a statement has come from the commander of sandhurst, brigadier bill wright.l military police. the army and i expect the highest standards of behaviour at sandhurt and anyone found to have fallen short is dealt with robustly including dismissal". that was keith doyle there. the former ukip leader nigel farage says he is returning to frontline politics. writing in the daily telegraph, he says he's decided to return because what he calls the "political class in westminster" is determined to frustrate the 2016 referendum vote to leave the european union. he's taking part in a battle bus tour by the leave means leave group, which opposes the prime minister's chequers plan. the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% in just four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics. council leaders described the increase as "extremely worrying" and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and

a statement has come from the commander of sandhurst, brigadier bill wright.behaviour at sandhurst and anyone found to have fallen short is dealt with robustly including dismissal." the number of children and young adults in england and wales with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 40% injust four years, according to the royal college of paediatrics. council leaders described the increase as extremely worrying and called for a boost in public health funding. the department of health says its new childhood obesity plan will get children exercising more in schools and reduce their exposure to sugary and fatty foods. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food trays. it follows a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill... ..and the oceans every year? that was the question posed

the sandhurst military academy is investigating claims that two officer cadets used waterboarding onedly pinned down, and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the ministry of defence says it is aware of an incident at sandhurst and an investigation by the royal military police has been ordered. 0ur correspondent keith doyle has been following the story. we know that the ministry of defence has confirmed that an investigation is under way into the incident that happened at the royal military academy on august 7th. the sun reported that two officer cadets held down a recruit and poured water on a cloth covering his face to simulate drowning. that is an interrogation method that was used by the us military and banned just under ten years ago. a statement has come from the commander of sandhurst, and he said he was aware of the allegations and has said, i have ordered an investigation by the royal military police. the army and i expect the highest standards of behaviour and anyone found to have fallen short is dealt with robustly including dismissal. there has been some actio

the army and i expect the highest standards of behaviour at sandhurst. including dismissal." there has been some reaction, i think, from civil liberty groups. indeed, the civil liberty organisation, liberty, that has supported many victims of bullying in the military. and they say that allegations of serious and physical sexual assaults on army property must be investigated by civilian, not military police. in a statement, they told me: "the royal military police lack the necessary independence and expertise to deal with an alleged crime of this severity." they go on to say, "soldiers need to know they can go to civilian police. " and the extent of bullying in the military? what's known about that? well, there is an annual survey done of military personnal, it's done every year and it looks at their attitudes and experiences. in this year's one, 12% of military personnel have reported that they have been subject to bullying, discrimination or harassment in the last 12 months. of those, only six made formal complaints. those who didn't follow it up said t

the sandhurst military academy is investigating claims that two officer cadets used waterboarding onown, and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the ministry of defence says it is aware of an incident at sandhurst and an investigation by the royal military police had been ordered. the former ukip leader nigel farage says he is returning to frontline politics. writing in the daily telegraph, he says he's decided to return because what he calls the "political class in westminster" is determined to frustrate the 2016 referendum vote to leave the european union. he's taking part in a battle bus tour by the leave means leave group, which opposes the prime minister's chequers plan. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food trays. it follows a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill... and the o

the sandhurst military academy is investigating claims that two officer cadets used waterboarding oncording to the sun newspaper, the cadet was allegedly pinned down, and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the ministry of defence says it is aware of an incident at sandhurst and an investigation by the royal military police has been ordered. italy's head of state, sergio mattarella will lead mourners during a state funeral later for 18 of the victims of tuesday's bridge disaster in genoa shortly. some families are reportedly staying away from the ceremony because of anger at the government. at least 38 people were killed when the motorway bridge collapsed and five are still unaccounted for. marta newman reports. the faces of those who lost their lives laid out by the loved ones who now face a future without them. here at a pavilion in genoa lie the bodies of some of the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse which is now known to have killed at least 38 people. 18 of those are expected to be laid to rest today as part of official state funerals led by italy's president and

