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British Army commander speaks of 'monstrous' killing of five soldiers

British Army commander Lieutenant Colonel Roly Walker has spoken of the "monstrous" and "treacherous" act carried out by a rogue Afghan policemen who killed five of his men. But the colonel said that it was vital that the...

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Bloodless President Barack Obama makes Americans wistful for George W Bush

Barack Obama's reaction to bad news is to play it so cool that Americans yearn for a bit more drama - and some even for his predecessor, writes Toby Harnden in Washington. Photo: GETTY During the election campaign, Barack...

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Injured soldier's road to recovery

Soldier Michael Stoker spoke to the Politics Show's Yvette Shapiro The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court in London is by now familiar territory to Michael Stoker. The 22-year-old son of UUP councillor Bob...

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"Time to end emergency" - French envoy

A senior human rights envoy from France has asked Sri Lanka to end a state of emergency. After a three-day visit to the island nation, the envoy, Francois Zimeray said the end of the conflict between the government and the...

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Restore trust in the democracy for which so many died

Telegraph View: the public's belief in the integrity of the political process has been greatly damaged by this Government Remembrance Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on, and give thanks for, the sacrifices that were made by...

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Spooks star Hermione Norris 'to leave show in spectacular exit'

Actress Hermione Norris has quit her role in the hit BBC show Spooks, it was reported today. The 42-year-old, who plays MI5 counter terrorism section chief Ros Myers, is set to make her exit this series, according to insiders...

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Serjeant Phillip Scott named as latest British soldier to die in Afghanistan

The latest British soldier to die in Afghanistan was fighting the Taliban in the same area as his brother. Married dad of two Serjeant Phillip Scott, 30, of the 3rd Rifles was killed by a Taliban bomb in Sangin on Thursday....

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Alasdair marches home with a message

IPSWICH: Alasdair Ross will be a familiar face to many around Ipswich. But for the last seven months he has been at the heart of a bloody conflict in Afghanistan. Flown in to the Upper Sangin valley, one of the key...

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Serving queen and country

BY Janelle Oswald Comments 0 Don Walcott, dad of England footballer Theo Walcott, tells why he’s been proud to have given 17 years to the Royal Air Force. “THERE HAVE been and still are many great black people who serve this...

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We must support the war, says Lieut-Gov

JERSEY’S Lieutenant-Governor has called for Islanders to support the war in Afghanistan and warned that losing the conflict would ‘condemn our children to decades of terrorism’. In his Remembrance Day message,...

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