A major incident has been declared and homes have been evacuated in a village near an RAF base which hosts the United States Air Force.

Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, Gloucestershire police said. An army explosive ordnance disposal team is currently examining a number of vehicles.

Whitehall officials say the investigation into the incident is being led by counter-terror police.

The base has been recently used to deploy American bombers since the country’s conflict in Iran began on 28 February.

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Isaias has strengthened to the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this year and will make landfall over the coming days.

It has the potential to bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast.

Shell, BP and Chevron have started evacuating workers from their offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities say a quarter of production in the region is now shut down.

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On Sunday, a major incident was declared at an RAF airbase in the west of England.

Five men, all UK nationals in their 20s, who were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences are due to be released on police bail.
So – what happened?

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch Nidal Hasan die by firing squad when he is executed in Texas in December. The former army psychiatrist killed 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. The UN human rights office said a livestream would be “tantamount to a public execution and would breach the absolute prohibition of torture”.

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15:15 We speak to the people forced to flee Kyiv as Russia’s bombardment intensifies.

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South African judge and former UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2026.

Pillay has been recognised for her “efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

She has become the fifth South African winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, with former President Nelson Mandela among past winners.

In her impromptu acceptance speech at the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, Pillay said it’s appropriate she found out about winning the Nobel Prize while with friends and colleagues who support human rights.

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