2 h. ago US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex

Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was madeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have required British ministers to take a view on the legality of the attack, according to a former government adviser.Peter Ricketts, a former UK national security chief, said he believed the US had concluded it was better not to ask to launch B-2 bombers from the RAF base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean than to be told no. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Defence chiefs were warned three weeks ago that RAF Brize Norton could be targeted

Armed Forces top brass were said to be left speechless after pro-Palestinian supporters entered the base unopposed and sprayed red paint into the engines of RAF Voyager aircraft.

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25 h. ago Brit 'with links to Iran' arrested at RAF base on suspicion of spying and terrorism

A British man has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of espionage and terrorism offences after he was allegedly found to have been keeping the RAF Akrotiri base under surveillance

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26 h. ago British man arrested for alleged terrorism offence and spying on RAF base in Cyprus

Man allegedly surveilled RAF Akrotiri and was planning imminent terrorist attack, according to reportsA British man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism offences in Cyprus.He allegedly surveilled the RAF Akrotiri base on the island and is suspected of having links with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, local media reported. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Brit is arrested for spying on RAF base in Cyprus 'on behalf of Iran'

The individual, from Azerbaijan , was arrested by the country's Anti-Terrorism Squad after receiving intelligence he was planning an imminent terrorist attack, sources claim.

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31 h. ago 'Iranian spy posing as British tourist' is arrested for spying on RAF base in Cyprus

The individual, from Azerbaijan , was arrested by the country's Anti-Terrorism Squad after receiving intelligence he was planning an imminent terrorist attack, sources claim.

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33 h. ago Man with alleged Iran links arrested over suspected spy plot targeting UK military base in Cyprus

The suspect is reportedly from Azerbaijan

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50 h. ago Protests outside Iran embassy in London descend into violence as seven arrested

This morning, Metropolitan Police officers responded to reports of an altercation outside the Iranian Embassy in London. Two people were injured in the incident and seven arrested

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51 h. ago U.K. police arrest men at protest near Iran’s London embassy for suspicion of assault

U.K. police arrest men at protest near Iran’s London embassy for suspicion of assault  The Globe and Mail

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54 h. ago RAF Brize Norton planes damaged as activists break into base ahead of flights

Pro-Palestine activists have broken into an RAF air base and damaged two of the air force's military aircrafts, the group has said. They used 'repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the turbine engines'

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55 h. ago UK police arrest six on suspicion of assault near Iran's London embassy

UK police arrest six on suspicion of assault near Iran's London embassy  Reuters

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61 h. ago RAF Brize Norton military planes damaged after activists on scooters break into base ahead of flights

Pro-Palestine activists have broken into the RAF Brize Norton air base and damaged two military aircrafts.

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62 h. ago RAF Brize Norton military planes damaged as activists break into base ahead of flights

This is a breaking news story. The group claimed to have broken into RAF Brize Norton overnight, where they say planes are flown into to Cyprus with weapons

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5 d. ago Fury over bid to expand Britain's biggest asylum seeker camp: 'Threatened' villagers living next to ex

Wethersfield air base in Essex currently houses around 500 migrants but this is set to increase as part of Labour's pledge to end the use of hotels.

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7 d. ago British Army troops could be deployed to bolster RAF base near Israel as Middle East conflict explodes and Iran threatens UK

The potential move appears increasing likely tonight as Israel (pictured) steps up its bombardment of Iran and assassinates two of the country's intelligence chiefs.

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2 w. ago Military investigates death of 'warm' and 'compassionate' RAF dog handler after she suffered 'serious injuries' in van collision

The Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a 'warm' and 'compassionate' RAF Police dog handler alongside the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and police.

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3 w. ago Three died in blaze at former RAF base after part of building ‘collapsed’

Firefighters Martyn Sadler, 38, and Jennie Logan, 30, died alongside member of the public David Chester, 57, in an incident on May 15.

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3 w. ago Preliminary cause of deaths of three people who died in horror blaze at ex

Martyn Sadler, 38, Jennie Logan, 30, and businessman David Chester, 57, were killed after a fire engulfed Bicester Motion - a former RAF base - on May 15.

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