A lawyer representing Iraqis who claim they were tortured and sexually abused by British soldiers said today that there could be hundreds of uninvestigated claims of abuse.

British soldiers made Iraqi prisoners scream in an "orchestrated choir" and forced one to dance like Michael Jackson, an inquiry heard today.

JOURNALIST Robert Fisk recently revealed details of the medical reports on the brutal killing by British soldiers of a Basra hotel receptionist, Baha Mousa.

The European Convention on Human Rights does apply to the case of an Iraqi man who died while in the custody of British troops, the House of Lords ruled today.

THE family of an Iraqi civilian allegedly unlawfully killed by British troops while in custody won a “historic” human rights ruling yesterday which opens the way for an independent investigation into his death.

The “dying moments” of hotel worker Baha Mousa alleged by an eye witness to have been killed by British troops after being arrested were revealed during the High Court hearing in July.

LAUGHING British soldiers tortured Iraqi detainees by beating and kicking them, pouring freezing water on their heads and forcing them to recite names of English and Dutch football stars, a court heard yesterday.

The British High Court heard dramatic eye-witness claims today in the case of hotel worker Baha Mousa who was allegedly beaten to death while in British custody in Iraq.

Two Danish Army medics have come forward to report that they witnessed Iraqi prisoners brought to a military clinic after being beaten by British troops, Denmark’s defence ministry said.

An Amnesty International report has alleged British forces in Iraq have shot and killed civilians, including an eight-year-old girl, in situations in which they were under no apparent threat.

An Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after a beating from British troops is among the victims in abuse allegations highlighted in the leaked Red Cross report, published in full today.