WITH the crisis in Iraq changing every day there are many families in East Lancashire with loved ones away in the region.

Thisislancashire.co.uk has launched a special Iraq Crisis section with the latest news, archive reports and even the chance to ask Foreign Secretary Jack Straw a question about the situation.

But the Internet is home to many sites offering a world view on events including the No War on Iraq Liaison (www.no-war-on-iraq.org.uk) set-up by MP Alice Mahon.

For a colourful site on the topic, check out the Stop the War Coalition (www.stopwar.org.uk). This visual site is reminiscent of the protest era of the 1960s.

If you can make your way through the multicolour maze, you will find some interesting activities going on.

The Ministry of Defence site (www.mod.uk) has a range of news and pictures from the current operations, as well as a list of the different regiments out in the Gulf.