Coroner concludes Pte Cheryl James' death at the Deepcut barracks in Surrey in 1995 was suicide
Bullet wound to the head 'was self-inflicted'
Army apologises for failings at Deepcut in 1995
Coroner highlights overwhelming evidence of a "sexualised" atmosphere at Deepcut
Pte James was one of four young recruits who died at Deepcut between 1995 and 2002
Updates on Friday 3 June 2016
Tanya Gupta
That's all from the Deepcut inquest live page and the suicide of teenage Army recruit Pte Cheryl James.
For more reaction and analysis see our continuing coverage throughout the evening. And you can follow development on Twitter by using #Deepcut.
Image source, PAQuote MessageWe recognise that Cheryl, like so many teenagers, struggled in certain aspects of her life and had suffered some sad experiences. But she had overcome these and was doing well
Des James, Pte Cheryl James' father
Quote MessageThey broke you down but they didn't know how to rebuild you. A lot of them were, you know, power hungry.
Michelle Clark, Trainee alongside Pte James
Image source, PAQuote MessageI want to repeat the apology that I gave to the coroner and to Mr and Mrs James at the start of this inquest. We are truly sorry for the low levels of supervision that we provided for the trainees at Deepcut in 1995, and for the policies that were applied to using trainees for guard duties, and that we took too long to recognise and rectify the situation.
Brig John Donnelly
The Ministry of Defence announced in 2008 that Deepcut barracks would close.
Image source, PAHousing development plans were later put forward for the site.
June Kelly
BBC Home Affairs correspondent
Here is a look at some of the big questions the Deepcut inquest faced.
Quote MessageThis day has come 20 years too late. There should have been an independent police investigation right from the start. The Army should have been open about life on that camp from day one.
Emma Norton, Lawyer for Liberty and solicitor for Mr and Mrs James
Des James has said the family do not believe the evidence led to this verdict.
Quote MessageWe are deeply saddened by the coroner's conclusions, having sat through all the evidence ourselves, listened carefully to every word, read every statement and re-read every testimony. In short it's our opinion that it did not lead to this verdict... Deepcut was a toxic and horrible environment for a young woman and we have no doubt that this would have had a terrible impact on those that were required to live there."
Des James, Pte Cheryl James' father
Human rights organisation Liberty is calling for action following the conclusion.
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
BBC News Channel
Brig John Donnelly, head of Army personal services, is speaking outside the court.
He has paid tribute to Pte James's father for his "fortitude and generosity", and said the Army had made profound changes since 1995 but it was a continuous process.
The inquest conclusions would be studied carefully, he added.
Paul Heaney
BBC News reporter
The coroner Brian Barker QC said Pte James should not have been on armed guard duty alone.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut he also said a report into future deaths was not required because the training policies and practices in the Army have changed significantly.
BBC News Channel
Cheryl James' father Des James is speaking outside the court. He has said he is "deeply saddened by the verdict."
He has described the barracks as "a toxic environment."
The coroner has said Pte James's morale may have been lowered by the general regime and she had written of her wish to leave the Army.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut he said there was "no basis to establish that Ms James's disillusionment with the Army or any dislike of the Deepcut regime was, on the balance of probabilities, such as to cause her to wish to die".
He said the Deepcut system had created a dangerous situation and provided the opportunity to take her life.
Quote MessageMs James should not have been on armed guard duty alone. Moreover, the failure sits within the wider context of the Army at the time neither recognising, nor taking any steps to reduce, the potential risk of trainees using their service weapons against themselves
Coroner Brian Barker QC
Image source, surrey coroner's courtQuote MessageMs Cheryl James died as a result of suicide. The circumstances were that: Ms James had been posted as a lone female armed guard contrary to Army policy; the risk of self-harm to trainees during lone armed guard duty had not been adequately recognised nor had adequate steps been taken to reduce that risk.
Coroner Brian Barker QC
Paul Heaney
BBC News reporter
The coroner has said Pte James had "a short, shining life" and her legacy is a "complete re-evaluation' of how the army trains its soldiers".
Image source, James familyPaul Heaney
BBC News reporter
Some clarification on the suicide discussion from earlier.
The coroner did not reject suicide but was discussing the legal threshold for it.
Paul Heaney
BBC News reporter
The coroner has said Pte James shot herself with a high-velocity rifle. She died as a result of suicide.
Mr Barker has formally recorded a suicide verdict.
Daniel De Simone
BBC Home Affairs producer
The coroner has said Pte James inflicted the fatal shot intending to die.
Paul Heaney
BBC News reporter
The evidence does not meet the legal threshold of suicide, the coroner rules, but neither was it an accident.