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When the 2nd Battalion of the Rifles finished its tour in Sangin in the late summer of 2009, soldiers spoke about their six-month stint as an epic of hard fighting. It had certainly been a difficult time, with 22 soldiers killed and dozens seriously wounded. And while the attention has been on central Helmand and Operation Moshtarak, the losses incurred by the 3 Rifles Battlegroup, the battalion that took over in Sangin last October, have climbed to 27 killed, with around one month of their  ...

By Sanchia Berg Today programme Summer 1937. What could be more fitting in the cool afternoon of an English country lane than a group of cycling tourists steadily pedalling their way from one historic site to another, stopping to camp overnight in fields along the way. P ...

"Thank you mum and dad for turning me on to such a groovy profession," said a delighted Bridges, 60. "This is honouring them as much as it is me." An emotional Bullock picked up the coveted best actress award, just a day after winning the Razzie for worst actress, for her role in All About Steve. "Did I really earn this, or did I wear you all down?" she joked. The 45-year-old praised her fellow nominees - including British newcomer Carey Mulligan, Dame Helen M ...