‘Army only paid me £5k for my combat hearing loss’ – BBC News
‘A veteran has accused the Army of not doing enough to help with the hearing loss he said developed during his service.’
BBC News, 25th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: armed forces
UK government may have breached young soldier’s right to life, coroner concludes – The Guardian
‘The UK government may have breached a young soldier’s right to life by failing to protect her from a sexual assault by a more senior colleague and from sustained unwelcome sexual attention from her line manager, a coroner has concluded.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
MoD in legal battle over evacuation of Afghan special forces commandos to UK – The Independent
‘The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is embroiled in a legal battle over the evacuation of former Afghan special forces commandos to the UK.’
The Independent, 18th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms – BBC News
‘UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible evidence of service in units that fought alongside the SAS and SBS, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed for the first time.’
BBC News, 17th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims – BBC News
‘The government is investigating how many military personnel have been diagnosed with cancer, after claims that some helicopters left crew exposed to toxic fumes.’
BBC News, 10th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SAS soldiers used unjustified lethal force against IRA members, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers who shot dead four members of the IRA in 1992 in an ambush in County Tyrone was not justified or reasonable, a judge at an inquest has ruled.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Army quartermaster jailed for stealing almost £500,000 of supplies from MoD – The Guardian
‘A British army quartermaster defrauded the UK government out of almost £500,000 worth of supplies after feeling under pressure from his girlfriend to prove he was rich.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Commonwealth war burials – Law Commission
‘There has been some media coverage which suggests that, as part of our burials consultation, the Law Commission is proposing that Commonwealth war graves (graves of servicemen and women who died in the first and second world wars) should be reused. This is not the case.’
Law Commission, 14th January 2025
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
UK veterans fired over sexuality to get £70,000 in compensation – The Guardian
‘Thousands of British military personnel who were dismissed from service because of their homosexuality will be able to apply for payments worth up to £70,000 each from today, to recognise the distress caused by a ban that applied between 1967 and 2000.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Veterans demand better payout for gay ban – BBC News
‘Veterans dismissed from the armed forces for being gay say the government is offering insufficient compensation. The total amount available has been capped at £50m and the National Audit Office says up to 4,000 are expected to be eligible, meaning an average payout of £12,500 each.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn – BBC News
‘The government says it is allowing some “eligible” Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected.’
BBC News, 14th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found – The Guardian
‘An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British are expected to become eligible to come to the UK after a previous decision rejecting their applications was overturned.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
British soldiers jailed for selling cocaine worth nearly £100,000 to comrades – The Guardian
‘A group of British soldiers have been jailed after a court heard they sold almost £100,000 worth of cocaine to fellow military personnel and bought designer products with the proceeds.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former human rights lawyer admits fraud over Iraq war claims – The Guardian
‘The former human rights lawyer Phil Shiner has pleaded guilty to fraud charges linked to claims made against Iraq war veterans.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Care leavers under 25, domestic abuse survivors and veterans to be exempt from social housing “local connection” rules – Local Government Lawyer
‘Care leavers under 25, domestic abuse survivors and all UK Armed Forces veterans are to be exempt from rules which require a connection to a local area before accessing social housing, the Government has announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Major General who carried Prince Philip’s coffin admits disgraceful conduct – The Independent
‘A major general who helped carry Prince Philip’s coffin has admitted disgraceful conduct after playing with a woman’s hair and kissing her without consent.’
The Independent, 17th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
