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Duke of Lancaster's soldiers parade in Burnley

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster Credit: ITV Granada

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment will parade through Burnley today to celebrate their return from Afghanistan.

4 hundred and 30 soldiers from the battalion arrived back from Helmand Province last month.

Colonel Chris Owen, Regimental Secretary of The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, said:

"As the Infantry Regiment of the North West of England we are immensely proud of the longstanding, close bonds we have with the region's communities.

We are particularly honoured that the 1st Battalion, on its return from Afghanistan, is able to parade through Burnley and say thank you for the tremendous support it received from the town whilst it was away."

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Rooney missed last match to be with Coleen

A heavily pregnant Coleen Rooney with husband Wayne Rooney and their son Kai pictured last week.
A heavily pregnant Coleen Rooney with husband Wayne Rooney and their son Kai pictured last week. Credit: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport

Wayne Rooney missed Manchester United's last game of the season against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday to be with his wife as she prepared to give birth to their second child.

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Coleen Rooney gives birth to second child

Coleen Rooney, wife of footballer Wayne Rooney, has tweeted to say that she has given birth to her second child, Klay Anthony Rooney.

Already mother to three-year-old son Kai, she said the family was "happy and doing well".

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At 2.11am our Beautiful Son .... Klay Anthony Rooney entered the world. He weighed 7Ib 11.1/2 oz We're all so happy and doing well. X

From @ColeenRoo on Twitter:

Wayne Rooney also tweeted, to say the whole family was "delighted".

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Our Beautiful Son Klay Anthony Rooney was born at 2.11am, Weighing 7Ib 11.1/2 oz. Both Klay and Coleen are fine..... We're all delighted!!

From @WayneRooney on Twitter:

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Man from Blackburn dies in plane crash

A man has died in a plane crash that has left his 5-year-old son and father seriously injured in hospital.

The family from Blackburn were flying from Blackpool to North Wales in clear skies yesterday.

Witnesses said their aircraft clipped trees as it approached the runway.

The plane's owner said they were a 'lovely family'.

Amy Welch reports.

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