2010年12月18日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Ice set to bring more chaos to Britain (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:04 PM PST

A man makes his way home with his shopping through heavy snow in the village of Cushendall the Glens of Antrim December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Britons Sunday faced little respite from the Arctic conditions that have disrupted travel and shopping plans on the last weekend before Christmas, normally one of the busiest times of the year.

Blizzards blast British airports (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:19 AM PST

A woman drags her suitcase past two snowmen in St James' Park in London. Britain was hit Saturday by more blizzards that shut its biggest airports on the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas and hit road and rail traffic.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain was hit Saturday by more blizzards that shut its biggest airports on the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas and hit road and rail traffic.

Park plans Wallace and Gromit theme park ride (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:31 AM PST

British animation director Nick Park walks with his characters Wallace (left) and Gromit at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2005. Park is in talks to develop a Wallace and Gromit theme park ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Filmmaker Nick Park says he is in talks on the possible development of a theme park ride based around his cheese-loving Wallace and Gromit characters.

Cold blast wreaks havoc with Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 06:36 AM PST

A woman swims at the unheated outdoor lido on Parliament Hill in North London on Saturday. The weather wreaked havoc with the official sports programme but some people were still braving the ice-cold temperatures.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Heavy snow and freezing temperatures decimated the English Premier League fixture list Saturday, leaving only two matches left as blizzards blanketed Britain.

Perky Pamela takes on youngsters in Strictly final (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:18 AM PST

Pamela Stephenson, pictured in Cannes last year, takes on two much younger rivals in Saturday's final of Strictly Come Dancing.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)AFP - Perky 61-year-old Pamela Stephenson takes on comparative youngsters Kara Tointon and Matt Baker in Saturday's final of Strictly Come Dancing.

Prince Harry aims to emulate parents' charity work (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:13 AM PST

Britain's Prince Harry, salutes after laying a cross of remembrance in memory of his friend Jonathan Woodgate in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire last month. The prince says he hopes to emulate the AFP - Prince Harry has said he hopes to emulate the "fantastic" charitable work of his parents, who remain an inspiration to him.

Snow stops flights at Heathrow and Gatwick (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:57 AM PST

A woman drags her suitcase past two snowmen in St James' Park in London. Britain was hit Saturday by more blizzards that shut its biggest airports on the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas and hit road and rail traffic.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Heathrow and Gatwick airports were at a standstill on Saturday as icy winds and flurries of snow scoured Britain.

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