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Rebecca Ricks

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Aug 20, 2026
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Jul 8, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Rebecca Ricks

    Royal Marines and Army soldiers settle MoD asbestos claim (opens the original)

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    A group of 256 Royal Marines and soldiers, who claimed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had "knowingly" exposed them to asbestos, have settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Court proceedings were issued against the MoD in February 2024 by the group, from Plymouth and Scotland, claiming their employer had breached the Human Rights Act. The potential exposure was said to have taken place in Latvia in 2018 and 2019 over two exercises, with a sample collected by a marine at the time found to con

  2. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Rebecca Ricks

    Military kit prompts breast-fit concerns among women troops (opens the original)

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    Women in the armed forces say they are still being issued kit that does not fit properly, five years after a landmark report warned they were at "greater risk of harm" from ill-fitting uniform and equipment. The 2021 Atherton report said the Ministry of Defence should urgently roll out safer, more appropriate kit for female service personnel by the end of 2022. Despite improvements, women have been telling the BBC some kit is still poorly fitting, with body armour failing to account for breasts,

  3. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Rebecca Ricks

    Ex-partner speaks of rapist surgeon Salil Korambayil's double life (opens the original)

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    Former NHS surgeon Salil Korambayil has been convicted of rape. As he serves a 14-year sentence for his crimes, the mother of his child describes the harrowing experience of learning about her now ex-partner's crimes. Returning home from a play date with her baby, new mum Angharad found her partner "curled up in a ball, rocking on the sofa". A trainee surgeon at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Salil Korambayil had been sent home from work – accused, he claimed, of something he did not do. "There was a

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