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Army mum wins vehicle inquiry bid

Susan Smith, whose son Philip Hewett (pictured in frame) was killed in Iraq in 2005

1:52pm Friday 10th July 2009

The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle over an investigation into the vehicles.

Forces' resources come under fire

Nine British soldiers have now died in Afghanistan in the past nine days

1:52pm Friday 10th July 2009

Criticism of the resources provided to British forces in Afghanistan has intensified.

Four on post office murder charges

Four men appeared in court via video link charged with murdering Craig Hodson-Walker

1:14pm Friday 10th July 2009

Four men have appeared in court via video link charged with murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed robbery.

Spaniard gored to death in bull run

A man falls to the ground during the bull run in Pamplona

12:30pm Friday 10th July 2009

A young man gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona was not British, Spanish authorities have confirmed.

Bodies of five soldiers flown home

Nine British soldiers have now died in Afghanistan in the past nine days

11:30am Friday 10th July 2009

The bodies of five soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest weeks for British forces in Afghanistan have been flown home.

'Briton' gored to death by bull

A man falls to the ground during the bull run in Pamplona

11:30am Friday 10th July 2009

Reports that a young man gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona was British are being urgently investigated by the Foreign Office.

Man is gored to death at bull run

A man falls to the ground during the bull run in Pamplona

11:12am Friday 10th July 2009

A man, reported to be British, has been gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the first such fatality since 1995.

PM: Abducted child plea to Gaddafi

Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

10:15am Friday 10th July 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to intervene in the case of a British child abducted by her Libyan father and taken to his country.

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The MoD said two more UK soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan

9:41am Friday 10th July 2009

Another two British soldiers have died in southern Afghanistan, taking the death toll to nine in nine days.

Brits are 'worst-behaved tourists'

British tourists are among the worst behaved, a suvey has claimed

8:31am Friday 10th July 2009

Britons are the worst-behaved tourists in Europe, according to continental hoteliers.


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