London, Sept. 20 : Israel’s second woman Prime Minister in waiting, Tzipi Livni, earned her spurs as an agent working for a covert cell in an elite spy unit, reports The Times.

According to the paper, Livni had a dangerous, youthful stint as a spy in Mossad, one of the world’s most respected and feared secret services, in Paris in the early 1980s.

Though the Mossad does not divulge details, The Times can reveal that Livni ran substantial risks as an Israeli agent operating in a covert cell in Europe.

London, Sept 20: The Duke of Edinburgh was so upset with then Prime Minister Tony Blair and officials at 10 Downing Street over the management of Princess Diana’s funeral that he ended up swearing at them, a book has revealed.

The Royal Family had been so upset with their inept actions that it made Prince Philip lose his temper and tell them to “f*** off”.

In the book, Tony’s Ten Years, Adam Boulton, the political editor of Sky News, revealed what had led to the exclamation being made by the Prince.

London, Sept. 20: A deputy leader of Britain’s ruling Labour party, has made a fresh diplomatic gaffe by backing the Democrats in the US elections.

Harriet Harman risked a new row with Republican candidate John McCain by saying she would never vote for his deputy Sarah Palin. She also broke political convention by saying she admired Democratic policies and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

London, Sept. 20: The person claiming to be the hacker who accessed Sarah Palin’s private e-mail account has gone on record to say that it was easy and simple to achieve.

He or she has posted online what appears to be first-person account of the simple steps needed to impersonate the Republican vice-presidential candidate and obtain her password online.

The hacker apparently guessed that the Alaska governor had met her husband in high school, and knew Palin’s date of birth and home zip code.

London, September 19: An archaeological dig in Enderby, UK, has led to the disocvery of a small Roman rural cemetery containing six skeletons.

According to a report in Loughborough News, the human burials were found during an excavation at the new park and ride site alongside Iron Age, Roman and medieval finds including pottery, a denarius - a type of Roman silver coin, and a number of brooches.

Analysis of the skeletons, found close to the line of the former Fosse Way Roman road, will now take place to identify the gender, age at death, health and life style of the individuals they represent.

As the area has been cultivated since medieval times, the skeletons are in relatively poor condition.

London - Bank shares rallied in early trading on London's stock market Friday as new restrictions on speculative trading came into force.

The Financial Times Index (FTSE-100) was up by more than 6 per cent after the Financial Services Authority banned so-called short-selling, a practice in which traders look to profit from falling share prices.

As markets opened, the FTSE-100 index was up 240.7 points, taking it above the crucial 5000-point mark to 5120.7 points.

The temporary ban, to last until January, came into effect at midnight Thursday.