No 10 denies claims it covered up war crime allegations

ICC may investigate after claims British troops implicated in killing and torture of civiliansDowning Street has said claims the government covered up allegations of unlawful killings and abuse by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq are “untrue”.Details of a joint investigation by the BBC’s Panorama programme and the Sunday Times, released at the weekend, presents evidence which they claim implicates British troops in the killing of children and torture of civilians. Conti