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Dave Grohl and Wife Jordyn Present United Front at MTV VMAs

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Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum, appeared together at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, signaling a show of unity two years after the musician’s paternity revelation placed their marriage under intense public scrutiny.

Grohl, 57, and Blum, 50, married in 2003 and share three daughters: Violet, 20, Harper, 17, and Ophelia, 12.

The Foo Fighters frontman sparked headlines in September 2024 when he announced that he had fathered a daughter “outside of my marriage.”

The child’s mother was identified the following February as Jennifer Young, a Florida-born rock music fan who now lives in Los Angeles.

By September, a source told People that Blum had forgiven Grohl and that the couple were “very happy” again.

The pair reinforced that impression on the red carpet outside Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, where Blum was seen wearing her wedding ring as she stood beside her husband.

The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Grohl for comment.

Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn Blum presented a united front at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, two years after his love child scandal rocked their marriage

Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn Blum appeared united at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, two years after his paternity scandal put their marriage in the spotlight

They projected an image of marital harmony on Sunday's red carpet at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, where Blum proudly wore Grohl's ring

The couple conveyed a sense of togetherness on the red carpet at downtown Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, with Blum wearing Grohl’s ring

Grohl wrapped an arm tightly around his wife and flashed a broad smile while Blum, who matched him in head-to-toe black, grinned at his side

Grohl held his wife close and smiled for photographers, while Blum stood beside him in an all-black outfit with a broad grin

The couple were joined at the event by two of their daughters, creating a warm family scene as they posed for photographs.

With one arm around Blum, Grohl smiled at the cameras while his wife, dressed in coordinated black, beamed beside him.

The rocker embraced a relaxed look, pairing a slightly rumpled leather jacket with a turtleneck, jeans and leather shoes.

Blum’s fitted dress accentuated her waist before opening into a flowing, voluminous skirt.

Grohl attended the ceremony to accept the night’s top tribute, the Video Vanguard Award, alongside Nirvana, the band that launched him to fame during the 1990s.

Nirvana came to an end after frontman Kurt Cobain died by suicide in 1994 following a prolonged struggle with addiction and depression.

While walking the MTV VMAs red carpet, Grohl also reunited with Nirvana’s surviving members, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.

Grohl has confirmed that his child from outside the marriage is a girl, but he has chosen to protect her privacy and has not publicly revealed her name.

However the little girl’s mother has publicly divulged that the baby was born on August 1, 2024, the month before Grohl took the news public, via Page Six.

MTV VMAs 2026 winners: AT A GLANCE

Artist of the Year: Madonna

Best Collaboration: Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”

Best Dance: Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Best Cinematography: Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Best Choreography: Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Best Visual Effects: Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Best Long Form Video: Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

The couple also brought along two of their daughters to the red carpet, with the foursome exuding familial bliss on the red carpet

The couple also brought along two of their daughters to the red carpet, with the foursome exuding familial bliss on the red carpet

Grohl reunited with Krist Novoselic  (center) and Pat Smear (right), his surviving bandmates from Nirvana, which is being presented with the Video Vanguard Award

Grohl reunited with Krist Novoselic  (center) and Pat Smear (right), his surviving bandmates from Nirvana, which is being presented with the Video Vanguard Award

Young noted that her daughter’s name was being kept under wraps ‘because there’s some really angry fans. Protecting her identity is really important.’

Although Young has no public social media pages and her present profession remains a mystery, she is known to have been a co-creator and writer of a series of comic books entitled Cannibal, according to League of Comic Books.

Last year, an insider indicated Grohl and Blum ‘never wanted a divorce,’ as they were ‘great parents’ and ‘idea of splitting up their family was too sad for both of them.’

Blum was said to have been ‘distraught’ at the news of the new baby, but the source noted that ‘the betrayal was painful for both of them.’

Grohl was said to have ‘felt terrible and begged her to forgive him,’ while Blum’s friends purportedly ‘encouraged her to fight.’

Grohl, 57, and Blum, 50, exchanged vows in 2003 and have since welcomed three daughters - Violet, 20, Harper, 17, and Ophelia, 12; the family are pictured at the 2023 Grammys

Grohl, 57, and Blum, 50, exchanged vows in 2003 and have since welcomed three daughters – Violet, 20, Harper, 17, and Ophelia, 12; the family are pictured at the 2023 Grammys 

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When he publicly announced the birth of his youngest daughter, Grohl insisted both that he intended to be a ‘loving and supportive parent to her’ and that he was taking steps to ‘regain’ the ‘trust and forgiveness’ of his wife and their children.

