Foodbank demand doubles

Figures out today reveal a massive increase in demand for the UK's food banks - in between 60 -100% depending on the area.

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Body parts held by Royal Military Police

Body parts from soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been kept in hospital labs without permission from their families.

Six body parts and more than 50 tissue samples were reportedly retained by the Royal Military Police without relatives of the servicemen being notified.

Investigators from the Ministry of Defence reportedly discovered the body parts at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, while the tissue samples are being held at the Bulford Garrison in Wiltshire.

"Investigations are being carried out urgently into this matter. The Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch has also taken swift action to ensure this cannot happen again and are identifying the families affected as quickly as possible."

– Army spokesperson

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Bogus police warning after cash taken from elderly man

Wiltshire Police are warning residents to be vigilant after two men posing as officers stole money from an elderly man in Salisbury last night. The first man, dressed in a uniform similar to police, gave a story about kids in the area and needing to check that the victim wasn’t missing any money.

This man showed the elderly gentleman what appeared to be a badge in a leather wallet and entered the house in Fison Walk, Bishopdown. Both men left a short while later. The victim then discovered that his wallet and cash were missing. Anyone with information should contact DS Porter on 101.

International parachuting paratroopers

Parachuting paratroopers Credit: MOD

More than 150 paratroopers from the UK and US have parachuted together onto Salisbury plain. Soldiers from the 4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment joined forces with members of the US Army based in North Carolina.

They jumped in each others equipment from a Hercules C130 aircraft. The opportunity to parachute in another nation’s parachute equipment allows the soldier to wear that country’s coveted wings.

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