Army review: good and bad news

Multi-million pound improvements to military bases in the South were announced today - as part of a 'welcome home' to troops returning from Germany. Divya Kohli reports.

It's been announced that an historic barracks that has been home to soldiers in Canterbury since the 19th Century is to close. Our political correspondent Phil Hornby reports.

Army reacts to enormous investment at Aldershot: interview with Brigadier Neil Baverstock, commander of 145 Brigade, based in Aldershot.

Army review: Our Political Correspondent Phil Hornby talked to Julian Brazier, Conservative MP for Canterbury, about the closure of Howe Barracks.

Divya Kohli reports from Aldershot, the home of the British Army, where returning soldiers will be based.

About £100 million poundswill be spent to develop Army bases in Aldershot as part of plans to bring British troops home from Germany, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today. Details of the investment in new bases and accommodation were set out in the Army Basing Plan.

The £100m being spent in Aldershot is part of £1.8 billion of investment being spent across the UK.

The new basing plan will make the best use of the Defence estate and provide better accommodation and facilities for our troops and their families.

As part of a defence review, the largest concentration of army troops will be based at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. There will also be more soldiers based in Aldershot Garrison.

Howe Barracks in Canterbury are to close as part of a government review.