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London's artists: the West way

16.10.09
London's artists run in packs: in West London studios range from a disused gas works to an artists' commune and a charity-run studio complex... more

90 killed in Nato air strike on tankers

04.09.09
At least 90 people have been killed in a Nato air strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, officials said... more

MoD rushes trucks to Afghanistan after transport blunder

05.08.09
Defence chiefs rushing three 'stranded' armoured trucks to Afghanistan after an equipment fiasco... more

British surgeons needed US help to treat 100 wounded

30.07.09
Exhausted British surgeons called in an American medical team to cope with a surge of soldiers wounded in fierce fighting against the Taliban... more

Defence Secretary says MoD blundered on payout for troops

30.07.09
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth admits that military chiefs blundered over legal action to cut compensation for injured troops ... more

In one black day, four bodies arrive home and two more buried

28.07.09
Hundreds of mourners gathered today as the bodies of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan were flown home - and funerals took place for two of their fallen comrades... more

Betrayal of war heroes as MoD tries to cut payout

28.07.09
MoD condemned for trying to cut compensation to wounded servicemen on the day four soldiers’ bodies flown back from Afghanistan and two Army funerals held... more

Wootton Bassett bells toll for Helmand’s latest dead

10.07.09
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets in the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett today as the coffins of five British soldiers who have died in Afghanistan in the past week were driven past... more

We are winning against the Taliban, insists Army chief

09.07.09
British Army chief insists his troops are winning the battle against the Taliban despite growing questions over the military campaign... more

Afghanistan is not our Vietnam, says Defence Secretary

08.07.09
Government warns more soldiers will die in Afghanistan but denies the fight against the Taliban is turning into “another Vietnam”... more

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