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September 27: South Africa Shootings and RAF Fairford Police Incident
Near RAF Fairford
Police have declared a major incident in Gloucestershire after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. Residents of nearby Whelford are being evacuated while an Army bomb disposal team examines vehicles. Police say they believe the incident is contained.
In South Africa
At least 27 people have been killed in two separate shootings, according to police. Seventeen died at a bar west of Johannesburg, and 10 were killed in an attack outside Cape Town.
In Northern Ireland
Belfast’s High Court has upheld a decision allowing an Orange Order march along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road. The Parades Commission reversed a long-standing restriction on Friday. Protesters gathered ahead of the march on a route that was a flashpoint for violence during the Troubles.
On the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait within a week and resume nuclear talks in exchange for lifting the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran has not received a formal U.S. rejection and is still awaiting an official response.
In NHS news
An NHS trust is investigating whether the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods were viewed improperly. The trust has apologised to his family, secured the records and reported the concern to the information commissioner. Noah’s body was recovered from a lake in Suffolk after he became separated from a relative.
A memorial has been installed at Lord Mayor’s Treloar’s College for pupils with haemophilia who were infected with HIV and hepatitis after receiving experimental blood products. A 2024 inquiry found that NHS clinicians treated the boys as research subjects without their knowledge. Of 122 pupils with haemophilia who attended the school between 1970 and 1987, only around 30 were alive when the inquiry reported.
In Bangkok
The city has declared a flood disaster after days of heavy rain inundated homes, shops and roads. Officials say nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters and about 52,000 households are affected.
In British business
London bankers and lawyers have earned more than £1 billion in takeover fees this year. The London Stock Exchange says the value of deals involving UK-listed companies has risen 175% in 2026, to $132.9 billion, amid a surge in purchases by overseas buyers.
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