The British Army has paused the use of its new Ajax armoured fighting vehicles after "around 30" soldiers suffered vibration and hearing problems following a training exercise at the weekend.

A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said on Tuesday the two-week pause comes after "a small number of soldiers reported symptoms of noise and vibration" in the exercise, which was "immediately stopped".

The spokesperson said "around 30 personnel presented noise and vibration symptoms" after tests were carried out, but the "vast majority of these have now been medically cleared and are continuing on duty".

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A small number "continue to receive expert medical care", they said.

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