Meridian Gurkhas

A former Gurkha soldier from Kent - who become the world’s first double above-the-knee amputee to successfully climb Mount Everest - has returned home.

Hari Budha Magar met with the Nepalese PM at Kathmandu, where he was also reunited with his father.

Retired Gurkha soldiers from Hampshire and Berkshire will meet today to consider whether or not to go on hunger strike in a dispute over pension rights.