Allegations of killings, torture and abuse in Iraq contained in leaked US military logs, must be properly examined, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.

More than half a century since D-Day, the triumphs and tragedies of the Second World War are still crystal clear in the memory of veteran Johnny Wetherall.

Former soldiers from Ireland and the North stood shoulder to shoulder today to honour servicemen killed in the First and Second World Wars.

SUDAN yesterday accused Chad of attacking its troops and bombing a village in Darfur, and vowed to respond to the “aggressive and serious” violations of a fledgling peace agreement.

Soldiers seeking overseas service and careers courses are facing new interview and selection procedures, it was announced today.

BOMBERS killed 42 people yesterday at a Baghdad restaurant favoured by police and an army recruiting centre to the north, while Iraqi troops along the Iranian border found 27 decomposing bodies, unidentified victims of the grisly violence plaguing the country.

FOR the people of Sudan it remains to be seen whether the visit of British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, the last-minute commitments by the government of Sudan to allow access by international organisations and recent steps to arrest some members of the Janjaweed will translate into real action to end the cycle of violence, rape and killing.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today embarking on a new round of shuttle diplomacy to cement support for the coalition against terrorism as MPs returned to Westminster to debate the crisis.

British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon today announced an urgent review of the Armed Forces in the light of the US terror attacks.