No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.

Watch: What caused the US to remove its bombers in such a hurry?
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The prefect of Pas-de-Calais says the 15-year-old's life is "not in danger" after the "very serious" incident.

Would the Conservatives' plan make new houses £50,000 cheaper?
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

BBC Verify looks into the shadow chancellor's plan to cut some building regulations to reduce construction costs.

Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.