Freedom of Information disclosures reveal that the Ministry of Defence conducted human rights assessments of its assistance to Israel after October 2023, but refuses to disclose their number, dates or ministerial oversight.
What Britain will not reveal about its military assistance to Israel during the Gaza war
MoD admits ‘regrettable failure’ after 97 million files discovered in SAS war crimes inquiry
The Ministry of Defence has apologised after 97 million files were discovered more than three years into the independent inquiry examining allegations of unlawful killings by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan, with thousands of documents potentially relevant to its investigation.
Former SAS worker says troops were ‘feral’, ‘not the heroes they think they are’ and believed themselves ‘untouchable’
A former civil servant who worked inside SAS headquarters has described a culture in which some soldiers behaved as though normal rules did not apply, while saying she was casually told of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
£58m and counting: the mounting cost of Britain’s inquiry into SAS killings in Afghanistan
An inquiry examining allegations that British Special Forces unlawfully killed civilians in Afghanistan has cost the taxpayer £58 million, according to Ministry of Defence figures, as the process stretches towards its fourth year without published findings.
NHS officially recognises long-term Lariam consequences for veterans
The NHS has formally acknowledged the potential long-term consequences of Lariam use, a significant development for military veterans who say they have suffered lasting effects from the antimalarial drug.
Just nine MoD fraud cases referred to CPS in five years amid £1.5bn fraud-risk warning
Exclusive: Freedom of Information disclosures reveal just nine MoD fraud referrals to civilian prosecutors over five years, amid warnings of potential fraud exposure of up to £1.5bn.
British military courts missed sexual-offence trial targets for third consecutive year, inspection finds
British military courts have missed their target for the timely listing of sexual-offence trials for a third consecutive year, according to a new independent inspection of the Military Court Service.
UK military personnel served on US warships in Caribbean during strikes condemned as “extrajudicial killings”
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that UK military personnel served aboard US Navy vessels in the Caribbean during the period when American forces carried out lethal strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats condemned as extrajudicial killings.
Britain’s Gaza spy flights may hold evidence of attacks on Palestinian civilians and British aid workers. But the government will not reveal what they recorded
Britain flew more than 600 surveillance missions over or near Gaza during the war. The RAF holds footage from the day seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed. It raises a wider question: what else did Britain’s aircraft see?
UK MoD says it holds correspondence relating to Afghanistan war with EU defence agency. The EU agency says no such records exist
The UK Ministry of Defence says it holds information on correspondence with the European Defence Agency over Afghanistan, while the EU agency insists that no such records exist in its holdings.
The unit created to fix British military justice is now facing its own crisis
A leaked Ministry of Defence review has exposed serious failings in the military’s new serious-crime command, reinforcing AOAV’s longstanding concerns that Britain’s armed forces still struggle to investigate abuse, protect victims and deliver credible accountability.
MOD orders sweeping cancer study covering veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf
The Ministry of Defence has launched a landmark epidemiological study into whether 1.4 million serving personnel and veterans face elevated cancer risks, signalling a significant shift towards greater transparency over the long-term health consequences of military service.