http://huffingtonpost.com/rss/liveblog/liveblog-1283.xml Lates updates of 'Pictures Of The Day Live: 18th December 2012' liveblog en-us Copyright 2012, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Liveblog RSS 2.0 generation class http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#24_winter-mist Sheep graze in a field as Winter mist envelopes the Cheshire countryside in Northwich, England. Mist and fog are created by the fast cooling of warm air which then creates condensation of minute water droplets suspended in the air. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#24_winter-mist 2012-12-18T12:40:19-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#23_sally-roberts-leaves-the-high-court Sally Roberts, the mother of seven-year-old cancer patient Neon, leaves the High Court in central London on December 18, 2012 after a hearing in the legal dispute over Neon's cancer treatment.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#23_sally-roberts-leaves-the-high-court 2012-12-18T11:18:40-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#22_princess-royal-visits-afghanistan Princess Royal is given a tour of the Military Working Dogs Section by WO2 Squadron Sergeant Major David Blackmore (left) and meets Corporal Willetts (centre) and her dog Reba during her visit to Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#22_princess-royal-visits-afghanistan 2012-12-18T11:10:41-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#21_james-mattioli-funeral The casket of James Mattioli, 6 is carried into Saint Rose of Lima Church on December 18, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut as his sister Anna and mother Cindy(C) arrive for the funeral. Lawmakers are under mounting pressure to address the issue of gun laws in the aftermath of last week's school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#21_james-mattioli-funeral 2012-12-18T11:08:19-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#20_talking-politics-not-cricket Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan (right) talks with media representatives along with leaders of the moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference Bilal Ghani Lone (centre) and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (left) ahead of a meeting in Islamabad. Separatist leaders from Indian Kashmir urged South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan to fully to open the border in the disputed Himalayan region to let the peace process move forward. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#20_talking-politics-not-cricket 2012-12-18T10:03:51-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#19_royal-community-spirit-visit Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall applaud after listening to a speech as they visit a community Christmas event at the Everlasting Arms Ministry, a Christian ministry in south London. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall made the visit Tuesday in the Duchess' capacity as Patron of the Big Jubilee Lunch where they met volunteers and local residents. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#19_royal-community-spirit-visit 2012-12-18T09:18:41-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#18_a-meerkat-christmas-cracker A Meerkat investigates a Christmas cracker containing festive treats at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#18_a-meerkat-christmas-cracker 2012-12-18T08:44:15-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#17_twirling-santas-on-stage-in-singapore Performers from Britain dance on stage during a preview of "Santa Claus the Musical" at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre in Singapore as part of the many activities which are organized at major malls leading up to Christmas and the holiday season ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#17_twirling-santas-on-stage-in-singapore 2012-12-18T08:23:06-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#16_cook-monty-land-with-a-smile England Cricket Team Captain Alastair Cook and Monty Panesar arrive at Heathrow Airport. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#16_cook-monty-land-with-a-smile 2012-12-18T08:02:09-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#15_the-dead-seas-scrolls-go-online The Director-General of the Israel Antiquities Authority Shuka Dorfmann (left) and Professor Yossi Matias, managing director of Google Israel, hold a replica of a segment from the 2000-year-old manuscript of the Ten Commandments taken from the biblical book of Deuteronomy during a press conference in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem, where at they announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls online, initiated by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Google. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#15_the-dead-seas-scrolls-go-online 2012-12-18T07:54:29-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#14_operation-cubo-launch Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and Mayor of London Boris Johnson (left) pose with a crushed car during the launch of Operation Cubo at New Scotland Yard, London.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#14_operation-cubo-launch 2012-12-18T06:26:48-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#13_queen-attends-cabinet-meeting Queen Elizabeth II is met by Prime Minister David Cameron outside 10 Downing Street in central London, prior to attending a Cabinet meeting in what is believed to be the first such visit since the reign of Queen Victoria. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#13_queen-attends-cabinet-meeting 2012-12-18T05:29:17-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#12_dancing-on-ice-2013-line-up Adding a touch of sparkle to our TV screens in the New Year is the return of ITV’s hit entertainment show Dancing on Ice. Olympic skating superstars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return to train a team of 12 celebrities, each of which will be vying to be a dancing sensation on ice. Confirmed taking part in the 2013 line up are Hollywood star Pamela Anderson, Coronation Street actress Samia Ghadie, singer Shayne Ward, Baroness King of Bow Oona King, rugby star Gareth Thomas, TV star Keith Chegwin, actor Matt Lapinskas, Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, presenter Anthea Turner, comedian Joe Pasquale, The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger and Olympic gold winner Luke Campbell. