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UK launches probe into claims its troops killed Afghan civilians

The independent probe will look into allegations that British special forces killed dozens of Afghan civilians.

Al Jazeera

UK to hold inquiry into allegations special forces killed Afghan civilians

Britain's defence ministry announced on Thursday an inquiry into allegations that its special forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Slovak party SaS rejects deal to withdraw no-confidence motion against government

Slovak opposition party SaS rejected the ruling party's last-minute compromise deal to stave off an uncertain no-confidence vote against the government, it said on Thursday as it called the cabinet's fall inevitable.

Reuters

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UK launches inquiry into 'alleged unlawful activity' by SAS troops in Afghanistan

A senior judge, Lord Justice Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, will lead the investigation into deaths during raids in the war-torn country over three years at the start of the last decade

Daily Mirror

Inquiry launched into claims SAS soldiers killed Afghan civilians

MoD concedes to longstanding demands for statutory inquiry into allegations dating back to 2010

The Guardian - UK

Slovak parliament dumps centre-right cabinet, early election an option

Slovakia's minority centre-right government lost a no-confidence vote on Thursday, raising political instability and possibly bringing an early election sometime in 2023 while the euro zone country battles soaring energy prices and a weakening economy.

Reuters

Watermill and shipwrecks among heritage sites listed in England

The Historic England list also includes two cab shelters in London and first world war training trenches

The Guardian - UK

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Slovak government buys time after no-confidence vote delayed

Slovakia's minority government gained a temporary reprieve on Tuesday as lawmakers delayed a no-confidence vote till Thursday, giving Prime Minister Eduard Heger time to win over supporters or negotiate exit options, including a possible early election.

Reuters

Willacy war tales win PM's literary prize

Mark Willacy's Rogue Forces has won the non-fiction prize at the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, while novelist Nicolas Rothwell received the fiction prize.

AAP

Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2022: Nicolas Rothwell and Mark Willacy win major prizes

Rothwell’s second novel collected the fiction prize with Willacy’s follow-up to his 2020 investigation Killing Field winning for non-fiction

The Guardian - AU

SAS 'will lose vital minutes' as they can only parachute out of one side of new plane

The MOD's replacement for the Hercules C130-J transports is not yet capable of symmetric parachuting - meaning troops could lose vital minutes in battle

Daily Mirror

All the reality TV coming in January 2023 from Winter Love Island to Dancing On Ice

The Masked Singer, The Apprentice and SAS: Who Dares Wins are also returning in the new year - here's everything you need to know

Wales Online

Ofwat names Thames Water among six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water

Evening Standard

Ofwat names six ‘worst performing’ water firms

The regulator singled out Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water.

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Slovak government at risk of collapse as rivals call no-confidence vote

The fate of Slovakia's minority government hung in the balance on Thursday as opposition parties launched a no-confidence motion and the Cabinet scrambled to win support for its budget and planned windfall taxes on the energy sector.

Daily Mirror

BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes' inspiration Paddy Mayne seen in unearthed photographs

Rare photos have emerged of war hero Paddy Mayne, a soldier who founded the SAS and whose story has been told in the BBC series SAS Rogue Heroes, in which he was played by Jack O'Connell

Reuters

Former Slovak coalition party starts no-confidence vote against government

A former Slovak ruling coalition partner initiated on Thursday a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Eduard Heger's minority government, calling it "harmful" for the country.

The Guardian - UK

Guns, death and Daddy issues: why SAS Rogue Heroes is one of the year’s most emotional TV shows

This brilliant series from the Peaky Blinders creator might be a high-octane, action-packed riot – but it’s also tender, touching and funny. Its finale will not disappoint

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Elite soldiers blast Defence chief Angus Campbell over handling of Afghanistan war crimes report

The SAS, Commando Association, and the RSL are warning penalties linked to the Brereton Inquiry should be shelved until any alleged war crimes are proven in court.

Daily Mirror

Reality TV junkie Matt Hancock raked in £45,000 for Celebrity SAS programme

The ex-Health Secretary took part in the Channel 4 programme last month with his earnings being revealed in the latest update to MPs' register of interests

Daily Record

SAS hero who gunned down ex in jealous murder feared to be back in Scotland

Thomas Shanks was jailed for life in April 2000 for the murder of Vickie Fletcher outside a pub after confronting her with a Kalashnikov rifle, an axe, a knife and a baseball bat.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Simon Schama meets Pussy Riot in new personal project

The historian also speaks with George Orwell’s son in a new history series. Plus: the chaos continues in SAS Rogue Heroes. Here’s everything ton watch this evening

Daily Record

NHS staff offered 'final' pay offer by Scottish Government following union negotiations

Frontline health workers had threatened industrial action if their demands for a better pay offer were not accepted.

Evening Standard

Water firms releasing sewage into waterways during dry weather, campaigners say

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) said at least 146 ‘dry spills’ occurred in the year to September.

Wales Online

Raw sewage released into UK seas and rivers 150 times in a year

Some 95 of the dry spills were at locations where water quality was classified as “excellent”

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