2010年12月19日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

Prince William approves wedding souvenirs for sale (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST

Britain's Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton arrive at The Thursford Collection in Norfolk, England, December 18, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS)AP - Britain's royal wedding is still four months away, but the first official memorabilia went on sale Monday — a range of wedding china personally approved by the couple.

Weather strands Christmas travellers at Heathrow (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 02:16 PM PST

The tailfin of a British Airways plane is pictured surrounded by snow at Gatwick airport in West Sussex. Christmas travellers stranded at London Heathrow faced another night camped at the airport as severe disruption caused by freezing weather looked set to stretch into Monday.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Christmas travellers stranded at London Heathrow faced another night camped at the airport as severe disruption caused by freezing weather looked set to stretch into Monday.

Pub tale highlights Britain's new community ethos (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 12:37 PM PST

In this Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 picture, customers laugh as they wait to post letters in the Raven Inn pub in Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Wales. Britain may be in the grip of a nasty cold snap, but it's business as usual at The Raven Inn. The workers have a strong stake in keeping the pub going come rain, shine, sleet, or snow: They're all local volunteers who bought the license to run the inn after it closed at the height of Britain's credit crunch.The 290-year-old Raven Inn is the only watering hole in this tiny Welsh village nestled in the Clwydian Hills. That makes it the heart-and-soul of the community, the place where news is shared, joys celebrated, losses commiserated. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Bundled up against the cold, Dave Willis and wife Sue shovel snow from the pathway to The Raven Inn. Wendy Holifield carries out the sandwich board and plants it by the pub's stone wall. Inside, Jim Pilkington stokes the fire and checks the beer taps are in order.

UK stamps could lose Queen's head, if sold (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 10:20 AM PST

Reuters - The British government plans to liaise with Buckingham Palace after it emerged that Queen Elizabeth's head could disappear from stamps as part of plans to sell off the Royal Mail.

Govt scrambles to ensure Queen's head on stamps (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 08:02 AM PST

The government insisted it was closing a loophole that could see Queen Elizabeth II's head removed from stamps if the Royal Mail national postal service is sold to a foreign firm.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The government said Sunday it was closing a loophole that could see Queen Elizabeth II's head chopped off stamps if the Royal Mail national postal service is sold to a foreign firm.

Anglo American plotting De Beers takeover: report (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 07:35 AM PST

Global miner Anglo American is considering a plan to take control of De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.(De Beers)AFP - Global miner Anglo American is considering a plan to take control of De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Foreign Office urges Britons to leave Ivory Coast (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 05:04 AM PST

Protestors clash with police in Abidjan on December 16. The government has advised Britons to leave Ivory Coast as political tension escalated in the west African country following last month's disputed presidential election.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)AFP - The government has advised Britons on Sunday to leave Ivory Coast as political tension escalated in the west African country following last month's disputed presidential election.

Kara Tointon win's BBC's Strictly Come Dancing (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:16 AM PST

Kara Tointon (left), pictured with her sister Hannah at an event in London in 2007, collected Strictly Come Dancing's glitterball trophy after viewers gave the former East Enders actress most votes following Saturday night's live final of the BBC dance competition.(AFP/File/Edmond Terakopian)AFP - Kara Tointon collected Strictly Come Dancing's glitterball trophy after viewers gave the former East Enders actress most votes following Saturday night's live final of the BBC dance competition.

Parliament deputy speaker comes out (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 03:31 AM PST

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. A deputy speaker in the parliament outed himself as gay, claiming a former MP was threatening to make his sexuality public.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - A deputy speaker in the parliament outed himself as gay on Sunday, claiming a former MP was threatening to make his sexuality public.

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