EXCLUSIVE - RAF Fairford plot was foiled when one of the suspects phoned police himself. “A farmer driving home in the early hours of Sunday morning saw the vans, surrounded by men in balaclavas, and alerted police at 1.36am. However, The Times understands the authorities were already on the scene by then because the suspect had called nearly one hour earlier.” Did he get cold feet or was it part of the plan? It accounts for the discrepancy between a farmer’s report and the police account Police investigation is focused on alleged Iran proxies and suspect’s motives in calling 999 are also under investigation. thetimes.com/article/72536db…

BREAKING on RAF Fairford - the five bomb suspects have been released on bail. They remain under "stringent inquiry" according to counterterrorsim police

Few new details in this update from CT policing . No information on whether they are searching properties or other information about the attack. Crucially, no update on the contradiction between Donald Trump's claims that the suspects were being watched, and the police statement that they reacted last minute to a 999 call

BREAKING - Fairford bomb suspects are a group of UK nationals living in London, according to counterterrorism policing Five men aged in their 20s living in Camden, Westminster, Willdesden

Today’s front page. Notts families were kept in dark over this. There is only one mind boggling reason they even found out The mentally ill man, stalking parents of children killed by a paranoid schizophrenic, complained HIMSELF, from a hospital where he was sectioned , that the police watchdog had not investigated his imagined claims of coverup.

EXCLUSIVE - more disturbing revelations in Nottingham killings of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, Barney Webber and Ian Coates. Nottinghamshire police failed to warn bereaved families that a mentally ill stalker, with a history of threats and police contact, was attempting to locate them. Barney's parents are "staggered" that they were not told for 18 months the man had travelled to Somerset to try and find them. He also attended Grace's father @drsanjoykumar GP surgery wanting to talk about his imagined claims of a coverup in the case. Families left distressed after learning this man was sectioned, only to abscond from hospital - yet even then there were delays in telling them. And police claimed he only wanted to "offer help" and his nurses did not believe he was a threat [not much reassurance to families whose loved ones were killed by Calocane who was sectioned four times]. Police are now facing serious questions about why they did not tell them this man had been referred to Prevent, the violent extremism scheme. They still do not know why. Astonishingly this has only come to light because the stalker, still thought to be sectioned, has made a complaint that the police watchdog hasn't properly investigated his coverup claims. Emma Webber: “It is yet again a systemic lack of transparency, inadequate risk assessment and a severe breach of duty. We have been denied the right to protect ourselves.” She says it is "profoundly upsetting" she and family weren't given warning, particularly as this man travelled to the town where her son Charlie was at school. Sanjoy Kumar notes the contrast that the family of his daughter's killer were offered protection and CCTV by police over concerns about reprisals after attacks in June 2023. “We as victims do not even get a fair warning at the time that this man was missing from being sectioned and trying to find us. This is how the country treats victims, we are second-class citizens.” Full story: thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl… @MrsEmmaWebber

Fuller statement from police on Ann Widdecombe after 28yo man arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing, Laurence Taylor, said: “Building on the progress made by our colleagues in Devon and Cornwall Police, we now have new information and evidence that means Counter Terrorism Policing is now leading the investigation. “We are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish the motivation for this attack. “Our priority is progressing this investigation quickly, with all the capabilities we have available to us. If anyone has any information, please share it with the police. “We would like to thank local communities, the wider public and the media for their ongoing support and patience, and would ask them to continue to support us in the next stage of the investigation.” We continue to appeal for anyone who may have any information that could help our investigation to get in touch. Any relevant information, images or footage can be reported via the Major Incident Public Portal mipp.police.uk/operation/50D… or to Devon and Cornwall Police on 101. Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

EXCLUSIVE on grooming gangs Baroness Louise Casey, warns that, a year after her devastating review, child rape victims still have criminal convictions linked to their ordeals that have not been quashed. Police still don't have mandatory access to children's services records, which leaves victims at risk. Whitehall officials engage in "box ticking" but don't tackle the full issue. "Recommendations are accepted in full, action is promised. And then, slowly, it all goes quiet." Casey draws parallels to other scandals where civil servants have a "tendency to do just enough to demonstrate action without truly gripping and fixing the problem". thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…