Paratroopers banned from Nato deployment after Essex orgy – report

Colchester barracks incident came after other cases and could be seen to denigrate women, says head of army

Hundreds of paratroopers have reportedly been banned from an annual Nato deployment to the Balkans after videos emerged of an orgy at a military barracks.

In a letter to generals and commanding officers, the new head of the army, Gen Sir Patrick Sanders, said he was not willing to risk the mission or the reputation of the British army" by sending them overseas.