In the immediate aftermath of the bombshell revelation, sources indicated Blum had been aware of the development for ‘a while’ before it went public, via People.

An insider exclusively informed the Daily Mail the following month that Blum was in a ‘state of confusion’ about the future of her relationship.

‘One day Jordyn Blum is ditching her wedding ring and vowing divorce from cheating husband Dave Grohl,’ said the source. ‘The next she’s at home wearing the ring and sobbing because she doesn’t want the marriage to end.’

By November 2024, an insider said Grohl was ‘no longer working with a divorce attorney and instead hoping to work things out with his wife,’ according to People. 

In March 2025, the couple were said to be in ‘counseling,’ with Grohl ‘doing anything he can to win back Jordyn’s trust,’ per Us Weekly.

MTV Video Music Awards 2026 WINNERS

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love Me

Bruno Mars – I Just Might

Gener8ion (starring Yung Lean – Storm

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Sabrina Carpenter – Tears

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia – WINNER

Taylor Swift earned top honor Video of the Year to break an epic record

Taylor Swift earned top honor Video of the Year to break an epic record 

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande

Bruno Mars

Madonna – WINNER

Morgan Wallen

Sabrina Carpenter

Taylor Swift 

SONG OF THE YEAR

BTS – Swim – WINNER

Ella Langley – Choosin’ Texas

Huntr/x – Golden

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter – Bring Your Love

Olivia Dean – Man I Need

Raye – Where Is My Husband

BEST NEW ARTIST

Bella Kay

Cortis

Magnus Ferrell

Malcolm Todd

Myles Smith

Sienna Spiro – WINNER

Stella Lefty

British singer Sienna Spiro took home the coveted Best New Artist gong

British singer Sienna Spiro took home the coveted Best New Artist gong

BEST COLLABORATION

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T and Malice – Chains & Whips

French Montana and Max B – Ever Since U Left Me

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter – Bring Your Love – WINNER

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson – Stateside

Shakira and Burna Boy – Dai Dai

Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye – Hard Part

BEST POP

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love Me

Charli XCX – SS26

Lisa – Dream – WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo – Drop Dead

Sabrina Carpenter – House Tour

Tate McRae – Nobody’s Girl

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

BEST HIP-HOP

Cardi B featuring Kehlani – Safe – WINNER

Don Toliver – E85

Drake – Janice STFU

Megan Thee Stallion – Lover Girl

Travis Scott – Dumbo

Tyler, The Creator – Sugar on My Tongue

BEST R&B

Bruno Mars – I Just Might – WINNER

Chris Brown – It Depends/Obvious

Dave & Tems – Raindance

Justin Bieber – Yukon

Kehlani – Folded

Mariah The Scientist and Kali Uchis – Is It a Crime

  

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Geese – Taxes

MGK and Fred Durst – Fix Ur Face

Noah Kahan – The Great Divide

Olivia Rodrigo – The Cure – WINNER

Sombr – Homewrecker

Tame Impala – Dracula

Twenty One Pilots – Drag Path

BEST DANCE

Bebe Rexha and Faithless – New Religion

Harry Styles – Aperture

Lady Gaga and Doechii – Runway

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film) – WINNER

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson – Stateside

Slayyyter – Dance…

Tate McRae – Nobody’s Girl

 BEST LATIN

Anitta and Shakira – Choka Choka

Bad Bunny – NUEVAYoL – WINNER

Fuerza Regida – Tu Sancho

Karol G – Papasito

Rosalía – La Perla

Ryan Castro, Kapo and Gangsta – La Villa

Shakira and Burna Boy – Dai Dai

 

BEST K-POP

Blackpink – Jump

BTS – Swim – WINNER

Cortis – Redred

Katseye – Pinky Up

Le Sserafim – Spaghetti

Lisa – Dream

 

