Daniel Sandford
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How did the RAF Fairford incident go from 'suspected bomb plot' to police bail? (opens the original)
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On Sunday morning, the world was watching as drama unfolded in the village of Whelford. Before sunrise, residents were called from their beds and told to evacuate as a huge police operation unfolded in the village, which is next door to RAF Fairford, a base used by the US Air Force. One villager managed to take a picture of five men sitting on the ground, stripped to the waist, handcuffed and under armed guard. They were arrested for offences under the Explosives Act. But now counter-terrorism d
Home Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in Kent (opens the original)
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The Home Secretary has said migrant landings on UK beaches are "not acceptable", as she ordered an urgent review after two boats reached Kent without being intercepted. Shabana Mahmood told Border Security Command to carry out the review after vessels came ashore at Samphire Hoe, between Dover and Folkestone, on Tuesday, and near Folkestone on Monday. Twenty-one people were detained on Tuesday after the arrival at Samphire Hoe. Five people were also detained on Monday after the uncontrolled land
Police looking at video of anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas slashing at boat with knife (opens the original)
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Police are looking into a video appearing to show anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas slashing at an inflatable boat with a knife in the English Channel. The boat had been carrying about 50 migrants who had launched from a beach in Normandy. They were picked up by two RNLI lifeboats once they had reached the UK search and rescue area. They were then transferred to a UK Border Force vessel and taken to Dover for processing. Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, had been filming t
Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics (opens the original)
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At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham. The men had arrived under cover of darkness the night before, leaving their cars everywhere: in the village hall car park and on the recreation ground. In an operation with a degree of military precision, the small fleet of lorries departed for Dover just after sunrise, where the men staged an intimidating show of strength near the p
How can Andy Burnham stop PC Harper's killers being released early? (opens the original)
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Just three weeks after becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham is already unpicking a key piece of legislation passed under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer. The Sentencing Act 2026 was designed to produce a semi-permanent solution to the prisons overcrowding crisis, by releasing large numbers of prisoners earlier than had been previously planned. After ordering a review, Burnham announced that he would exclude most rapists, child sex offenders and members of grooming gangs from the legislation. B
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