World briefs
Prince in balancing act
The Prince of Wales tried his hand at a spot of wall climbing yesterday – in a double-breasted suit.
Prince Charles thought nothing of grappling with hand holds as he tested his balancing skills at a Jersey secondary school during a Diamond Jubilee visit to the Channel Island with the Duchess of Cornwall.
At one point the heir to the throne found himself having to stretch his legs to reach a foot hold but ended up smiling when his exertions were over.
John McGuinness, head teacher of Grainville School, said: “The Prince did quite a stretch in his suit and he drew a gasp from everyone including the Duchess. It just showed his willingness to have a go.”
Halle Berry in film accident
Halle Berry needed hospital treatment after suffering a minor head injury while filming a fight sequence.
The actress’s Los Angeles publicist, Meredith O’Sullivan, said the 45-year-old suffered the injury on the set of her upcoming movie The Hive.
Ms Berry was taken to hospital as a precaution but released a short time later. Ms O’Sullivan said the Oscar-winning actress will continue work on the film.
Eggs ‘more nutritious’
Today’s eggs contain 70 per cent more vitamin D and double the amount of selenium than those tested as long as 30 years ago.
They also contain around 20 per cent less fat, more than 20 per cent less saturated fat, 13 per cent fewer calories and more than 10 per cent less cholesterol according to data produced by the UK Foodcomp project and funded by the Department of Health.
The changes are believed to be the result of improvements to hens’ feed, an increase in the ratio of white to yolk in an average egg and improved analytical methods since the last official analysis was carried out in the 1980s.