The South's Gurkhas have lost their appeal for equal pension rights. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled the Government acted within its rights by denying a full British Army pension to those who served before 1997.
Former Gurkhas living across the Meridian region have lost their appeal for equal pension rights.
The British Gurkha Welfare Society brought the case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights.
They argued that all former Gurkhas, irrespective of their age, should be entitled to pension rights equal to any former servicemen and women from the British army.
At the moment, only Gurkha soldiers who served AFTER July 1st 1997 are eligible for equal pension rights.
It meant older Gurkhas have had much inferior pensions, with many saying they are living in poverty.
There are large Gurkha communities in Kent, Hampshire and Berkshire, and the ruling has repercussions for hundreds of families.
But the Court ruled today that the British Government HAD acted lawfully.
The Gurkhas have fought a long campaign to give them greater pension rights- watch our report from 2014 when campaigners say they were let down by Parliament.
VIDEO: Our report with former Gurkhas in the south east, devastated at today's defeat over pension rights
Former Gurkhas across the south say they're devastated that their last attempt to secure equal pension rights has failed.