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Published Date: 04 July 2009 TRIBUTES to the most senior British officer to be killed since the Falklands War have flooded in from the highest levels. The Prince of Wales yesterday spoke of the "heartbreaking" death of Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe in Afghanistan, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he knew and "admired" him. Lt Col Thorneloe, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, w as killed in a blast which hit his Viking armoured vehicle near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, on Wednesday. It also killed troop-er Joshua Hammond, 18, of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. Prince Charles, who is colonel-in-chief of Lt Col Thorneloe's regiment and knew the officer, paid tribute during a visit to Cornwall. He said he had been "mortified" on hearing of the deaths. "I was horrified to say the least... [read full story]
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Cook plays his county cricket for Essex and made his Test debut in 2006 Opener Alastair Cook looks like missing England's third one-day international against South Africa in Cape Town. The 24-year-old pulled out of Sunday's...
