Here's what happened today:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7935126.stm (video)
Angry scenes have accompanied a march of more than 200 soldiers through a Bedfordshire town centre to mark their return from Iraq. It happened as the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, known as the Poachers, paraded through Luton. Anti-war protesters held placards saying "Anglian Soldiers Go To Hell" and "Butchers of Basra".
The Homecoming Parade, organised by the borough council, marks the regiment's second tour of Iraq in past two years. Two lines of police officers protected the anti-war protesters from a large number of locals, some waving Union and St George's flags. Police dogs and riot vans were also called to the scene to keep the two sides apart. As the soldiers reached Luton Town Hall the small group of protesters shouted "Terrorists" and "Anglian Soliders Go to Hell".
The protesters then had to be protected by police as supporters of the soldiers turned on them shouting "Scum" and "No surrender to the Taleban."
Luton's Mayor Councillor Lakhbir Singh said: "The Royal Anglian Regiment was given freedom of the town some years ago and we are proud to welcome them back."
The battalion, currently based at Celle near Hanover in Germany, recruits from several areas including Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.