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Brit retailer Woolworths in crunch talks

Brit retailer Woolworths in crunch talksLondon, Nov. 19 : Woolworths, one of the United Kingdom’s largest retailers with 800 shops, is in talks to sell its troubled retail arm to restructuring specialist Hilco.

According to The Telegraph, the talks are still at a “very early stage”.

Any deal is likely to see the retail business sold to Hilco for a nominal sum. But even if Hilco and the Woolworths board can agree on a deal they will also have to secure the support of the retailer’s lenders, the paper said.

Katy Perry says she ‘would never spend money on fake boobs’

London, November 19 : Katy Perry has snubbed rumours claiming that she had gone under the knife for breast enlargement, insisting that she would never splash money on fake boobs.

The singer-songwriter, who’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’ has become a worldwide hit topping the charts in more than 20 countries, said that the idea of her having knifed breasts was ridiculous.

“They are as real as real can be. One hundred per cent genuine and untouched... well sort of.” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“I would never spend money on fake boobs. Shoes, maybe. A handbag, maybe. But plastic t*ts – no way!” she added.

Jo Wood ready to move on from Ronnie to start life anew

Jo Wood ready to move on from Ronnie to start life anewLondon, Nov 19 : Former model Jo Wood says that she is now “feeling good”, and is ready to move on from Rolling Stones’ rocker Ronnie Wood to start life anew.

Her split from 61-year-old Wood occurred because he continued his relationship with Russian waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, who is 20-years-old.

“I’ve had a great life with Ronnie, but for me it’s about moving forward,” the Sun quoted her as telling Hello! Magazine.

Asda enrages shoppers by playing song with 16 “f*** you” swear words!

London, Nov 19 : British supermarket chain Asda caused fury among shoppers when it played a song with swear words.

Prince Harry takes first flying lesson

London, November 19: Prince Harry, who is training to be a pilot in the British Army, reached for the sky to take his first flying lesson.

Lieutenant Wales, who served 77 days during the war torn Afghanistan, began his learning process by spending an hour and 10 minutes in a two-seater Slingsby Firefly fixed-wing plane with a civilian instructor at an Army Air Corps base.

The soldier prince, who was pulled out from the Afghan War after the media revealed his presence, is said to be ambitious about making a comeback on the frontline by hoping to train for the Apache death machine.

Prince Harry takes to the skies to be a chopper pilot

London, Nov 19 : Prince Harry took to the skies behind the controls of a plane for the first time to achieve his ambition of becoming an attack helicopter pilot.

The one hour ten minute sortie in a bright yellow T67 Firefly went brilliantly. Harry is currently undergoing four weeks of rigorous assessment with the Army Air Corps to decide whether he has the aptitude to fly a 35 million pound Apache.

Harry, 24, was starting a month-long assessment course in which he will clock up more than 13 hours in a bright yellow fixed-wing Slingsby Firefly, The Sun reported.

The lightweight plane is used to assess whether candidates have the natural coordination to become elite chopper pilots.

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