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Cpl Rodney Wilson, 30, from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles, was killed as he rescued a wounded colleague in heavy fire on Thursday. His fiancee Michelle said: "I loved him deeply. I miss him. A huge part of my life has been taken away."

He died during a mission to detain insurgents, the MoD said.

Dean Kamen is working on a robotic arm he was developing with DARPA to restore some independence to war veterans that had lost one or both arms in recent military conflicts. [via BoingBoing ]