 BEST COUNTRY

Ella Langley – Choosin’ Texas – WINNER

Kacey Musgraves – Dry Spell

Lainey Wilson – Somewhere over Laredo

Luke Combs – Back in the Saddle

Shaboozey – Cowgirl

Stella Lefty – Boston

Tucker Wetmore – Brunette

 

BEST DIRECTION

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love me

Bruno Mars – I Just Might

Gener8ion – Storm

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Sabrina Carpenter – House Tour

Taylor Swift – Opalite – WINNER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love Me

A$AP Rocky – Punk Rocky

Lisa – Dream

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film) – WINNER

Shaboozey – Cowgirl

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

Madonna dominated as she earned the most wins with seven

Madonna dominated as she earned the most wins with seven 

BEST EDITING

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love Me

Bruno Mars – I Just Might

Lisa – Dream

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

Sabrina Carpenter – House Tour – WINNER

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

Sabrina took home Best Editing for House Tour as she accepted Best Collaboration with Madonna

Sabrina took home Best Editing for House Tour as she accepted Best Collaboration with Madonna

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Gener8ion – Storm

Harry Styles – Dance No More

Katseye – Pinky Up

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)n – WINNER

Tate McRae – Nobody’s Girl

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ariana Grande – Hate That I Made You Love Me – WINNER

Jisoo and Zayn – Eyes Closed

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film) – WINNER

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson – Stateside

Raye – Click Clack Symphony

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

BEST ART DIRECTION

Charli XCX – SS26

Lady Gaga and Doechii – Runway

Madonna – Confessions II (The Film)

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson – Stateside – WINNER

Sombr – My Body Isn’t Ready

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

PinkPantheress earned Best Art Direction alongside Zara Larsson for Stateside

PinkPantheress earned Best Art Direction alongside Zara Larsson for Stateside

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Shares Cryptic Prison Message

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Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder, has issued a cryptic message from prison, once again insisting she is innocent and declaring: “The truth will set you free.”

Holmes, 42, wrote Sunday that she has spent “1,216 endless days and nights” behind bars as she prepares for a transfer to a halfway house.

Her X account has continued operating since she was sentenced for wire fraud in November 2022. However, Sunday’s message was the first to include the initials “EAH,” standing for Elizabeth Anne Holmes.

“I was silenced for a long time,” she wrote. “And then imprisoned. I am fighting to prove my innocence and come home to my babies and the love of my life.”

“I have now been imprisoned for 1,216 endless days and nights. During that time, as we fight for freedom, my loved ones have helped manage my account.”

“Billy is one of the people carrying that responsibility for me. He fights fiercely for me and our family. I love him beyond space and time.”

“Starting now, all posts in my own words will be marked – EAH.”

Holmes also thanked supporters who have sent her letters during her incarceration, ending the message with a reference to the Bible.

“Opening letters from my supporters at the end of unforgiving days constantly ignites the fire in my heart,” she wrote. “The truth will set you free. John 8:32. EAH.”

The mother of two also posted a loving pre-prison selfie with her 33-year-old husband, Billy Evans.

In the image, Holmes rests her head on Evans’ shoulder while wearing casual clothing and a dark blue Milwaukee Brewers baseball cap.

The timing of the photograph is unclear. Holmes is currently held at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, the same minimum-security, all-female facility where Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate, is incarcerated.

Holmes is scheduled to move to the Austin Transitional Center, a privately operated 460-bed “community corrections center” in Del Valle, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2027.

She will remain under the supervision of the United States Probation Office.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to confirm the transfer, saying it “does not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual, including release plans,” in a statement to The Post.

“Additionally, per BOP policy, specific designation information cannot be released until after an individual arrives at their designated institution,” the statement added.

Residential reentry centers, commonly called halfway houses, help inmates prepare to return to the community. The facilities offer supervised support that can include employment counseling, job placement and financial management assistance, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Holmes’ planned move comes while her commutation petition remains pending with the Trump administration. She submitted the request last year.

The founder of the now-defunct blood-testing company was convicted in 2022 on four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy for defrauding investors. She was also ordered to pay $452 million in restitution.

Holmes declined to plead guilty during her trial.

Prosecutors said Holmes lied to investors from 2010 to 2015 by promising Theranos’ technology could run many medical tests on a single drop of blood from a finger prick.

She was sentenced to 11 years and three months behind bars, but she’s eligible for release on Dec. 30, 2031, after having a year shaved off her sentence.

