Prince Philip walks to church
PRINCE Philip appeared in good health as he joined the rest of the British royal family for the New Year's Day religious service at Sandringham.
While the queen arrived in a Bentley, the duke chose to make the 400-metre trip from Sandringham House to the estate's church on foot just days after his heart surgery for a blocked artery. There had been doubts about whether the duke would attend following his health scare.
500 revellers hurt in the Philippines
DESPITE a government scare campaign, firecrackers and gunfire injured nearly 500 people in the Philippines as revellers welcomed the new year in one of the world's most raucous and dangerous celebrations.
About a dozen plane flights were diverted or cancelled after dark smog caused by a night of firecracker explosions obscured visibility at Manila's airport, officials said.
Man killed by home fireworks
AN explosion caused by a man setting off fireworks in his apartment on New Year's Eve destroyed a residential building in Rome, killing him and injuring several other occupants, including a child.
Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said that the man was known to police for dealing in illegal fireworks.
Irish Independent
