Four British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

The soldiers, part of a police advisory team, were killed near Gereshk, Helmand province, on Wednesday evening.

They were part of a team that was travelling to help in an incident at a nearby check point when they died.

Lt Col James Carr-Smith, said: "They will be sorely missed and their actions will not be forgotten." Their next of kin have been informed of their deaths.

Sadly ironic that they were travelling in the Ridgeback, a vastly superior vehicle to the previous crap Hoon et al gave them to use and one that the Taliban had stopped attacking it was so secure. Apparently it overturned into a canal and they were unable to get out.