Posted 5:17 PM
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BBC NEWS | UK | Protests begin against arms fair: "Campaigners against Europe's largest international arms show say half of the countries invited to the event next week are not allowed to buy weapons under British law.
Up to 60 groups from the UK and Europe say they will hold protests against the event, which is expected to be attended by up to 20,000 top military and government figures from around the world. "
Posted 12:20 PM
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BBC NEWS | England | Hereford/Worcs | Bomb expert killed in Iraq: "
The attack happened near Mosul
A 53-year-old British bomb disposal expert has been killed in a roadside ambush in northern Iraq. Ian Rimell, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, died near the city of Mosul.
The married father-of-three was killed and his local bodyguard seriously injured when they were attacked on Thursday afternoon, as they drove along a main road to the northern Iraqi city. Mr Rimell, who was working for the British-based charity Mines Advisory Group (Mag), was driving in a vehicle with the distinctive Mag emblem when the gunmen struck. "
