Page last updated at 10:44 GMT, Sunday, 16 November 2008  UK
soldier killed in Afghanistan  British troops in Afghanistan The
death takes the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan
to 125  A British soldier has died in a bomb blast in southern
Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.  The soldier,
from 2nd Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles, died on Saturday
after his vehicle hit an explosive device while on patrol.  He
had been taking part in a routine road move when it happened,
the MoD said. Next of kin have been informed.  His death in Musa
Qala, Helmand, takes the number of UK troops killed in
Afghanistan since 2001 to 125.  'Heartfelt sympathies'  Cdr
Paula Rowe of Task Force Helmand said everyone in the force had
been saddened by the soldier's death.  We have lost a valuable
member of our team Brig Gen Richard Blanchette  "While there are
no words to ease their loss, our heartfelt sympathies go to his
family, friends and fellow soldiers at this difficult time," she
said.  Brig Gen Richard