Plymouth based 42 commando have officially taken over control of part of Helmand province in Afghanistan.

They will work alongside the Afghan national army in the Nad-e-ali district until October to improve security.

A ceremony has taken place over the last few days so that 3rd batallion the parachute regiment could officially hand over.

Around 1200 Plymouth personnel are currently in Afghanistan - it's the biggest South west deployment since operations began there in 2001.