Despite being convicted, she maintains her innocence.

“I refused to plead guilty to crimes I did not commit,” she told People in February 2025. 

Holmes’ month before she started her prison sentence will be documented in the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim-directed movie, “You Can See Everything,” which will be released on Oct. 16.

The film was recorded in secret – and its first screening happened at Telluride Film Festival earlier this month.

A trailer, which coincided with the screening, was released and in the snippet, convicted liar Holmes told her co-star, Fielder, “I’m not deceiving you.”

Pope Urges France’s Faith Leaders to Uphold Europe’s Unity

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METZ – Pope Leo XIV called on religious leaders Monday to promote peace, unity and reconciliation as he concluded his visit to France by highlighting the spirit of dialogue that helped lay the foundation for Europe’s post-World War II cooperation.

The pope traveled to Metz, an eastern French city near the borders of Luxembourg and Germany, for an interfaith gathering at a conference center named after Robert Schuman. The French Catholic statesman is widely recognized as one of the architects of European integration.

By choosing Metz as the final stop of his four-day trip, Leo underscored his call for Europe to draw on its long tradition of dialogue while confronting modern challenges including war, migration and growing political polarization.

Addressing Jewish, Muslim, Protestant and Orthodox representatives, Leo pointed to Schuman’s willingness to engage even with former adversaries. He said religious leaders share a duty to build relationships across national and religious boundaries in pursuit of peace.

“Indeed, to invoke God’s name in order to justify violence or oppression is to profane that name,” he said. “Religious discourse must constantly call for the disarmament of hearts and words.”

Large crowds and a military escort

Throughout his trip to France, a nation once known for its strong Catholic identity but now officially secular, Leo urged Europeans to reconsider the continent’s Christian heritage and its relevance to today’s moral and geopolitical debates.

During Sunday’s visit to the Catholic sanctuary at Lourdes, he criticized France’s recently approved medically assisted dying legislation as “false compassion.” The pope also drew enormous crowds across the country. About 800,000 people attended his Mass at Paris’ landmark Place de la Concorde, a turnout that exceeded organizers’ expectations.

On Monday morning, two French fighter jets escorted the Air France charter carrying Leo from Lourdes to Metz.

For his final appearance in France later Monday, Leo was scheduled to celebrate Mass at Metz’s Cathedral of St. Stephen. The landmark is celebrated for its soaring Gothic architecture and expansive stained-glass windows, including works created by 20th-century Jewish artist Marc Chagall.

The cathedral’s brilliant colored glass has earned it the nickname “Lanterne du Bon Dieu,” or “The Good Lord’s Lantern.”

A statesman who brought former rivals to the table

Schuman’s legacy is closely tied to the Schuman Declaration, issued in 1950, just five years after the end of World War II. The proposal called for France and Germany to place their coal and steel industries under a shared authority, transforming historic competition into cooperation.

As Europe struggled to recover from wartime devastation, the plan rested on the idea that linking the nations’ economies would make another conflict between them “not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible.”

The European Coal and Steel Community became the first in a series of institutions that eventually developed into today’s European Union.

Schuman, who took part in the resistance and was imprisoned by the Nazis, was designated “venerable” by the Catholic Church in 2021. The title represents a step toward possible recognition as a saint.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Iran Has Two Weeks of Trade Left

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Iran could have “nothing left to trade for anything” within about two weeks, once its remaining oil shipments reach China. He argued that the Trump administration’s economic pressure campaign has pushed Tehran “to its knees” and is prompting the regime to pursue a deal.

Bessent said roughly 15 million barrels of Iranian oil remain at sea as the United States enforces a blockade on Iran’s exports. Once those shipments are delivered, Tehran could be close to losing one of its last significant sources of revenue.

“I am confident, given that there are only 15 million more barrels of Iranian oil on the water, that Iran will have nothing left to trade for anything,” Bessent told Fox News’s Larry Kudlow on Sunday Morning Futures.

He estimated that the remaining supply would be delivered within approximately two weeks.

“Probably within the next two weeks, they are going to make their final deliveries of oil to China, and then they will have nothing,” Bessent said. “It is an empty set, and I believe they are feeling the pressure here and that’s why they want a deal.”

