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LONDON — The British government issued an official public apology on Tuesday for interrupting whatever it was the nice Muslim men in unmarked vans were doing at 1:00 a.m. outside a military base used by U.S. forces. The five men were quickly released after brief questioning, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham personally calling each one to offer an apology for the intrusion. "We're terribly sorry for getting in your way, chaps," said Burnham. "We'll get you right on your way in a jiffy. It was that bloody fool of a farmer, calling the police and starting this whole nonsense. Really,...

Shabana Mahmood announced the reopening of a scheme to resettle refugees in the country on Monday. She said the UK can “unlock the inherent generosity of this country” by providing safe and legal refugee routes. She told the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that her migration reforms will “come to a position that balances fairness”. The UK resettlement scheme will reopen immediately. Approximately a quarter of refugees accepted are expected to be Palestinians and women and girls from Afghanistan. Hundreds of refugees are expected to arrive in the UK under the scheme and three community sponsorship routes at first. This...

They came by night from all over England. Hundreds of men in black, their faces hidden by black balaclavas, descended on the ports of southern England. At dawn on Sept. 5, as many as 200 men seized the rotaries on the approaches to Britain’s busiest port, Dover in Kent. The men in black took the police by surprise. For four hours, they blocked the highway to London and disrupted England’s lifeline to the European continent. The next night, they descended on Southsea, near the Royal Navy base at Portsmouth, Hampshire after a British lifeboat landed a “mega-dinghy” of 140 illegal...

A charity run organised by the East London Mosque Trust has excluded women and girls aged 13 and over from taking part. The Muslim Charity Run, which was held in Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets on Sunday, said on its website: “Our inclusive atmosphere ensures that every individual, from the youngest to the oldest, can take part and make a difference.” It added: “This is open to men, boys of all ages and girls under 12, but everyone is welcome at the park to cheer on the runners.” The organisers have been contacted by BBC London for comment. The 3.1-mile...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE — CNN reported an ugly example of racial profiling coming out of the UK last weekend, as a British farmer called the police on a group of Muslim men who were out for a Sunday drive. According to CNN journalists on the ground, five Muslim men had gone out in their white vans for an early Sunday drive when a white farmer called the police, claiming that they "looked suspicious." "Islamophobia is alive and well in the UK," said CNN investigative journalist Mika Bradford. "These men were labeled a threat for the mere crime of driving while Muslim. What...

Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot on Air Force Base Released on Bail, All Said to Be ‘British Nationals’ British Counter Terrorism Police officials said on Monday that the suspects in the alleged terror plot on the Royal Air Force base at Fairford on Sunday have been released on bail, while only being identified publicly as “British nationals”. Amid a growing chorus for more information, UK authorities released a limited description of the five men alleged to have attempted to use explosives to attack RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which is a defacto U.S. Air Force base, including during Operation Epic Fury...

This is not satire. The five men, who are all "citizens," were reported Sunday morning by an English farmer who saw "Middle Eastern-looking" men in strange vans with masks near the RAF Fairford airbase, which is being used by the U.S. military for refueling and munitions in the Iran war. The vans contained explosive ordinance and the men were charged for the possession of explosives, as well as conspiracy to commit a terrorist act. And they were granted bail. Here's LBC on the release of the terror suspects: Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told reporters outside New Scotland Yard: 'I can...

New information has come to light in the investigation into five men who were arrested outside of RAF Fairford in three vans presumed to contain explosives.According to Reuters, citing a source with knowledge on the matter, the motive for the foiled plot near RAF Fairford in Britain is most likely going to be Iranian-linked. Per the report, Russian sabotage and Islamic terror links are also being chased down. The investigation is in its nascent stages at this point and UK officials have repeatedly told reporters and made statements urging people against jumping to conclusions. pic.twitter.com/PCnl74BOSm— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 27, 2026Sources...

Lord Khan has urged Andy Burnham to start work on rejoining the European Union immediately. The Labour Mayor of London urged the Prime Minister, who has refused to rule out rejoining the EU after the next general election, to do the "heavy lifting" as soon as possible. At Labour's annual party conference in Liverpool, Lord Khan told the i paper: "We've got to start the work now… You can't, a week before a general election, pull out of a hat this rabbit of a manifesto and say we're going to rejoin in six weeks' time. "The heavy lifting, the pitch...