Andy Davies , Home Affairs Correspondent

The men on trial had been accused of negligently performing a duty, but a judge halted the case today, saying the deaths occurred because of systemic failures within the Ministry of Defence. 

Two men have appeared before a court martial following the deaths of three Army reservists on a 16-mile, SAS selection march in the Brecon Beacons. The men, who are known only as 1A and 1B, both deny “negligently performing a duty” by failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of candidates taking part in the…

A snatched image of official papers shows that the government has a code name for it’s no-deal Brexit planning: Operation Yellowhammer. The revealing snap was taken as Minister left Downing Street. The revelation came as the government announced a pilot scheme for non-EU seasonal migrants to pick fruit & vegetables after Brexit.

West Midlands Police have offered a £5,000 reward in the hunt for their main suspect in the double killing of a young woman and her mother, as officers insisted they did their “absolute best” to prevent it. Janbaz Tarin is wanted in connection with the stabbing of his former partner, Raneem Oudeh, and her mother Khaola Saleem. Officers revealed that Ms Oudeh had phoned them…

The talk at one of Europe’s biggest agricultural events hasn’t all been about the heatwave and crop yields. At the Royal Welsh Show, which opened today in Powys, farmers have also been talking about Brexit, some worried by talk of a no-deal scenario. And that’s especially true for those who export meat to Europe. Industry…

Northern Ireland saw outbreaks of violence last week, which the police said had been orchestrated by paramilitaries. 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement, these outlawed groups – synonymous with atrocities from the past – are still said to be intact and recruiting. But why do they still exist? And how do they still maintain…

“It’s absolutely ruined my life”. The words of Ethel Barford, once a keen walker and traveller, now in need of a hip replacement. But despite being in constant pain she’s been told she won’t get her operation until 2020. The government in Wales has announced more money to tackle its NHS waiting list problem. For…

The father of a student who’s believed to have taken his own life is calling for universities to be able to share more information with families. James Murray, whose son Ben died last month, wants it to be easier for institutions to contact parents if an individual is struggling. Bristol University, where Ben was a…

The Government’s under mounting pressure to reform Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws – after Supreme Court justices said that in some cases they were incompatible with human rights legislation. The court dismissed a legal challenge by campaigners – but said the ban needed “radical reconsideration”. One of the women whose case formed part of the challenge said they would…

Alexander Nix said he was “tricked” into boasting to an undercover reporter – working for this programme – that his political strategy firm used honeytraps and bribery to smear political opponents. The former Cambridge Analytica boss Alexander Nix said he had lied to impress our reporter, who was posing as a potential client. He blamed…

The government is to consider making a multi-billion pound investment in a new nuclear power station. The Business Secretary told the Commons that the government is considering sharing in the construction costs of a new plant at Wylfa in Anglesey in North Wales. There’s no decision yet on another major energy project in Wales, the…

There were chaotic scenes in Belfast as campaigners defied strict anti-abortion laws by taking what they said were abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings. The recent vote in Ireland to change the constitution to allow abortions, has increased pressure for change in Northern Ireland, where women are unable to have a termination locally…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised again, this time to political leaders in the European Parliament, who faced him with a barrage of questions about the social media network’s use of personal data, before he was given a few minutes to respond. Mr Zuckerberg promised that after the Cambridge Analytica scandal the firm would investigate…

The former partner of a man who was left horrifically disfigured and paralysed after she threw sulphuric acid over him as he lay in bed has been found guilty of ‘throwing a corrosive substance with intent’. But Berlinna Wallace was acquitted of the murder of Mark van Dongen who was later granted euthanasia in a…

BT is set for a major shake-up. 8,500 of its UK workforce and over 4,000 of its overseas staff are to lose their jobs. The total is 13,000 jobs. Mostly in middle management and back office operations. BT says it is shifting strategy – moving towards super fast broadband and 5G  – plus heading towards…