Afghanistan

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

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The final family supported by the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) has now been settled in Boston

Providing a lifeline for families fleeing war and conflict

Martha took her service dog Daisy with her to St Paul's

Former Army medic from Lincolnshire shares delight on attending high profile Inv...

Martha is now training hard for the gruelling challenge

Grantham woman who has overcome serious mental health struggles signs up to 60-m...

Hassina Syed with a gift from Afghanistan's Minister of Mines and Petroleum Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar - which translates to 'In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate'.

"I want to help the country I love" - activist Hassina Syed on plans to help Afg...

Tom Folwell wearing a Help for Heroes Rugby top.

Horncastle veteran credits wheelchair rugby with giving him purpose as World Cup...

Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Breaking Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

Martha during happier times in Afghanistan.

Ex-Army medic from Lincolnshire prepares for Invictus Games

Andy Reid climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (photo: Guinness World Records)

UK amputee sets new world record for highest burger delivery

Harry, Duke of Sussex, appeared on CBS late night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday evening (US time)

Harry addresses Taliban controversy on Late Show appearance in US

Harry: The Interview with Tom Bradby - how to watch on TV

Prince Harry reveals he killed 25 Taliban while serving in Afghanistan

Hassina Syed (second right) and Peter Jouvenal (fourth right) at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

"We must work with the Taliban to save Afghanistan"

Hassina Syed and Peter Jouvenal.

Woodhall Spa couple called up to Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2022 for Afghanistan

Army veteran Tom Folwell with England manager Gareth Southgate.

Horncastle veteran inspires England manager Gareth Southgate

Chris Jordan is congratulated by Ben Stokes

How to watch England v Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on TV

Rotarians step out for polio

Aaron Finch lifts ICC World Cup Trophy with Australia in 2021

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022: when the tournament starts- how to watch

Peter Jouvenal and his wife Hassina Syed.

Released Taliban prisoner from Horncastle area tells of his ordeal

A Big Get Together for Ukrainian refugee families in Lincolnshire was held last month at Rauceby hall, near Sleaford. They had in the region of 85 people - both hosts and refugees. There is now a Ukrainian WhatsApp group, a crafting group has formed and many are taking advantage of the ESOL that Lincoln College are offering.

Lincolnshire continues its caring response during Refugee Week

Woodhall Spa journalist Peter Jouvenal one of five Brits released by Taliban

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Heading to the Invictus Games

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Belton House reopens mansion and extends opening times

In evidence presented to MPs, a whistleblower has said then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ‘failed to grasp the situation' in Afghanistan (image: Getty Images)

Whistleblower reveals UK Government ‘failures’ over Afghanistan evacuation

MP Victoria Atkins (second left) was a special guest at the 100th anniversary of the Spilsby and District branch of the Royal British Legion. Also pictured are (from left) Raymond Glynn-Owen (Hon Treasurer) Bill Atkin , ( Vice- Chair), Barbara Chandler (Hon Secretary), Ron Worth (President) and Denis Chandler (Chair).

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Craft kits will teach about Remembrance

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First refugee families arrive in Lincolnshire to be assessed in ‘bridging hotels...

Paul “Pen” Farthing’s flight arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport at around 7.30am on Sunday (Nowzad)

Pen Farthing ‘couldn’t let dogs be shot by the Taliban’ and says one was stabbed...

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan (Photo: Department of Defence / Twitter)

RAF prepared to launch air strikes against ISIS as US completes Afghanistan with...

Final British flight from Afghanistan returns to UK - as Defence Secretary pays ...

FACES BLURRED AT SOURCE Ministry of Defence undated handout photo of British citizens and dual nationals residing in Afghanistan getting on a RAF plane before being relocated to the UK. British troops are racing against the clock to get remaining UK nationals and their local allies out of Afghanistan following the dramatic fall of the country's Western-backed government to the Taliban. Issue date: Tuesday August 17, 2021.

‘We owe it to them’ says council leader

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Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has been accused of putting interpreters’ lives at risk in Afghanistan (Photo: Getty Images)

Dominic Raab accused of failing to make Afghanistan call on holiday

Taliban takes control of Kabul just days after US-led coalition left Afghanistan

People have been attempting to flee the country. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

UK troops race against time to rescue 6,000 Brits as Taliban take Kabul

Purple crocus plants at Spout Yard, which has had the best display in Louth this year

Purple flowers in Louth for Rotary’s polio campaign

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The spire of St James' Church, illuminated purple in recent years.

Rotary Club to light up sky for polio campaign

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Courage under Taliban rule

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Night of comedy at Billinghay venue

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Hundreds turned out to observe a two-minute silence as the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War was commemorated in Sleaford on Remembrance Sunda...

The new remembrance bench

Market Rasen Town Council - keeping residents informed and up to date

What is PTSD?

Here's what PTSD is and its impact on British veterans explained

Veteran Aaron Black, is just one of the many veterans who suffered from PTSD after service.

Mother tells of continual torment after son commits suicide following horrors of...

There is no system in place to help keep record of the 2.6 million veterans in the U.K

Government is '˜turning a blind eye' to spiralling suicide rate among military v...

Government is '˜turning a blind eye' to spiralling suicide rate among military v...

David Santini. Photo: Media Lincs

Bogus Help for Heroes collector who posed as war veteran in Skegness has assets ...

Expert advice for singletons as romance fraud cons Brits out of Â£41 million

Here are Jason Manford's funniest jokes and one-liners (Photo: University fo Salford Press Office / Wikimedia Commons)

15 of the funniest Jason Manford jokes and one-liners

Pictured (from left) Harriet Kirsopp, Chloe McGill, Francesca Holmes, Jospehine Smith, Hannah West, Laura Bates, Phoebe Dales, Emily Nuttall and Lorna Swan.

School honours achievements

Victoria Brooks and Lcpl Yasmin Gregory from the Yorkshire Regiment

Morrisons send Christmas tree and decorations to troops in Afghanistan

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Bogus '˜Help for Heroes' collector faces jail after pocketing hundreds of pounds

Jane Lammiman.

Hannah Cum Hagnaby woman to take on her sixth London Marathon

Jimmy Major (18) was unlawfully killed by a rogue Afghan policeman in November 2009. KUgpWsiD8ufKD6P8SgkM

Burglars steal '˜Help For Heroes' cash from murdered soldier's parents

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Mareham le Fen - New hall go-ahead given by majority