Andy Burnham interrupted his schedule for an emergency meeting about the arrests early yesterday outside RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, used by American bombers in their operations in Iran.
The five suspects – all British, all in their twenties – have been released – on police bail.
The head of counter terrorism suggested their motivation may have been quick financial gain.
Also on the programme:
– The Chancellor has said he will not allow the benefits bill to soar and getting people into work was an economic must and a moral duty.
– The biggest ever space rocket entered the earth’s orbit – despite one of its engines shutting down too soon.
– The American screenwriter Aaron Sorkin – who made his name with The West Wing – has already had one award-winning go at a film about Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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