North West soldiers return home
Hundreds of soldiers from The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, are back home after a 6 month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Around four hundred soldiers from the Second Battalion were deployed there in April. They've been working to hand control of the Nad-e Ali region to the Afghan Security Forces.
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Remaining fine with further sunshine throughout the day. Cloud may increase through the afternoon to eastern areas but it should stay dry
Holding on to the best of the sun today
Remaining fine & dry across many parts of the north west for Thursday. Cloudier skies invade from the east into Friday but warm in any sun