US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
The Pentagon says every US bomber based at the Gloucestershire airfield has returned home, a week after arrests close to the base.
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The Pentagon says every US bomber based at the Gloucestershire airfield has returned home, a week after arrests close to the base.
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4 Oct 2026
UK · 3 Oct 2026Man, 40, shot dead as people gather for memorial service in west LondonThe Metropolitan Police has launched a murder investigation after the shooting in East Acton, where 40 to 50 people, including children, had gathered.
Caribbean · 30 Sept 2026Barbados reaffirms citizenship by descent for great-grandchildren of BajansSpeaking to the diaspora in Toronto, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley renewed her pledge to open Barbadian citizenship to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Bajans abroad, a change still waiting to pass Parliament.As Belize celebrates 45 years of independence, some families may be unaware that the constitutional break with Britain did not end every British nationality connection.
The Falcons chased down 171 with 20 balls to spare against Jamaica Kingsmen in Sunday’s final at Kensington Oval, Barbados.
“Don’t Come Empty-Handed”: Bahamians tell King Charles as calls grow for formal apology ahead of Royal Visit
Jamaica’s push for reparatory justice also demands for the return of sacred objects removed from the island under colonial rule.
Professor Deborah Prentice says the two-part independent review will examine Cambridge’s support, interventions and protections before Professor Jason Arday’s death, as well as his recruitment, mentoring and the university’s handling of misconduct allegations.
Homerton College, University of Cambridge has issued a public statement of support for its Principal, Lord Simon Woolley, as scrutiny of his position intensifies in the weeks following the death of Professor Jason Arday.
Andrew Gilligan calls for Homerton principal's removal. But when read closely, it is a character prosecution built on loaded language, guilt by association and a grievance nearly two decades old.
U.S. talk show host Tavis Smiley is joined live by sociologist Kehinde Andrews and cultural historian Sir Patrick Vernon to reflect on the life of their friend and colleague, the late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday, and what his death means for Black academics more broadly.