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Former soldier to pay back nearly half of damages

A former soldier has been forced to pay back nearly half of her damages awarded when her career was brought to an end by a broken ankle. The woman, who was only eight weeks into her basic training, won nearly £258,000 on the grounds that she would have served 22 years in the Army.

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