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Chief Scout Bear Grylls represents Scouts at Queen’s state funeral

Chief Scout Bear Grylls has joined VIPs, dignitaries and members of the royal family at the Queen’s state funeral being held in London. The TV star, 48, who was made an OBE by the Queen in 2019, is representing the Scouts at the service being held ...

19 Sept 2022 at 12:28

Chief Scout Bear Grylls says Queen’s funeral is ‘a day we will never forget’

Bear Grylls has chronicled the day of the Queen’s funeral as one “we will never forget”. The TV star, 48, and Chief Scout, shared a touching message having joined VIPs, dignitaries and members of the royal family at the Queen’s state funeral held ...

19 Sept 2022 at 16:43

First gay Scouts head hails importance of LGBTQ+ leaders after being made a dame

The importance of young people seeing leaders from LGBTQ+ communities is “huge”, the first female and openly gay chair of the Scouts has said. Dame Ann Limb, who held the position from 2015 to 2021, has been made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday ...

01 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Bear Grylls says Queen ‘lit up the most’ during Scouts events

TV personality and chief scout Bear Grylls said the Queen “lit up the most” during events celebrating the Scouts. The monarch, who died aged 96 on Thursday at Balmoral in Scotland, was patron of the Scout Association. Grylls, who was awarded ...

09 Sept 2022 at 18:32

UK scouts begin arriving in Seoul after being evacuated from world jamboree

British scouts who have been pulled out of an international jamboree in South Korea due to a heatwave have begun arriving at hotels in the country’s capital Seoul. Temperatures have risen to 35C at the World Scout Jamboree campsite near the ...

05 Aug 2023 at 22:55

Scouts referred to police as inquest finds boy was unlawfully killed

The Scout Association has been referred to police for investigation during an inquest which concluded a teenager who died on a Scout trip was unlawfully killed. Ben Leonard, 16, suffered a serious head injury when he fell about 200ft at ...

22 Feb 2024 at 22:23

Family lied to, risk assessments not done, Scout death inquest hears

A group scout leader was not aware of the need to carry out written risk assessments before a trip where a teenager fell 200 feet to his death, an inquest heard. The hearing also heard the family of 16-year-old Ben Leonard were lied to ...

22 Jan 2024 at 15:38

UK must get ambition back on environmental pledges, says WWF chief executive

The UK must “get the ambition back” on its environmental pledges, the chief executive of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK has said. Tanya Steele said tougher rules on deforestation were needed after she was made a CBE by the ...

25 Oct 2023 at 14:56

British scout faced ‘disgusting’ conditions at jamboree campsite, says father

The father of a British scout who was evacuated from an international jamboree in South Korea has said his daughter complained about “disgusting” conditions at the World Scout Jamboree campsite. Temperatures have risen to 35C at ...

07 Aug 2023 at 18:48

Scouts paid out millions to abuse victims in UK over last decade – report

More than £6 million has reportedly been paid out in the last 10 years to people who were abused in the Scouts. The BBC’s File on 4 programme contacted 13 law firms, who are a part of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, and ...

13 Jun 2023 at 03:15

Two women accuse Scouts of ‘silencing’ them over their claims of sexual abuse

Two women who say they were sexually abused by their Scout leader when they were teenagers have accused the organisation of “silencing” them and “protecting” their attacker. They also claim Phillip Perks, 55, from Dinas Powys, ...

24 Feb 2023 at 06:44

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Scouts and Guides have better health in later life, study suggests

Children who took part in organisations such as the Scouts and Guides were more likely to report higher levels of general health at age 50, compared to their peers, a study has found. Scientists from the University of ...

26 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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