Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosive offences after three suspicious vehicles were …

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Five men have been arrested and remain in custody as counter-terrorism police investigate a major incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK.

The men were initially arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and were later further arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act. Gloucestershire Police said officers received a report of three suspicious vehicles travelling towards the RAF base at about 00:45 BST.

Around 85 homes have been evacuated in nearby Whelford while investigations continue. Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone said work to establish the full nature of the incident is ongoing.

A British Army bomb disposal team is carrying out operations at the scene, with aerial footage showing robots deployed to examine vehicles.

RAF Fairford has long been used as a forward operating location by the US military. The US Air Force said it remains vigilant following the incident.

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Russia has attacked the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with five glide bombs, killing at least 15 people including three children, according to officials.

The glide bombs hit residential buildings in the south-eastern city on Saturday morning. At least 16 others were injured in the attack, with more still missing and believed to be under the rubble.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks on Zaporizhzhia were Russia expressing “its thanks” for a deal announced by US President Donald Trump last night easing sanctions on Moscow to import Russian diesel.

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Donald Trump has said “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new President”, as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of a US deal with Russia to release large quantities of diesel fuel onto the global market.

The Ukrainian president warned that the deal would provide Moscow with money to continue its war against his nation, calling it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday that Zelensky “wants to make problems for the world” by continuing to authorise attacks on Russian refineries. “He’d better damn well stop,” Trump said, before suggesting Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal”.

Global fuel supplies, including diesel, have been severely limited by the war against Iran launched by the US and Israel, which led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil products usually flows.

Russia – a major producer – and Ukraine have recently intensified their strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure and transport facilities, further straining energy markets.

Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev described Trump’s intervention as “iconic and historic”, saying that Ukraine “needs leadership actually focused on peace”.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the deal by saying it would allow Moscow to raise new funds to source new military equipment to continue the war.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and Dan Johnson.

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Dramatic images filmed on board a passenger plane flying from UAE to Israel capture the moments when passengers stormed the cockpit after one pilot stabbed the other in an apparent mid-air hijack attempt.

Distress signals from the plane triggered a major security alert, with Israel scrambling fighter jets to intercept the aircraft.

The plane, flying from Dubai to Israel, plunged around 15,000 feet, as flight control was lost. Passengers described how one of the Flydubai pilots had stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to be intending to crash the plane.

Passengers managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members and subdued the attacker.

Other pilots on board then took control of the flight which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia where a pilot was arrested.

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the pilot who was stabbed as a hero. The defence minister said it was an act of “jihadist terrorism”.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yogita Limaye in Tel Aviv.

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