The news at Christmas
- 25 Dec 06, 02:30 PM
As we all know, the news never stops and a small but dedicated team kept the website fully up to date on Christmas Day. With the death of James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", the Queen's annual message, as well as messages from church leaders around the world, and continuing conflict in Iraq and Somalia, there was plenty to report. In among those breaking news stories was a report that that .
The shared experience of Christmas around the world was marked in our , which included two 'Santas' enjoying Bondi Beach. I could tell they were from my home country of Ireland as they had only managed to turn slightly pink in the Australian sun.
Jane Little, a 麻豆社 correspondent in Washington , while Huw Williams in Basra .
We also posed the question - for those who chose to escape the frenzy of the kitchen or the sometimes unavoidable tensions of a family gathering(!) - ''.
The only difference in the normal newsroom routine here was when the journalists stopped for a festive glass of wine and some top of the range 麻豆社 sandwiches. I'm sure you didn't notice the interruption and normal service has now resumed.
Gary Duffy is UK editor of the
