2010年12月25日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - Britain

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - Britain


Dead spy was in training for new identity: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:04 PM PST

A police officer stands guard outside of the entrance to a flat where the body of Gareth Williams was discovered, in central London in August 2010. Williams, whose body was found padlocked inside a bag at his London flat in August had been training to take on a new identity in the months leading up to his death, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A British spy whose body was found padlocked inside a bag at his London flat in August had been training to take on a new identity in the months leading up to his death, a newspaper reported Sunday.


Queen gives Christmas day speech (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:55 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II (L) receives flowers from children as she leaves after attending a Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham. The queen used her Christmas Day message Saturday to highlight the importance of sport as a way of building communities, 19 months ahead of the London Olympic Games.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas Day message Saturday to highlight the importance of sport as a way of building communities, 19 months ahead of the London Olympic Games.


Police hunting for Joanna Yeates find a woman's body: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:01 AM PST

Police looking for missing architect Joanna Yeates, seen here, have sealed off an area near a golf course after a woman's body was found, a report said on Saturday.(AFP/AFP)AFP - Police looking for missing architect Joanna Yeates have sealed off an area near a golf course after a woman's body was found, a report said on Saturday.


Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST

Reuters - Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas on Saturday with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday.
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