A man suspected of having connections with al-Qaeda has been arrested in Gloucester under the Terrorism Act. Homes in the Barton Street area of the city were evacuated on Thursday after the 24-year-old man was arrested. Home Secretary David Blunkett told the BBC: "We wouldn't have taken these steps if we didn't believe this individual posed a very real threat to the life and liberty of this country." In a separate investigation, a 39-year-old man was arrested in Manchester under the Terrorism Act. Forensic evidence A Metropolitan Police spokesman said two addresses in Blackburn, Lancashire, were also being searched. Mr...