Bessent spoke as President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s latest offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while indicating that negotiations could resume this week. Trump said Iran is now seeking terms that Washington might have accepted before the war began.

“They want to make a deal, but it is not the deal that I want to make,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. “It is what we would have maybe agreed to a year ago. They overplayed their hand.”

Bessent said Iran’s offer to reopen the strait within seven days should not be viewed as a major concession, noting that millions of barrels of oil from other countries are already passing through the waterway under U.S. protection.

“The straits are open,” Bessent said. “If you take out the Iranian oil, which we are not letting out, we’re averaging now 15 to 22 million barrels a day; it was at about 20 pre-conflict.”

He presented the oil flows as a stark indication of the balance of power in the strategic waterway.

“Think of it this way: the score is United States, one billion — more than one billion barrels have gotten out — and Iran, zero.”

The blockade is operating alongside Operation Economic Outcast, a broad financial pressure campaign that Bessent launched at Trump’s direction in late August. The effort is aimed at cutting off Iran’s remaining economic lifelines and excluding the regime from the international financial system.

The initiative has reached beyond Iran’s borders. Treasury officials have contacted more than 50 countries, urging governments, banks, airlines, and companies to choose between preserving business ties with Tehran and retaining access to the United States. Jonathan Burke, Treasury’s assistant secretary for terrorist financing, recently carried that message to Iran’s commercial partners during visits to the Middle East and Europe.

Bessent pointed to several developments as evidence of the campaign’s impact. He said U.S. pressure led Turkey and Oman to take action against Iran’s Mahan Air, the United Arab Emirates to suspend Iranian airline service and restrict Bank Melli, and Turkey to act against Bank Mellat. Treasury has also widened its focus to Iran’s maritime, cryptocurrency, and other sanctions-evasion networks.

Bessent said Sunday that the combined measures are steadily cutting Iran off from the global economy.

“They are isolated from the world,” he said. “They are a pariah state.”

Trump echoed Bessent’s assessment Sunday evening, describing the economic campaign and U.S. military pressure as complementary parts of the broader conflict with Iran.

Asked by Fox News whether Treasury’s economic campaign could help the United States prevail, Trump said he expected both economic and military pressure to produce results.

“I think both,” Trump said. “I think we’ll win it both ways.”

He also said the United States had “already won it, really, from a military standpoint,” while warning that the campaign against Iran may not yet be finished.

“That doesn’t mean we’ve stopped that,” he said. “But we’re certainly winning it very big.”

Trump predicted the conflict would end “very soon” and cast preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as the overriding U.S. objective.

“And the key is Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump emphasized. “That’s the key to the whole thing.”

That nuclear demand is now at the center of efforts to revive negotiations. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that mediators are pressing Tehran to offer a concession on its nuclear program following Trump’s rejection of Iran’s proposal, although Iran has so far given them little indication that it is prepared to do so.

Tehran has sought relief from the blockade and sanctions, access to billions of dollars in frozen assets and other concessions as part of a return to negotiations. Washington, meanwhile, has insisted that Iran address its nuclear program and sees little reason to surrender leverage that administration officials argue is strengthening by the day.

Bessent made clear that he sees the pressure campaign as serving a purpose beyond simply bringing Tehran back to the negotiating table: changing the terms under which Iran arrives there and ensuring that any new agreement is harder for the regime to abandon.

“My job is to make sure that, when they come with a deal, that they want to stick to it,” Bessent said, pointing to Iran’s failure to abide by the previous memorandum of understanding.

This time, he argued, Washington intends to negotiate from a dramatically different position.

“Next time, if there is a deal — and that’s at President Trump’s discretion — they will stick to it,” Bessent said. “Because they are on their knees.”

Joshua Klein is a reporter for – News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.

The tiny clues that exposed an Iran bomb plot at an RAF base

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Seemingly minor details on a van outside a British military base may have helped expose a group of suspected terrorists after an alleged Iranian plot was stopped at the last moment.

One of three vans intercepted near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday drew suspicion because the phone number and business lettering displayed on its side appeared to be fabricated.

Five men were stopped in the vans, which were reportedly packed with explosives, around 350 yards from the airbase. RAF Fairford has been used by American forces to launch air strikes against the regime in Tehran.

