Thousands of troops to be cut in Britain

BRITAIN is to shrink its armed forces and scrap its flagship aircraft carrier, Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday.

The defence review comes as part of stinging overall cuts planed by the coalition government.

Cameron told the House of Commons that by 2015, army numbers would be cut by 7,000 to 95,500; the navy would fall 5,000 to 30,000 and the Royal Air Force would decrease by 5,000 to 33,000.