the prestigious sandhurst military academy is investigating claims two officer cadets used water boarding cadets used water boarding on a fellow recruit. according to the sun newspaper, the cadet was allegedly pinned down and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the practice is considered to be a form of torture. the man leading the investigation into possible russian interference in the 2016 us elections, robert mueller, has recommended a sentence of up to six months in prison for a former campaign aide to donald trump. george papadopoulos pleaded guilty in october to lying to federal agents about his contacts with russian nationals. it is a journey that has taken 22 years, but on friday the former captain of the pakistan cricket team, imran khan, was confirmed in a vote by parliament as the country's prime minister. his pti party gained the most seats in last month's elections, and he will be formally sworn into office in a ceremony on saturday. secunder kermani has been looking at some of the challenges he will face in office. imran... cheers for pakistan's next prime minis

the royal military academy at sandhurst has said it will deal "robustly" with anyone found to have fallenrboarded. the sun newspaper is reporting that two trainee officers pinned down a fellow recruit and poured water over a cloth covering his face. the incident, earlier this month, is being investigated by the military police. a former labour mp has been suspended from the party over comments apparently made online about the jewish community. jim sheridan — a former paisley and renfrewshire north mp — is said to have posted a comment on social media in which he spoke of his loss of "respect and empathy" for the community. labour hasn't commented but said all complaints of anti—semitism are fully investigated by the party. former cricketer imran khan has been sworn in as the new prime minister of pakistan, more than two decades after he entered politics. he was elected prime minister in a vote at the country's national assembly on friday. his pti party won the most seats injuly‘s elections and mr khan has become pm with the help of smaller parties. however, opposition leaders have claimed

an investigation‘s under way into claims a cadet was waterboarded at the sandhurst military academy inofficers allegedly pinned down a fellow recruit and poured water over a cloth covering his face. thousands of people have attended a state funeral in italy for some of the victims of tuesday's motorway bridge collapse. the archbishop of genoa told mourners the tragedy had created a deep gash in the heart of the city. some families reportedly stayed away because of anger at the government. the number of dead has now risen to a3. from genoa, james reynolds reports. the campi corniglianese amateur football team came to this state funeral to mourn their youngest squad member, 22—year—old marius djerri. translation: we are very sad for him and his family. he was one of us. we are bitter and angry. these thoughts charged much of this ceremony. some families, angered by the collapse, decided to hold private burials instead. families, politicians and members of the public have come together here, but a single ceremony won't be enough to resolve the profound arguments over the collapse of the b

taught history at the united states military academy at west a lecturer atwas the royal academy at sandhurst, in the u.k. he was also a professor of ,istory at shepherd university and shepherds law, in shepherdstown, west virginia, where he was the founder of the center for the study of civil war. he also has written very extensively on world war i and the civil war, especially the civil war in west virginia. book -- he wrote a book on camp colt and gettysburg during 1917 and 1918, the years that the united states was in the great war. up., why don't you come on introduction -- mark: read that introduction. that is important, the one i sent you. >> he wrote a book about gettysburg, immediate meditations on the history of the place here at gettysburg. [applause] mark: the introduction i thought was going to be read had to do namethe title, seeking the that is historic. it does not make sense when you look at it, but if you understand the context, that is a quote of a young soldier assigned here in the summer of 1917, a private by the name of joseph stalin, assigned to the 59th united states i

history at united states military academy at west point and he was a lecturer at royal academy in sandhurst in the uk. he was also professor of history at shepherd university in shepherdins shepherdstown, west virginia, where he was director of tyler moore center, study of american civil war. he's written extensively on world war i and the civil war, especially the civil war in west virginia. he wrote a book on camp colt and gettysburg during 1917 and 1918, the years the united states were in the great war. why don't you come up. >> read that introduction that i sent you. that's important for the talk. >> he wrote a book about gettysburg, meditations on history and place here in gettysburg. [ applause ] >> the introduction i thought was going to be read had to do with the title, seeking to make the art that made the name gettysburg historic. if you understand the context of that, that's a quote from a young soldier who was asiped here in the summer of 1917, a fellow by the name of private joseph stone and he was assigned to the 59th united states infaptry regiment. i'll talk about him in a