Saturday 25 May 2013
The 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year was named last night as Lance Corporal Adam Drane.
The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, died as a result of small arms fire in the Nad-e Ali area, in central Helmand Province, on Monday.
Colleagues paid tribute to the 23-year-old from Bury St Edmunds as a “popular, quiet and intelligent” soldier.
His parents Desmond and Jackie Drane said there were “no words” to describe their loss.
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Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Police are treating the death of a 21-year-old man who fell from a stand at York racecourse as a tragic accident.
A soldier has been stabbed in the throat in the French commercial district of La Defense outside Paris.
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge, with a 24-18 win over Ulster.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge.
Four remaining contestants are being given a free pass to the live finals of BBC1 talent show The Voice in a twist unveiled on Saturday's show.
Bookies' favourite Liam Tamne has crashed out of BBC1 singing contest The Voice - leaving him in tears and causing Jessie J to storm off the show.
The Saturdays have lit up the stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Northern Ireland.
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