RAF squadron drops Crusaders nickname following complaint

An RAF squadron is to drop its nickname following a complaint. The Lincolnshire-based 14 Squadron was formed in 1915 and was nicknamed the Crusaders after flying missions in the Middle East. The RAF said the decision to scrap the “unofficial” nickname followed a confidential service complaint, which was partially upheld. …

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Royal Navy chef sexually assaulted male colleague after luring him into the ship’s scullery but is spared prison after military court hears he was ‘confused about his sexuality’

A Royal Navy chef lured his colleague into a warship’s scullery before locking the door and sexually assaulting him, a court martial heard. Able Seaman Liam Pritchard told his victim, who he had already groped on another occasion, he wanted to meet, because he was suffering from a ‘low mood’. …

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