Army accused of covering up war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq
The Government and the Army have been accused of covering up the killing of children in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Second World War veteran meets son of soldier he plotted Nazi camp escape with
A Second World War veteran who appealed to be reunited with his fellow prisoners of war has met the son of one of his former comrades.
Ex-POW recalls escape bid on Nazi death march
Soldiers Jimmy Johnstone and Bert Petrie joined two other prisoners of war in an attempt to escape from their Nazi captors.
Harry and Meghan share details of life with six-month-old Archie
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared details about life with baby son Archie – telling a group of military families he is beginning to crawl and has his first two teeth.
Father of soldier who died on ‘unsafe’ march in MoD corporate manslaughter bid
The father of a soldier who died on an “unsafe” Army test march that should have never have taken place is bringing a civil action for corporate manslaughter against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Coroner has ‘grave concerns’ over Army’s ability to learn from SAS mistakes
A coroner has told the Army she has “grave concerns” about its “ability to learn from previous mistakes” after an inquest into the death of a soldier who collapsed during a test march on a hot day.
Inquest into soldier who died on Army test march to conclude
A coroner is due to give her conclusions at an inquest into the death of a soldier on an Army test march.
Fatal march officer had ‘no formal training’ on health and safety, inquest told
An experienced Army officer who ran the course on which a soldier fatally collapsed on a hot day has told an inquest he had no formal health and safety training.
‘Urgent’ Army heat warning sent two months before soldier’s death, inquest told
An “urgent safety notice” was sent out from British Army headquarters about the increased risk of heat injuries two months before a soldier fatally collapsed on a hot day, an inquest has heard.
Soldiers were marching ‘inside the window’ of safety on hot day, inquest told
An Army test group was told it was marching “inside the window” of safe operation on the hottest day of the year before a soldier fatally collapsed, an inquest heard.
SPONSORED: Soldier Calum is back on track after help from Forces charity
Following in his family’s footsteps by joining the Army was a long-held ambition for Calum Cook. However, his boyhood dream and an aspiring career in the military was cruelly cut short last year.