A REPORT into the deaths of four Army recruits will contain new allegations of bullying and abuse at the base, it was claimed yesterday.

An independent report by Nicholas Blake QC into the circumstances surrounding the deaths at Deepcut barracks, in Surrey, will be published on Wednesday.

Yesterday, a national newspaper said the inquiry would single out 14 serving and former soldiers for criticism over the deaths of Privates Geoff Gray, from Seaham, County Durham, Sean Benton, from Hastings, East Sussex, Cheryl James, of Llangollen, North Wales, and James Collinson, from Perth, Scotland.

The report is also expected to allege that one unnamed officer verbally abused Pte Benton and made sexual advances towards a female cadet.

The media spotlight turned on Deepcut after 17-year-old Pte Collinson was found dead with a single gunshot wound to his head at the camp in March 2002.

It later emerged Pte Gray, 17, along with Ptes Benton, 20, and James, 18, had died in similar circumstances over the previous seven years.

The Army has insisted that all four committed suicide, but inquests recorded open verdicts on Ptes Gray, Collinson and James.

Coroner Michael Burgess called for a public inquiry into all four deaths.

Pte Gray's parents, Geoff and Diane, have fought a long campaign to find out the truth after it emerged their son was shot twice, and it was reported that a figure was seen running away.

Other family members of the "Deepcut Four" have also spoken publicly about the possibility their children may have been murdered or driven to their deaths, by an alleged "culture of bullying".

A £1m investigation by Surrey Police found no evidence that anyone else was involved.

Yesterday, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence said of the new report: "We await the findings of the review on Wednesday, and it would be inappropriate to pre-empt or speculate on any of the findings before then."