North West soldiers to be deployed to Afghanistan
The Defence Secretary has confirmed that soldiers from the North West will be among those deploying to Afghanistan in the spring.
Soldier's DNA released in paternity battle
A young mother from Warrington has won her fight to prove her fiancé fathered their daughter before he was killed in Afghanistan.
Soldier reunited with medal missing for 13 years
An ex-soldier from Blackburn who lost a medal 13 years ago has had it returned after it was found on sale in an Afghan marketplace.
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Soldier found dead 'threatened to kill himself'
An inquest has heard a soldier from Runcorn threatened to kill himself shortly before he was found dead at an army base in Afghanistan.
Read the full storySoldiers from North West prepare for front line in Afghanistan
Soldiers from two North West army units are making preparations to return to the front line in Afghanistan.
The first batallions of the Duke of Lancaster's and the Mercian Regiments will form part of Task Force Helmand.
The soldiers been training at Bulford Camp, on Salisbury Plain today (August 23).
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Private Daniel Wade laid to rest in Warrington funeral
by Clare FallonPrivate Daniel Wade's mother at his funeral in Warrington today
Private Daniel Wade laid to rest in Warrington
Hundreds attend Warrington solider's funeral
by Ben Schofield
Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of Private Daniel Wade, who was killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan.
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Insomnia by Faithless played as Private Daniel Wade's coffin brought out of church
ITV Granada's Clare Fallon is reporting from outside the funeral in Warrington.
Applause from inside the church and Faithless - 'Insomnia' played as coffin carried out of church
From @clarefallon on Twitter:A letter from Private Daniel Wade's unborn daughter to her father
Private Daniel Wade's coffin arrives at Warrington church
Mourners gather for funeral of Private Daniel Wade
Daniel Wade died alongside five colleagues in Afghanistan in March.
It was the deadliest attack on British troops since the conflict there began.
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