Counter-terror police say the investigation into the suspected plot has opened multiple new lines of enquiry, as UK security forces confirm awareness of the incident.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting indicated UK security services knew in advance about a group of men later arrested over a suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford, though he said the farmer who alerted police had only 'a partial picture,' The Guardian reported.
British counterterrorism police detained several men following reports of suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford, a base used by US forces.
Several men were arrested and homes evacuated near RAF Fairford after a major incident was declared at the Gloucestershire airbase used by US forces, with the army inspecting vehicles in the area.
Britain's domestic intelligence agency has accepted findings that senior officers repeatedly misled courts, as judges weigh possible contempt proceedings, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
Authorities were unprepared for masked demonstrators at the port despite advance warnings from residents, according to The Guardian.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is demanding the Burnham government publish an unredacted intelligence report warning that overseas ecosystem collapse poses catastrophic risks to UK national security.