4 h. ago Special forces chief knew UK soldiers were executing Afghans but covered it up, whistleblower claims

Senior officer issues extraordinary plea to the UK special forces community to ‘decide what you stand for’

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4 h. ago Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told

Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raisedThe former director of UK special forces and other senior military officers tried to cover up concerns that SAS units were carrying out unlawful killings in Afghanistan, an inquiry has heard.A senior special forces whistleblower said the chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of two small children, after the alarm was first raised in early 2011. That failure allegedly allowed them to continue until 2013. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears

Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselvesThe UK left behind sensitive technology allowing the Taliban to track down Afghans who worked with western forces, a whistleblower has told the Afghan leak inquiry.The woman, known as Person A, said that Afghans affected by the data leak were told to move homes and change their phone numbers to protect themselves from the Taliban because it had the resources to track them down. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Jessie J says 'my path has led me here' in 'resilience and hope' career update

The singer is joining forces with CBeebies for a special programme

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3 d. ago Ant Middleton shared 'sensitive' special forces details on podcast, High Court hearing told

The Channel 4 star has been gagged by a judge until the trial in March

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3 d. ago SAS TV star Ant Middleton accused of revealing ‘sensitive’ special forces details on podcast

Disclosures on the podcast included ‘highly sensitive’ information about weapons, lawyers told the High Court

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3 d. ago Ant Middleton shared ‘sensitive’ special forces details on podcast, court told

Mr Middleton, who served in the special forces from 2008 to 2011, is opposing the legal claim.

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3 d. ago Ant Middleton is hit with High Court injunction banning him from spilling Special Forces secrets after podcast with US Navy Seal

The Channel 4 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' star was dragged to court today by the MOD over claims he breached his Special Forces confidentiality contract on American podcast 'Mike Drop'.

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3 d. ago Board must not blame individuals for destroying Eljamel records, inquiry told

The inquiry is examining the professional practice of disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel within NHS Tayside.

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3 d. ago CIA head reveals National Guard shooting suspect worked with spy agency in Afghanistan as Trump blasts Biden for flying him in during disastrous withdrawal from country

Late on Wednesday night, CIA Director John Ratcliffe sensationally revealed Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan.

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8 d. ago Moment Ukrainian deep strike drone shoots down Russian helicopter in attack that ‘changes rules of war’

THIS is the moment Ukrainian forces down a prize Russian helicopter with a brutal new tactic for the first time. Troops shot down an £11million Mi-8 helicopter with a deep strike drone inside Russia, Ukraine's Special Forces said. Scope-view footage of the incredible take down shows the helicopter wavering in the bottom of the shot,...

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix is forced to pull out of the competition before Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's last ever Blackpool Tower Week

The Drag Race star, 45, real name Christopher Dennis, was forced to drop out of the upcoming Blackpool special this weekend after suffering an injury.

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix is forced to pull out of the competition after suffering injury as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman dazzle in ball gowns for their last ever Blackpool Tower Week

The Drag Race star, 45, real name Christopher Dennis, was forced to drop out of the upcoming Blackpool special this weekend after suffering an injury.

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix looks heartbroken as exit is announced

La Voix was seen in the audience of the Blackpool special after it was confirmed she was forced to withdraw from the competition

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9 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix breaks silence on conspiracy theory about why she REALLY dropped out of show and shares injury update on It Takes Two

On Tuesday it was revealed that the Drag Race star, 45, real name Christopher Dennis, was forced to drop out of the upcoming Blackpool special this weekend after suffering an injury.

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1 week ago I haven’t been able to grieve my son properly for 32 years – Doreen Lawrence

The peer told a public inquiry she had to constantly battle for justice and her family had been punished despite her son having done nothing wrong.

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1 week ago Police ‘tried to pit grieving parents of Stephen Lawrence against each other’

Baroness Lawrence told the public inquiry into undercover policing that officers tried to manipulate her relationship with her ex-husband Neville.

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1 week ago How the best week of the football year surpassed all expectations

Scenes of celebration and anguish across the globe highlighted how the World Cup retains a special ‘magic’ - even as those emotions are being used by wider forces, writes Miguel Delaney

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1 week ago SNP minister 'could force' Edinburgh University bosses to negotiate with unions over job threats

Minister Ben Macpherson said he is considering whether to use special powers to force Edinburgh University chiefs into union negotiations

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1 week ago Strictly star forced out of Blackpool special days before show as they say 'my heart truly breaks'

One of this year's remaining couples in the BBC One dance show won't perform this weekend

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