Hundreds protest outside Britain's first drone base
Around 400 anti-war protesters descended on an RAF base today to protest the use of "barbaric" armed drones from UK soil in Afghanistan.
Ruling on soldiers' right to life
Britain's highest court will debate whether soldiers in battle have the right to life.
Relatives secure victory in compensation fight
The relatives of two soldiers from Staffordshire who were killed in Iraq have secured a victory in their compensation fight with ministers.
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Families await verdict over compensation
The families of Private Phillip Hewett and Corporal Stephen Allbutt, from Staffordshire, are waiting to hear today whether they can sue the Government for compensation over the deaths of the two soldiers.
– ?Shubhaa Srinivasan a Partner with law firm Leigh Day & Co who is representing the family of Cpl Allbutt and the surviving servicemen“We await the verdict having fought for many years to get these claims to Court. We maintain that the MOD’s position has been morally and legally indefensible, as they owe a duty of care to those who fight on behalf of this Country.
“British troops should at the very least have adequate equipment and training, ranging from the very basic such as a GPS devices, to sophisticated satellite tracker systems, which the Americans had available to them."
Decisions on whether families can sue the Government for compensation
Two separate decisions will be made on whether the families of troops killed in battle in Iraq can sue the Government for compensation.
Relatives of Private Phillip Hewett and Corporal Stephen Allbutt, both from Staffordshire, claim that their equipment wasn't right and that the MOD didn't deliver a duty of care.
The MOD, however, says it doesn't owe a duty of care, and that issues around resources should be left to the Government not the courts.
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Compensation decision for families of dead soldiers
Today the families of two Midlands soldiers killed in Iraq will find out if they have won their fight to sue the MoD.
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Read the full storySoldiers' families to return to the Court of Appeal
The families of Midlands soldiers killed in Iraq will return to the Court of Appeal today. They're seeking the right to claim compensation for their deaths, arguing the men were failed by the Ministry of Defence by not being given the correct equipment.
You can read more about the start of this case here: http://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2012-06-25/military-compensation/
Colleagues in Afghanistan will be thinking of Corporal Michael Thacker
The funeral of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has been held with full military honours at Coventry Cathedral.
Corporal Michael Thacker was originally from Wales but settled in Coventry with his wife and two year-old daughter.
The 27 year-old was shot at an observation post at Nahr-e-Saraj in Helmand province on June 1st.
His closest colleagues from First Batallion the Royal Welsh Fusiliers were unable to attend today's service.
Soldiers must be protected from unnecessary harm, says mother
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq when his snatch Land Rover was blown up says the Ministry of Defence has a duty to protect soldiers from unnecessary harm in battle. Private Philip Hewett from Tamworth died in July 2005.
Susan Smith is among relatives of other soldiers appealing against an earlier court decision which said it was not for judges to determine the rights and wrongs of military decisions in war but a matter for military commanders and politicians.
That view was supported by the Ministry of Defence.
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