Decision to halt prosecution for murder of two British veterans is likely to affect other casesWhy have prosecutors dropped Troubles-era murder Read More
Jul 02, 2021
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Apr 24, 2021
Britain is in trouble when even China can rightly sneer at our hypocrisy | Nick Cohen
The Tories’ shameful plan to grant immunity to soldiers who torture must be defeatedHow far towards rogue statehood can Britain go? As of now, the Read More
Mar 26, 2021
Major general jailed for 21 months for Dorset boarding school fee fraud
Nick Welch claimed nearly £50,000 even though his wife spent most of her time at the family home nearbyA senior army officer has been jailed for 21 Read More
Mar 02, 2021
Senior army officer court martialed for alleged £48,000 fraud
Maj Gen Nick Welch is the most senior general to face court martial since 1815The most senior army officer to face a court martial for more than two Read More
Dec 09, 2020
ICC abandons inquiry into alleged British war crimes in Iraq
Prosecutor says, however, there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ atrocities may have been committedThe international criminal court has formally Read More
Dec 03, 2020
UK rebuked over failure to enforce Troubles court rulings
UK has not carried out effective inquiries into killings as required by ECHR, Council of Europe saysThe European court of human rights has issued a Read More
Nov 23, 2020
Australia is reckoning with its war crimes allegations. Now the UK must step up | Frank Ledwidge
The Brereton report, which details alleged special forces crimes in Afghanistan, has implications for British personnel tooLast week’s publication of Read More
Oct 20, 2020
Starmer’s ‘abstentionism’ treads fine line between election viability and party unity | Sienna Rodgers
The Labour leader seeks to convince voters his party can be trusted – without sparking a rebellion from leftwing MPsKeir Starmer has been accused of Read More
Oct 09, 2020
British Legion boss clashes with minister on overseas operations bill
Head of charity in standoff with Johnny Mercer over bill’s treatment of military veteransThe boss of the Royal British Legion became embroiled in a Read More
Sep 20, 2020
The UK government is attempting to bend the rules on torture | Nicholas Mercer
The overseas operations bill promises to end ‘vexatious’ prosecutions of soldiers, but it is far more sinister than that• Lt Col Nicholas Mercer was Read More
Mar 18, 2020
Bill sets five-year limit to prosecute UK armed forces who served abroad
Legislation to stop ‘vexatious’ claims excludes alleged crimes by military personnel in Northern IrelandA five-year time limit on bringing Read More
Feb 16, 2020
Families of Troubles victims warn against amnesty for soldiers
Emmett McConomy, whose 11-year-old brother died in 1982, said cases ‘not going away’A man whose 11-year-old brother was killed by a soldier in Read More