Episode
UK police arrest five over incident at airbase
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- Newshour
- Published
- Sep 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2664
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn70knnlrs
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Summary
Counter terrorism police in Britain are investigating a major incident near a Royal Air Force base that's used by the United States as a forward operating location - including to launch strikes on Iran. Five men have been arrested on explosives and terror charges. We ask why the base might be a target. Also on the programme: who's really in charge in Uganda after the head of the armed forces tells a minister he can't leave the country? and is panda diplomacy effective at selling China's image abroad? (Photo: B‑1B Lancer bomber parked at the RAF Fairford airbase which hosts United States Air Force personnel. Credit: Reuters/Toby Shepheard)