RAF Fairford
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Healey’s Budget needs to sustain the stronger economy through gathering clouds
The economic is positive now but come January things could become trickier for the Labour government
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Police granted more time to question men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation
The two men were re-arrested on Tuesday
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Two men re-arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran over RAF Fairford incident
Counter Terrorism Police say it is ‘highly likely’ that there is Iranian state involvement
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Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident
The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said they consider Iranian state involvement "highly likely".
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2 men rearrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a US-run air base
British police have rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iran’s intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base
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Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row
UK defence secretary trying to cool tensions and is arguing it is in America’s economic interests to support Kyiv
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Nigel Farage says charities that help asylum seekers reach UK should be prosecuted
Reform leader did not say who should be targeted but party figures have been critical of small boat rescues by RNLI
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Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI
Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for Britain
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MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’
The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique
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MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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Tuesday briefing: Could Burnham take Britain back towards the EU?
In today’s newsletter: The prime minister is calling for closer ties with the EU, but what could this actually amount to?
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Miliband says Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, as Iran ambassador summoned
The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘almost certainly’ behind RAF Fairford threats, says Burnham
UK to bring further sanctions against Tehran and IRGC after assessment Iran was likely to have coordinated incident
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RAF Fairford incident ‘almost certainly’ directed by Iran’s IRGC, Burnham says
The Iranian ambassador to the UK has been summoned to make clear that “Britain will not tolerate threats on our soil”, foreign secretary Ed Miliband also said
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US bombers should leave Britain for good and take nuclear weapons with them
US B1 bombers scurrying back to their homeland from RAF Fairford brings joy to many!
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The murky RAF Fairford incident may have just taken a headache away for Andy Burnham - Patrick Mercer
The wires are still buzzing with rumour and counter rumour about the ‘incident’ at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire a few days ago. Fairford and a handful of other airfields have always been high on the target list of any of Britain’s enemies because they play host to nuclear tipped US aircraft and it’s a fair bet that when tensions are high security will be even tighter around these sites than normal.
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Two Latvian men arrested for alleged trespass offences at RAF base released on bail
Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said officers are still trying to ‘identify any potential motivation behind why the men were at that location’
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Two men bailed after security breach at RAF Molesworth
Police say the two Latvian nationals have been bailed with "strict conditions".
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Two Latvians arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire released on bail
Men found inside RAF Molesworth, used by US and Nato for intelligence, freed on strict conditions as police continue investigation
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Two Latvian men arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by US military
Men aged 32 and 36 detained on suspicion of trespass, causing criminal damage and entering a prohibited place
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RAF Molesworth: Men arrested on suspicion of trespass at US base
Police say they apprehended two Latvian men at about 02:00 BST while they were inside the perimeter.
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Two Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespass offences at RAF base
The pair, aged 36 and 32, were arrested after appearing to break into at RAF Molesworth on Wednesday 7 October
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Royal Navy service member charged with spying
Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, charged under National Security Act after arrest by counter-terror police
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A British man is bailed after his arrest in security incident at a US-run military base in England
Authorities have released a 22-year-old British man on bail after his arrest on suspicion of plotting a terror attack at a U.S.-run military air base in England
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Royal Navy member charged with ‘spying for foreign power’
Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at home in Bedfordshire
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Royal Navy service member charged with spying for a foreign power
The 24-year-old man is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire.
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British man arrested over suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot
Counter-terrorism police say 22-year-old detained in London on suspicion of terrorism offences
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British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
It is the seventh arrest in connection to the incident near RAF Fairford last month.
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Man arrested on terror offences in connection to RAF Fairford incident
Searches of a property have also been carried out in Westminster
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Iran war live: Trump says Tehran may have targeted UK with drone attack
Trump says Iran could face ‘devastating losses’ as US moves bombers from UK base
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Trump says US moved bombers from RAF Fairford after additional threats
Trump detailed that additional threats received by Washington prompted their moving of the military aircraft from the UK base they were deployed in.
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Newspaper headlines: Badenoch's 'Britannia Dome' and 'King tells Andrew 'I won't fund court fight''
Several of Tuesday's papers lead on a Tory pledge to devote £10bn to an Iron Dome-style defence system.
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Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash
In today’s newsletter: The party has voted to define Zionism as racist and back a single Palestinian state. But what does the policy mean, why has it caused alarm among Jewish members, and how will it impact the future of the Greens?
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Newscast - Is RAF Fairford Safe? - BBC Sounds
The US withdraws its bombers from RAF Fairford following last week’s major incident.
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What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford?
The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.
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Iran war live: Trump’s forces have ‘fled’ 1,000km from Iran’s borders, says commander
Iran has said it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘until our seven conditions are met’
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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Trump says ‘threats’ led to US decision to remove bombers from RAF Fairford
Donald Trump said he believed the Fairford plot may have been linked to Iran, without providing evidence
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Why did the US rush to withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? - The Latest
The US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. Lucy Hough speaks to Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor
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Trump heads to Nebraska as supreme court hears first oral arguments of new term – US politics live
President to visit Grand Island as his plan to allow more foreign beef imports proves unpopular in agriculture-rich state; court to hear argument over climate crisis
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US pulls all B-1 bombers from UK airbase at centre of terror probe
Donald Trump has criticised the UK authorities decision to release six men on bail after they were arrested following an incident near airbase RAF Fairford.
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers – UK politics live
Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’
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Why has the US withdrawn military bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK?
It has been suggested the withdrawal of aircraft could be in response to a renewed security concern
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No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base
A dozen B-1 bombers stationed at Gloucestershire base were redeployed to US on Sunday amid concerns over possible threat from Iran
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No 10 says RAF Fairford is 'safe' after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
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Newspaper headlines: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'
Monday's front pages include stories about Kemi Badenoch at the start of the Tory conference, plus reports on global finance , abuse in schools and a BBC romance.
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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London
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US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base
