内容摘要：He denied his actions amounted to gross misconduct but the panel disagreed

He denied his actions amounted to gross misconduct but the panel disagreed

Hundreds of people wander into the vicinity of military training operations on the 94,000 acres of the Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) every year, potentially putting their lives at risk while training exercises take place nearby.Brig Gavin Hatcher CBE, head of the Defence Training Estate, said: "Military training can take place round-the-clock and MoD land can go from calm to combat at a moment’s notice."

He added: "By working together, we can ensure the public and our military keep each other safe."Brig Hatcher said: “At a time of heightened tensions across the globe, war in Europe and conflict in the Middle East, it’s imperative that our military undertake crucial training safely and uninterrupted."He added after training exercises there was always a risk some munitions were left behind and "so there could be unexploded ordnance on the ground".

Rifleman Izzy O’Malley is one of the soldiers on which the military "giants" were modelled."I think they're incredible and have such likeness to what we look like," she said.

“We had to stand there for a few hours in different positions, to make sure they got the likeness."

Looking around the site, she added: “This is an army training area.Mr Davies said there were “many people” who claimed sickness benefit who were capable of working.

“They are not trying to deliberately milk the system” but he said “the vast majority” of them could be supported into employment.Four people linked to the prime minister are being looked into over allegations of betting on the date of the election, including the Conservative Party’s director of campaigning Tony Lee and a police officer in Mr Sunak's close protection team.

Two Tory election candidates - Laura Saunders and Craig Williams - have confirmed they were being looked into by the Gambling Commission.Mr Williams is a Welsh Conservative and candidate in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr constituency – he has apologised for what he has called “an error of judgment”.