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The former head of the British Army has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that he refused to take a drug he knew was being given to his troops because of his concerns about its safety.

Lord Dannatt spoke for the very first time about his own son's mental health issues after an Army doctor gave him the anti-malarial drug Lariam.

He says his son Bertie, a former soldier, became "extremely depressed" when he took it in the late 1990s.

Two women who believe Lariam played a part in their husbands’ deaths gave their reaction to Lord Dannatt’s comments.