The farmer who alerted police said the vehicles immediately seemed suspicious because the information painted on their sides did not appear genuine.

A major incident was declared, while images shared online showed one of the vans carrying the words ‘Fuel 2You’ in red lettering, along with a telephone number.

Social media users circulated the photographs alongside details of a legitimate company based in Beaconsfield called ‘Fuel2U’, whose branding is green and black.

Observers also noted that the number beneath the apparent fake business name — 0742 418 2599 — had been grouped in a 434 format, a style predominantly associated with Iran.

British mobile numbers are generally written in a 533 or 56 format, meaning the number would typically appear as 07424 182599 or 07424 182 599. The number was also found to be out of service.

One of the three vans near RAF Fairford had 'Fuel 2You' printed on its exterior in red text

One of the three vans near RAF Fairford carried the words ‘Fuel 2You’ in red lettering on its exterior

The van also had a phone number spaced in 434 format, which is predominantly used in Iran

The van displayed a phone number grouped in a 434 format, which is predominantly used in Iran

The three white vans are investigated by a robot after the 'foiled terror plot' on RAF Fairford

A robot examines the three white vans following the alleged foiled terror plot at RAF Fairford

A van belonging to the real company 'Fuel 2U' - in no way linked to the RAF Fairford incident

A van operated by the genuine company ‘Fuel 2U’, which has no connection to the RAF Fairford incident

When the Daily Mail called the number this morning, a recorded message stated: ‘The number you have dialled is not in service. Please check the number and try your call again.’

Others questioned the use of a red logo for a fuel delivery business, noting that petrol pumps in Britain are typically green. Red is the colour commonly used for petrol pumps in Iran.

Fuel2U issued a statement categorically denying any connection to the incident at Fairford, saying it was ‘extremely concerned’ that its name had been placed on one of the vans.

The fuel delivery company also urged the public not to threaten its employees, warning that any threatening messages would be reported to police.

A Fuel2U spokesman said: ‘We want to make it absolutely clear that neither the vehicle nor any of the individuals involved has any connection whatsoever with Fuel2U, its directors, employees or current business operations.

‘We are extremely concerned that our company’s name has been used without our knowledge or permission. We are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and will assist them with any enquiries.’

It added: ‘Fuel2U strongly condemns any unlawful or dangerous activity. We thank the police, emergency services and specialist teams for their continuing work to protect the public and investigate this matter.

‘We understand that people may have questions, but we respectfully ask that members of the public do not contact or threaten our staff. Any threatening or abusive communications will be recorded and reported to the police.’

Five men are seen as police arrest them near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early yesterday

Five men are seen as police arrest them near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early yesterday

Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of RAF Fairford this morning

Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of RAF Fairford this morning

It is understood that Fuel2U has two vans and they were both in London yesterday.

The farmer also said that she spotted the vehicles ‘blocking the road’ while she was driving home, before seeing a ‘large group of hooded and ‘balaclava’d’ men’.

‘They would have seen the bright headlights,’ she said. ‘They probably thought we were the police (and) panicked.’

She added: ‘It would appear that by doing so I just derailed whatever they were planning.’

Officers arrived on the scene around 15 minutes after she dialled 999, she said.

A cordon was put in place near RAF Fairford and more than 80 evacuated households were unable to return home.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said he was ‘really grateful’ to the resident, who has asked not to be identified.

But he added that ‘she does only have a partial picture – and that’s as far as I wish to go this morning’.

US President Donald Trump said the alleged plotters were ‘looking to do big damage’ to the base. He added: ‘It was fantastic. Working with Britain, it was an amazing job.’

Russia Reportedly Builds ‘Doomsday’ Nuclear Bunker Linked to Potential Strikes Against the West

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Vladimir Putin has revived a sinister Cold War-era nuclear system designed to ensure Russia could launch a retaliatory strike even if a devastating attack eliminated the country’s leadership.

Deep beneath a remote mountain in Russia’s central Ural wilderness, a vast underground command centre has undergone a major expansion. The work appears to mark a revival of the Soviet Union’s notorious “Dead Hand” nuclear strategy.

Known as Facility 1335, the bunker is located near the tiny village of Kytlym. Soldiers now protect the heavily fortified military complex, which sits hundreds of miles from the nearest city amid terrain that is difficult to cross.

