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‘Fanciful, nonsense’: case against Ben Roberts-Smith ‘based on conjecture’, lawyer tells defamation trial

Former soldier’s barrister says newspapers accusing him of murders while part of SAS ‘failed to establish any motive’ and the case is ‘an embarrassment’

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith legal counsel says witnesses who gave evidence against the war veteran are liars

Witnesses against Ben Roberts-Smith in his long-running defamation case are "liars, perjurers and gossips", a barrister tells the Federal Court in his closing address.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly attempted to ‘intimidate’ witnesses, lawyers for newspapers tell defamation trial

In closing submissions newspapers’ counsel claims alleged actions are forceful indicators of Roberts-Smith’s ‘consciousness of guilt’

The Guardian - AU

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Roberts-Smith's victim 'most impressive'

A serving SAS soldier savagely bullied by Ben Roberts-Smith is one of the most impressive witnesses to be called at the defamation trial, a judge has heard.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’, newspapers’ lawyer tells defamation trial

Barrister for newspapers tells court former soldier was either an ‘architect or knowing beneficiary of … dishonest collusion’, in closing submissions

The Guardian - AU

SAS pilots reach agreement with management, end strike

Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have called off a strike that ran for 15 days and caused major disruption, after reaching an agreement with management

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears Australian SAS soldiers ‘turned a blind eye’ to alleged war crimes

In closing submissions, newspapers’ lawyer accuses several of Roberts-Smith’s witnesses of ‘outright dishonesty’

The Guardian - AU

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SAS soldiers ignored 'despicable crimes'

SAS soldiers who eventually testified against Ben Roberts-Smith were willing to turn a blind eye to alleged crimes due to a code of silence, a judge has heard.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told SAS ignored 'breaches of the laws of war'

A barrister for Nine Entertainment tells the Federal Court that SAS soldiers "were willing to turn a blind eye" over allegations two Afghan men were executed during a mission in 2009.

ABC News

Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, told the police that he was motivated by Abe’s connections to the messianic new religious movement known as the Unification Church.

The Conversation

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court

Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial begins hearing closing submissions after 100 days of testimony

Ben Roberts-Smith's barrister tells a judge the war veteran was an exceptional soldier who was subject to a sustained campaign from newspapers to create a belief he was a war criminal.

ABC News

SAS accused of unlawful killings in Afghanistan, just a year after the British government made it harder to prosecute such crimes

A BBC investigation has found evidence supporting very serious allegations against members of the SAS while they were operating in Afghanistan in 2010-11. This includes the allegation that one unit alone may have unlawfully killed 54 people over the course of six months.

The Conversation

Heathrow cancellations: 158 flights grounded over next 10 days

Exclusive: United, Lufthansa, SAS and Aer Lingus are showing the highest number of cancellations

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The Guardian - UK

MoD considers review after Panorama’s SAS death squad claims

Inquiry not being ruled out after BBC reports on 54 allegedly suspicious killings by SAS unit in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

SAS killing claims will be fully investigated if new evidence shared – minister

Defence minister James Heappey was responding to an urgent question in the Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Call for 'Australia-style' inquiry into claims SAS troops killed detainees in Afghanistan

The documentary claimed special forces soldiers were allegedly involved in 54 suspicious killings during a six-month tour of Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Former military chief calls for ‘thorough investigation’ of SAS Afghanistan killing claims

A BBC Panorama programme claims one SAS unit was responsible for up to 54 deaths

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The Independent UK

Heathrow cancelled flights: 13 questions answered by Simon Calder

Will the Heathrow cap mean my flight is cancelled? Simon Calder answers reader questions during an ‘Ask Me Anything’

Daily Mirror

Britain's elite special forces should be monitored by MPs, charity demands

UK special forces, which include the Special Boat Service and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, have been deployed across the globe with SAS secret missions in at least 19 countries since 2011

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the SAS in Afghanistan: investigate claims of war crimes

Editorial: The elite soldiers of the British army cannot be allowed to escape the laws of war

The Independent UK

Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

A BBC investigation has alleged that British special forces killed dozens of detainees in suspicious circumstances during counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Military police ask BBC for details ahead of Panorama’s SAS death squad claims

Request comes despite MoD saying BBC ‘irresponsible’ and ‘incorrect’ to broadcast reports Afghan civilians shot in cold blood

The Independent UK

MoD says documentary claiming SAS repeatedly killed Afghan detainees ‘puts troops at risk’

‘Too many people were being killed on night raids and the explanations didn’t make sense,’ senior Special Forces officer tells Panorama

The Independent UK

SAS unit ‘killed detainees and unarmed men in Afghanistan’

A Panorama investigation reportedly uncovered 54 suspicious killings carried out by one British SAS unit on a six-month tour.

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