Protest over armed Drones
Anti-war protesters will march to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire today as the Ministry of Defence starts flying armed drones from the base to Afghanistan.
Route of armed drone protest march in Lincoln
Hundreds of protesters are due to start marching from Lincoln to RAF Waddington against the use of armed drone aircraft.
It's the first time the Ministry of Defence has based the spy planes in the UK, which will be deployed over Afghanistan.
Today's march will start at South Park, down the A15 Cross O'Cliff hill and down Grantham Road to a Peace camp set up outside the airbase.
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