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Olympics: Games open with rousing romp through British cultu...

LONDON - Seven teenagers lit the Olympic cauldron on Friday, at an opening ceremony starring the queen and seen by millions around the world, in a touching finale to a high-octane, musical celebration of British history and culture. Tr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

British sport's boom and bust culture

There were two major events in London's Battersea Park on Wednesday night: the first was the Sport Industry Awards and the second was Sky Sports News presenter Charlotte Jackson's dress. Enjoyed by hundreds of party-goers and talk [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival - a uniquely...

Three cheers for the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, which runs at the charming Buxton Opera House through the first three weeks of August (01422 323252). This is the sixteenth such beano, which expects to draw twenty thousan [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Chinese, British women entrepreneurs share experiences at cu...

Some 100 British and Chinese women entrepreneurs gathered at Asia House in central London Tuesday to celebrate the China-UK Women's Cultural Festival. A delegation from China has traveled to the UK in the form of t [...]