Daily Telegraph
Soldier killed in Afghanistan bomb told mother not to worry shortly before he died
Nick Britten
Private Daniel Wade was to be a father later this year
The Taliban is always looking for chinks in our armour
Con Coughlin
Taliban ‘very proud’ of bomb that killed six British soldiers
Thomas Harding
Private Anthony Frampton wrote home to say he would be ‘fine’ weeks before death
Six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan named
Thomas Harding
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9130624/Six-soldiers-killed-in-Afghanistan-named.html
Uncle of Private Daniel Wade, one of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan, pays tribute to his nephew
Soldiers killed in Afghanistan: Father of Cpl Jake Hartley: it’s such a massive, massive loss
British hostage murder: SBS moved quickly but hostages were shot before they entered compound
Thomas Harding, and James Kirkup
British hostage murder: Previous rescues by British special forces
Martin Beckford
British and Italian hostages murdered by captors in special forces rescue bid in Nigeria
Matthew Holehouse
There were never enough resources committed to the task in Afghanistan [Letters]
Mother of Private Anthony Frampton: he entertained the troops to keep spirits up
Iran’s supreme leader praises Barack Obama over war stance
Adrian Blomfield
Financial Times
Hostages killed in Nigeria rescue attempt
James Blitz and Xan Rice
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c6fe5e52-6947-11e1-9618-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
Iran’s supreme leader gives US rare praise
Najmeh Bozorgmehr and James Blitz
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbcba634-693d-11e1-9618-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
Don’t play politics with the bomb [Comments]
Philip Stephens
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a93f34a8-6911-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
Afghanistan reassures US over security pact
Matthew Green
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f8b6c68-693b-11e1-956a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
Ministers defend UK role in Afghanistan
Hannah Kuchler
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eca173a6-6901-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
EADS: Enders’ game
KEX Column
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/b62188e6-691c-11e1-9931-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
EADS chief lambasts German interference
James Boxell
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fbd5dd2-68ed-11e1-956a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
General Dynamics lays plans for succession
Jeremy Lemer
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79726b70-6950-11e1-9618-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oW5QRsX2
Guardian
Tributes pour in for British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Steven Morris
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/08/tributes-british-soldiers-afghanistan
British soldiers killed in Afghanistan named by MoD
Steven Morris, Richard Norton-Taylor and Nick Hopkins
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/08/british-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-named?intcmp=239
Six UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan ‘would expect comrades to continue’
Steven Morris
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/08/soldiers-afghanistan-expect-comrades-continue?intcmp=239
Fallen heroes: profiles of the six soldiers killed in Afghanistan – in pictures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2012/mar/08/profiles-soldiers-killed-afghanistan?intcmp=239
Commanding officer pays tribute to British soldiers killed in Afghanistan - video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2012/mar/08/officer-tribute-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-video
Afghanistan: Britain’s 400 fallen visualised [Comments]
Simon Rogers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/mar/08/british-deaths-afghanistan-visualised
In Afghanistan it’s lies that are really killing our soldiers [Comments]
Simon Jenkins
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/08/afghanistan-lies-killing-our-soldiers
Afghans reach deal over US detention facilities
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/09/afghan-us-deal-detention-facilities
Kidnapped Briton killed in Nigeria as PM sends in special forces
Patrick Wintour, Richard Norton-Taylor, Monica Mark and Andrea Vogt
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/08/kidnapped-briton-killed-nigeria
Unpredictable ‘lone wolves’ pose biggest Olympic security threat
Sandra Laville
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/09/lone-wolves-olympic-security-threat
Olympics security bill: how it soared to more than £1bn
Nick Hopkins and Owen Gibson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/mar/09/olympics-security-bill-how-it-soared
Submarine officer on Official Secrets charge
Sandra Laville
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/09/submarine-officer-official-secrets-charge
War with Iran is not inevitable, says Netanyahu
Chris McGreal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/08/iran-binyamin-netanyahu
Nigeria’s militant Islamists adopting a disturbing change of tactics
Monica Mark
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/08/nigerial-hostage-killings-boko-haram?INTCMP=SRCH
Independent
Hostages shot by Islamic captors as SBS attempted rescue mission
Kim Sengupta
Karzai accused of endangering troops by blocking night raids
Kim Sengupta
Troops stunned but determined to ‘crack on’ with job
Terri Judd
‘Mum, I’m fine’: letter from the soldier, 20, who just days later would be dead
Jonathan Brown
Submariner faces secrets charge
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/submariner-faces-secrets-charge-7546078.html
What politicians won’t admit - our soldiers die in vain [Opinions]
Adrian Hamilton
Times
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Al-Qaeda hostages die as SBS rescue fails
Deborah Haynes
on Page 1
Special forces team swooped in firing…it was already too late
Deborah Haynes, Tom Coghlan and Russell Jenkins
on Page 4
My baby boy, my hero…RIP, says mother of fallen soldier, aged 20
Deborah Haynes
on Page 6
The question is no longer will I have to fight - but when? [Comments]
Doug Beattie
on Page 7
Kiwi forces aim to recruit troops from Britain
Anne Barrowclough
on Page 30
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