Month: December 2019

Widespread unprosecuted rape in British armed forces blamed on alcohol

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A Ministry of Defence review commissioned after 6 male soldiers were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17 year old female soldier has found “unacceptable” and “persistent” inappropriate sexual behaviour in the armed forces. The review sets up a new body, The Defence Authority, to deal with such behaviour and complaints about how the military police deal with reports of serious offences such as sex crimes.  But the MOD’s own figures show its getting worse at investigating sexual offences. Listen to my BBC Radio 4 report.

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Mother of two epileptic children begs for medical cannabis to save both their lives

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A mum from the North of England has pleaded with the National Health Service to give her 11 year old medicinal cannabis after he was placed on an end of life care plan.  Angela Norton from Macclesfield has 2 children with drug resistant epilepsy.  She says the controversial medication could be their only hope of living.  Figures out earlier this year from the NHS show that no-one was recorded as being prescribed medicinal cannabis by GPs in the whole of England last year despite the drugs being legalised in November 2018.  Watch my BBC report on North West Tonight.

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