The site forms part of Russia’s “Perimeter” system, known in the West as Dead Hand. It was created to preserve Moscow’s ability to retaliate against an enemy after a catastrophic attack had severed communications with the country’s leadership.

In such a scenario, Facility 1335 would send radio signals to mobile missile launchers and any surviving launch silos, ordering a full-scale retaliatory strike.

Satellite imagery, construction records and photographs shared online by Russian soldiers have exposed the extraordinary scale of the project.

Experts say the renewed investment indicates that the Kremlin is once again placing major importance on nuclear command infrastructure capable of surviving a devastating attack. Facility 1335 itself is reportedly built to withstand American bunker-busting bombs.

This vast nuclear bunker - built to withstand American bunker-busting bombs - ensures the West would be destroyed if nuclear warheads hit Russia. It would send out signals to launch missiles following an attack if communications were cut off with leadership

This vast nuclear bunker – built to withstand American bunker-busting bombs – is designed to preserve Russia’s ability to retaliate if nuclear warheads strike the country. It could send signals to launch missiles after an attack if communications with the leadership were cut.

Putin revived the Cold War scheme as his paranoia over a Western attack grows. This bunker, dubbed Facility 1335, is protected by a machine gun turret (the olive green tower seen on the left) and a garrison of soldiers at all times

Putin has revived the Cold War-era system as fears of a Western attack grow in Moscow. The bunker, known as Facility 1335, is protected by a machine gun turret, visible as the olive green tower on the left, and a permanent military garrison.

This picture of a man inside the tunnels matches the description on the papers seen in the investigation - four metres wide and ten metres tall

This image of a man inside the tunnels matches construction documents examined in the investigation, which describe passages four metres wide and 10 metres high.

A joint investigation by The Sunday Times, Danwatch and the Dossier Centre uncovered construction work worth hundreds of millions of pounds at the site. The project includes new tunnels and at least 24 underground chambers.

Facility 1335 and the wider Soviet Perimeter network are believed to have fallen dormant after the end of the Cold War. The system was originally built in the 1980s, when tensions between the nuclear superpowers were at their height.

Putin has now revived the programme amid growing concerns in Moscow about a possible Western attack. The Facility 1335 bunker, positioned beside Kytlym’s population of about 2,000, has been reopened and substantially expanded. The village lies 1,300 feet above sea level and is surrounded by coniferous forest.

The Russian president has repeatedly threatened escalation during the war in Ukraine, including raising the possibility of using nuclear weapons and warning NATO members. His rhetoric has intensified after drone attacks on Moscow and strategically important Russian oil infrastructure.

A senior Russian military figure described Facility 1335 as the place where “strategic missile forces will fulfil their historic mission of retaliation against any enemy”.

Satellite images reveal extensive building activity and a significant military presence at the site. Open-source material has now also produced what are believed to be the first photographs of the facility.

The images show soldiers guarding the entrance alongside a machine gun turret. Another photograph appears to offer an unprecedented view inside the bunker’s tunnel network.

One image shows a man standing in a passage measuring four metres across and 10 metres high, dimensions that correspond with schematics found in the construction records examined by investigators.

The bunker’s development is recorded in a paper trail running to millions of pages, including tenders and building contracts issued between 2011 and 2024. Together, the documents put the value of the work at the equivalent of hundreds of millions of pounds.

Construction is thought to have consumed around 20,000 tonnes of steel—roughly the weight of three Eiffel Towers—and 150,000 square metres of concrete.

‘It is an enormous construction,’ Professor Per Golterman at the Institute for Construction and Mechanical Technology at the Technical University of Denmark said after estimating the project used as much concrete as that needed to construct a large multi-storey building.

While this gigantic doomsday infrastructure is being built in Russia, Danish intelligence warned of a ‘low but growing risk’ of a Kremlin-ordered attack on a NATO country, adding that Moscow was under more pressure than ever since its invasion of Ukraine.

Earlier this week, NATO fighter jets in Poland and Romania were scrambled after Russian drones came close to their borders with Ukraine.

