A mortar attack tonight killed two US soldiers and left 16 wounded – one critically – on a logistical base west of the Iraqi capital.

A huge explosion detonated by a suicide attacker in a bomb-laden lorry tore through central Baqouba today, killing 51 people and injuring scores more.

A roadside bomb killed one US soldier and injured another while they were escorting a fuel convoy in northern Iraq, the US military said today.

Five US soldiers were killed and seven injured when two rockets slammed into a US base north of Baghdad, US military officials said.

Four US soldiers were killed and seven injured before dawn today when two rockets slammed into a US base north of Baghdad, US military officials said.

A car bomb has exploded near the main US base in the northern city of Tikrit, a US official said. At least three people were killed.

The unfailing charm and tireless entertaining of actor David Hemmings were remembered by family and friends from the showbusiness world at a memorial service.