Summary
Last night, Channel 4 News reported that Service personnel face an 'alternative justice system' of summary hearings heard by commanding officers. | And The Times reports that MPs have called for an independent body to be created to tackle complaints about bullying and harassment in the military. | The Telegraph carries a letter from retired senior officers calling for the Government to increase Defence spending. | The Times reports that a promise made by Foreign Secretary William Hague to give the House of Commons a veto over proposed military action is now in doubt. | The Independent reports that Alfie Fripp, the oldest surviving British prisoner of war, has died aged 98. | Various media report that former Southampton City Council Leader Royston Smith has told an inquest into the death of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux how he wrestled gunman Able Seaman Ryan Donovan to the floor aboard nuclear submarine HMS Astute in April 2011. | Various media report that SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has begun a legal fight to overturn his conviction for illegally keeping a pistol.
Last night, Channel 4 News reported that Service personnel face an 'alternative justice system' of summary hearings heard by commanding officers. | And The Times reports that MPs have called for an independent body to be created to tackle complaints about bullying and harassment in the military. | The Telegraph carries a letter from retired senior officers calling for the Government to increase Defence spending. | The Times reports that a promise made by Foreign Secretary William Hague to give the House of Commons a veto over proposed military action is now in doubt. | The Independent reports that Alfie Fripp, the oldest surviving British prisoner of war, has died aged 98. | Various media report that former Southampton City Council Leader Royston Smith has told an inquest into the death of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux how he wrestled gunman Able Seaman Ryan Donovan to the floor aboard nuclear submarine HMS Astute in April 2011. | Various media report that SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has begun a legal fight to overturn his conviction for illegally keeping a pistol.