The family of a solder from Wythenshawe who died when his armoured vehicle was attacked in Iraq, will learn today if they have won the right to compensation. Private Lee Ellis was killed in February 2006. When his snatch Landrover was caught in a roadside bomb.
Today's announcement that 4,480 military personnel would be made redundant is the latest round in army job cuts.
There will be four tranches of cuts as the Government aims to reduce the number of regular soldiers to 82,000 by 2018.
General Sir Peter Wall, Chief of the General Staff, said the fourth round of army cuts would be less than the amount announced today.
Hundreds of soldiers from the north west will find out more details today on how Government cuts will effect them.
Redundancy notices are set to be issued across the armed forces.
Politicians believe the Second Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, which is being disbanded, will be severely affected.
The Ministry of Defence will set out the number of posts it will cut from the service in order to reduce the size of the Army by a fifth.
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A young mother from Warrington has won her fight to prove her fiancé fathered their daughter before he was killed in Afghanistan.
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