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Soldiers killed in Afghanistan named
Monday 14 May 2012
Two British servicemen who were shot dead by members of the Afghan police force in Helmand on Saturday were named by the Ministry of Defence today.
Rogue Afghan police officers shoot dead two British troops
Monday 14 May 2012
Latest fatal attack brings the number of UK military killed in the Afghan conflict to 414
Typhoon jets arrive for military test for Olympics security
Wednesday 02 May 2012
RAF Typhoon jets arrived at an air base in London today in preparation for the Olympic Games as military chiefs said they were ready to react to a "9/11-type attack".
£200,000 pledged for charity of runner Claire Squires who died in London Marathon
Monday 23 April 2012
Donations to an "inspirational" runner who collapsed and died during yesterday's London Marathon passed £200,000 this evening as money continued to flood into her fund-raising website.
Olympic slogan 'inspire a generation' launched at Kew Gardens
Wednesday 18 April 2012
London 2012 today marked 100 days to go to the start of the Olympics by launching their slogan for the Games: 'Inspire a generation'.
Grounded Colwyn Bay cargo ship emptied of fuel
Tuesday 10 April 2012
The remaining fuel from a stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas has been removed in a clean-up operation.
RAF Chinook helicopter makes emergency landing in US
Sunday 08 April 2012
An RAF Chinook helicopter has made an emergency landing during military exercises in the United States, the Ministry of Defence said today.
DVD: The Deep Blue Sea (12)
Friday 06 April 2012
"I really do want to die," Rachel Weisz's Hester informs us before attempting to gas herself in Terence Davies' gorgeously staged adaptation of Terence Rattigan's gloomy 1952 melodrama.
Cargo ship leaking oil near Colwyn Bay after storm rescue
Wednesday 04 April 2012
A stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas, sparking the rescue of seven crew members, has leaked a "quantity" of oil into surrounding waters, the Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.
As Britain's fallen soldiers come home, US warns of greater risks on road ahead
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Unpublished Pentagon dossier reveals 'danger' of rushing Afghan withdrawal. Kim Sengupta reports
As Afghanistan bomb blast troops' bodies flown home, US warns of greater risks ahread
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Pulling troops out early 'could play into the hands of the Taliban'
Teenager charged over comment on Afghanistan troops
Monday 12 March 2012
A teenager will appear in court after allegedly making comments on Facebook about the deaths of six soldiers in Afghanistan last week, police said.
Elizabeth takes the Best in Show crown at Crufts
Monday 12 March 2012
Fittingly in a Diamond Jubilee year, a Lhasa Apso named Elizabeth was crowned Best in Show title at Crufts.
RAF hides true scale of unmanned Taliban war
Saturday 03 March 2012
More than half of the RAF's drone strikes against Taliban militants in Afghanistan are not reported publicly, a new analysis has revealed.
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