Six British personnel have been killed in an incident near Al Amarah, north of Basra, Downing Street said today.

Iraq today said two people were killed and 13 injured when US and British war planes bombed what it said were civilian installations in the south of the country.

British and US warplanes bombed an Iraqi surface-to-air missile system as soon as it was moved into the southern no fly zone today.

British and American aircraft have attacked Iraqi air defence facilities again, defence officials said today.

IRAQ insisted yesterday that construction at a nuclear site was for peaceful research, continuing a campaign to prove its enemies are lying to build a case for military action against Saddam Hussein.