pocket
Kiwis flying out of the United Kingdom face hefty fare increases after an increase in British departure taxes that could cost up to $355.
Councils getting tough over ciggie breaks
Growing numbers of local authorities in Britain are forcing their staff to 'clock out' every time they take a cigarette break.
Tourism NZ slams $356 UK flight tax
Tourism NZ has slammed a 55 per cent increase in the flight tax tourists from the United Kingdom will have to pay to fly to our shores.
Queen's corsetier hits hard times as bra wars intensify
Rigby & Peller, the corsetier to the Queen and Hollywood A-listers including Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson, has reported a $447,524 loss.
Govt seeks to lessen impact of rise in UK-NZ flight tax
A backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.
Lily Allen suffers second miscarriage
British singer Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage six months into her pregnancy, her spokesperson says.
The cook and the baker (+recipes)
A Kiwi cook and a global baker have cooked up a recipe for simple but tasty home meals.
Spy red-faced after Facebook pics
Britain's spy chief is red-faced after his daughter posted a photo of herself posing with a gold Kalashnikov rifle.
All Blacks: British writer takes aim at haka
Sunday Times rugby writer Stephen Jones has labelled the All Blacks' haka as the 'instrument of the worst kind of sporting arrogance'.
England: Fresh look at London from all seeing Eye
Europe's tallest Ferris wheel offers new views of a great city, writes David Leggat.