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To celebrate the royal wedding, Graham & Brown is offering 20 percent off its selection of royal designs! To mark the marriage, the brand has debuted Crowns and Coronets, the interactive wallpaper features black crowns and coronets on a white background that can be accented with self-adhesive jewels. The jewels are available in assortment of sizes and colors to suit your palatial pad.

The collection also includes a "London Calling" print, a floral Union Jack canvas, and interior paints named Cool Britannia, Princess to Be, and Jewel in the Crown. To snag the discount, just enter the code ROYAL20 at checkout.

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Have you ever gone into a bar and wanted to order a beer, but didn't feel like drinking an entire pint? Then you're in luck — well, if the bar happens to be in the United Kingdom. British Science Minister David Willetts has announced plans to relax strict laws on pub glass sizes. The current law, which has been in practice for over 300 years, allows pubs to only offer one size: 568 milliliters (just under 20 ounces).

However, the new legislation, which is to be introduced in a few months, will let pubs pour a smaller 400 milliliter (about 13.5 ounces) glass of beer. Pub-goers will also be able to order a smaller serving of wine in a 75 milliliter (about three ounces) glass. Government officials hope the law will change the excessive drinking habits of the nation.

I've always enjoyed the smaller glass size that's offered in other parts of Europe, like Spain's cana or tubo, and hope that the United States will follow suit. How about you? Do you think American bars should serve a glass of beer that's smaller than a pint?

Watch your back, Rachael Ray: another celebrity chef will be returning to TV this Fall with a show focused on 30-minute meals — and it will be none other than UK wonder Jamie Oliver.

Oliver's show, which has the familiar title of Jamie's Thirty Minute Meals, will feature him cooking a "varied and seasonal" meal from scratch in half an hour and is set to air on Britain's Channel 4 during the late afternoon hours. He has reportedly signed up to make 40 episodes of his latest show for a whopping £20 million.

I suppose it's possible for this show to take on a different perspective from the 30-Minute Meals that we know so intimately in the United States, but I'll have to see it to believe it. For the moment, I'm skeptical and think the concepts are too similar. What do you say?

David Cameron has officially become the new prime minister of Britain, but I'm wondering: who's the new first lady across the pond?With all of our stylish first ladies already topping best-dressed lists, it seems Samantha Cameron's own fashion credentials will help her fit in just fine with the likes of Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Besides being a mother of three young children with another on the way, she's spent the past 14 years as creative director of luxury leather and personalized stationery firm Smythson, and she's credited with transforming it into a legit designer label. To find out six things you may not know about the new prime minister's better half, read more

With the biggest meal of the year a mere two weeks away, here's something to keep in mind: reducing food waste. The British government has just released a new report that reveals each year, the country throws away more than $20 billion in consumable food and drink.

According to the Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP), the UK's food waste is topping 6.6 million tons annually. By tossing less, consumers could prevent food from being directed to landfill sites — an act that would prevent 15 million tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions yearly. (Once it becomes landfill, food produces methane, another potent greenhouse gas.) WRAP aims to reduce waste by 250,000 tons by March 2011.

I can only imagine what the results of a food waste study would be in the United States. Hopefully, this is an initiative that our administration is looking into — although the first step is definitely consumer awareness. How mindful are you of not wasting food?