A £34 million Government Investigation into allegations of abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down. It follows a scathing report by mps which called the work of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team an unmitigated failure. Thousands of cases have been investigated but without a single prosecution. 90 of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. Our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley has the story. It is almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq in the aftermath of the occupation, thousands of allegations of abuse were made against british soldiers. And a special team called ihat was set up to investigate them. The human rights lawyer phil shiner brought most of the claims but last week he was struck off after he had been found to be dishonest and to have paid agents to drum up business. Now the Ministry Of Defence is wrapping up the investigation early. This will be a huge relief to hundreds of british troops who ha
A £34 million Government Investigation into allegations of abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down. It follows a scathing report by mps which called the work of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team an unmitigated failure. Thousands of cases have been investigated but without a single prosecution. 90 of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. Our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley has the story. It is almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq in the aftermath of the occupation, thousands of allegations of abuse were made against british soldiers. And a special team called ihat was set up to investigate them. The human rights lawyer phil shiner brought most of the claims but last week he was struck off after he had been found to be dishonest and to have paid agents to drum up business. Now the Ministry Of Defence is wrapping up the investigation early. This will be a huge relief to hundreds of british troops who ha
And there are huge commitments in the nhs to sort out those negative things. It is a very, very serious situation, so we look forward, as ijust said, to seeing them in court. President trumps tussle with his judiciary continues, after an Appeals Court rejects his attempt to re instate a travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. Cocaine with a street value of £50 million is washed up on the norfolk coast. It is not easy for me to admit i have been standing in the same place for 18 years. I have been standing with you and coming up on the film review, well take a look at Denzel Washingtons oscar nominated drama, fences. A Government Investigation into the alleged abuse of iraqi civilians by british soldiers is to be closed, after strong criticism from a committee of mps which called it an unmitigated failure. The Commons Defence Committee has accused the Iraq Historic Allegations Team of acting with almost total disregard for the welfare of soldiers and their families. It says the £
On the shores of new zealand. Coming up in sport we are live here in cardiff at the Principality Stadium to preview all of this weekends 6 nations fixtures including wales against england. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its completely unacceptable that some patients in england are waiting up to 13 hours in a e. Figures show that Waiting Times in Casualty Units are worse than at any time in the last decade. And the number of operations cancelled at the last minute hit a fifteen hear high last year. Mr hunt insists he does have an Improvement Plan though didnt reveal it and he admits it will take time. He was talking to our Health Editor hugh pym. The worst monthly a e figures in more than a decade. They have corridor nurses as well. Times are very desperate. Images like this across bbc news. No one would want it for members of their own family. It has been a difficult few days for the Health Secretary and he has now come out and
Step in seamlessly. He is one of the form players in wales. His leadership is brilliant and it will be an easy transition for him to come in and take over. It made the decision easier knowing you would have an experienced guy coming in and doing a greatjob. I got the time is right. To be a little bit selfish and focus on yourself and get your game right. There is lots of good things that happened when i was captain, but a lot of things i wished i could have changed as well. Iam wished i could have changed as well. I am proud of myself, it is five and a half yea rs i am proud of myself, it is five and a half years more than i thought i would do. What as it been like the last few weeks just as sam, rather than the captain. Obviously i want to do my bit for the team. I will try and have a Leadership Role in the team because i feel i have something to offer, experience i have now. It is nice being able to focus on yourself and over time, you just want to get back to enjoy playing and strip