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#12_dancing-on-ice-2013-line-up 2012-12-18T03:55:28-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#11_memorial-service-for-dame-elisabeth-murdoch Rupert Murdoch delivers his eulogy at the Memorial Service for Dame Elisabeth Murdoch at St. Pauls Cathederal on December 18, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Dame Murdoch passed away on December 5th, aged 103. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#11_memorial-service-for-dame-elisabeth-murdoch 2012-12-18T03:24:41-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#10_romeo-beckham-in-the-new-burberry-springsummer-2013-campaign Burberry announces the Spring/Summer 2013 global campaign -- a bright and playful celebration of the collection. Shot by Mario Testino and directed by Christopher Bailey, the campaign features a British cast including Romeo Beckham, Edie Campbell and Charlie France. Victoria' Beckham's 10-year-old son has been hand-picked by Burberry's top creative bod, Christopher Bailey, to star in the brand's spring summer 2013 campaign. The advert was shot by none other than Mario Testino, and Romeo joins models Charlie France and Edie Campell in the ad. When he turned up at the Viva Forever press night looking super-suave in a black Burberry coat, little did we know he'd already wrapped the shoot. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#10_romeo-beckham-in-the-new-burberry-springsummer-2013-campaign 2012-12-17T16:28:36-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#9_sandy-hook-funerals-for-noah-pozner-and-jack-pinto-take-place Veronique Pozner arrives at B'nai Israel Cemetery, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Monroe, Conn., for burial services for her 6-year-old son Noah Pozner. Pozner was killed when a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both six years old, were shot by 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#9_sandy-hook-funerals-for-noah-pozner-and-jack-pinto-take-place 2012-12-17T14:30:20-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#8_celebrating-150-years-of-the-london-underground A steam train passes through Baker Street ahead of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Underground from January 2013, in particular the Steam Runs in January and a major exhibition of Poster Art 150: London Underground’s Greatest Designs which opens on 15 February 2013]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#8_celebrating-150-years-of-the-london-underground 2012-12-17T12:37:03-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#7_colombia-bus-crash A charter bus that was in an single-vehicle accident lies on its side, in San Raimundo, near Bogota, Colombia. The accident resulted in the death of at least 26 passengers and another 15 wounded. The driver, who survived the accident, told police the brakes failed when he tried to negotiate a curve in the road, causing the bus to swerve off the road and flip over. The bus was part of a convoy transporting the passengers to Cali and Palmira after their visit to a coffee fair in Bogota. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#7_colombia-bus-crash 2012-12-17T12:22:49-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#6_north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-wife-appears-heavily-pregnant- In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seventh from left in front row, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, sixth from left in front row, attend a ceremony to reopen the mausoleum where his father's embalmed remains will lie in state, as they mark his death one year ago, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Koreans across the country stopped in their tracks at midday Monday to silently honor former ruler Kim Jong Il, whose death one year ago swept his untested 20-something son to power. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#6_north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-wife-appears-heavily-pregnant- 2012-12-17T11:15:58-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#5_fancy-spending-the-night-north-of-the-arctic-circle Workers are seen at the construction site of the new Ice Hotel in the village of Jukkasjarvi, near Kiruna, in Swedish Lapland. The Ice Hotel gets new design and is reconstructed every year, and is dependent upon constant sub-freezing temperatures during construction and operation. ]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#5_fancy-spending-the-night-north-of-the-arctic-circle 2012-12-17T11:07:07-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#4_the-fight-is-on Play is interrupted as a magpie and a seagull tussle during day four of the First Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#4_the-fight-is-on 2012-12-17T10:46:58-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#3_safety-not-first An elderly Indian woman sits on the footrest of a scooter as she leaves after casting her vote for the second phase of Gujarat state assembly elections in Ahmadabad, India.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#3_safety-not-first 2012-12-17T10:41:52-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#2_under-the-shadow-of-kilimanjaro A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light as the highest mountain in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, is seen in the background, in Amboseli National Park, southern Kenya]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#2_under-the-shadow-of-kilimanjaro 2012-12-17T10:40:34-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#1_mass-baptism One of 920 babes is baptized during a mass baptism ceremony in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia,]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-of-the-day-18th-december-2012_n_2315728.html#1_mass-baptism 2012-12-17T10:38:51-05:00 Huffingtonpost.com