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9 Platoon, C Company, 3rd battalion, The Rifles in Northern Helmand on 9 January
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Almost 5,000 soldiers and officers - or one in five army personnel - are unfit for frontline combat duties, MoD figures show.
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Gordon Brown urges Northern Ireland politicians to stay focused after First Minister Peter Robinson stands down for six weeks.

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