A photo of the entrance to the original Dead Hand bunker in the 1980s, which has since been rebuilt extensively by Putin

A photo of the entrance to the original Dead Hand bunker in the 1980s, which has since been rebuilt extensively by Putin

A model of the new military camp at the site, known as Unit 20003. The camp has been massively expanded since the site was created in the 1980s

A model of the new military camp at the site, known as Unit 20003. The camp has been massively expanded since the site was created in the 1980s

Three Eiffel Towers' worth of steel and 150,000 square metres of concrete have been used to build the bunker as well as hundreds of kilometres of cable and the equivalent of hundreds of millions of pounds

Three Eiffel Towers’ worth of steel and 150,000 square metres of concrete have been used to build the bunker as well as hundreds of kilometres of cable and the equivalent of hundreds of millions of pounds

A satellite image of Unit 20003 shows the same layout at the model

A satellite image of Unit 20003 shows the same layout at the model

A zoomed-out satellite image showing Unit 20003 at the top. The brown mass on the left is Kosvinsky Kamen mountain, under which the bunker is believed to have been built. Two other roads lead up towards the mountain and are thought to be other entrances

A zoomed-out satellite image showing Unit 20003 at the top. The brown mass on the left is Kosvinsky Kamen mountain, under which the bunker is believed to have been built. Two other roads lead up towards the mountain and are thought to be other entrances

The first official clue towards the revival of the Dead Hand scheme was mentioned by Putin in a meeting with military advisers in 2020.

‘We are aware that a lot depends on the survivability of these systems and their ability to continue operating in a combat environment’, Putin said in transcripts released by the Kremlin.

‘They have told me that the creation of an absolutely secure facility for controlling strategic nuclear forces, among others, is nearing completion, and that it will have a very high safety margin.’ 

It was around this time that procurement for the bunker project, which was carved into the granite mountain of Kosvinsky Kamen just outside Kytlym, was at its height.

361.4km of cable, 5,429 lamps, 30 transformers, 160 ventilation units and 648 drilling tools were all ordered to the site between 2020 and 2021 – hundreds of miles from the nearest city and surrounded by coniferous forests.

Satellite pictures show huge piles of excavated earth accumulating on the mountainside over years of construction from 2022 to 2025. Meanwhile, the building was tracked on paper too, documenting the job from start to finish, from tunneling to internal fit-outs.

The successful US bombing of nuclear bunkers in Iran adds further pressure on Russia and reduces a sense of safety. 

Tom Roseth, expert in Russian security policy at the Norwegian Staff College, said: ‘It appears that the Russians are securing this facility against every type of attack. To protect 1335 and the command-and-control facilities of the nuclear forces, they therefore have to dig even deeper and reinforce the site even more.

‘The expansion of Facility 1335 follows a major upgrade of Russia’s nuclear forces, which has been given high priority within the Russian armed forces. The perimeter will once again be given priority now, in a more tense geopolitical situation in which Russia sees itself as being in conflict with the West.’

Pictures of the outside have been shared on social media by Russian soldiers stationed at the new part of the facility – a military camp called Unit 20003.

The camp has been totally revamped and has grown hugely since its creation in the 1980s, where troops are drilled and undergo specialist training.

Retired Major General VG Khalin said that Facility 1335 was planned to be in 'combat duty' in 2022

Retired Major General VG Khalin said that Facility 1335 was planned to be in ‘combat duty’ in 2022

Retired Major General VG Khalin, who served in Russia’s main intelligence directorate, explained the Perimeter system in 2022 in the Russian newspaper Veteran-Rocketman, saying it started in 1973.

He added: ‘Currently, plans are underway to place its automation system on experimental combat duty at Facility 1335. Thus, its life cycle is currently approximately sixty years.’

Colonel Yu Andreev said in the same publication that Facility 1335 ‘was placed on combat duty in 2023’.

Russia’s reinforcement of its fortifications coincides with America’s.

The US is upgrading the Cheyenne Mountain complex in Colorado and the Raven Rock Mountain complex in Pennsylvania, dubbed the underground Pentagon.

SNL Returns With Skit Mocking Trump Ally Natalie Harp

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Saturday Night Live opened its latest season by taking aim at President Donald Trump’s unusually close bond with his fiercely loyal aide, Natalie Harp.

The long-running comedy series launched its 52nd season Saturday night with a cold open that compared Harp’s devotion to Trump to the unsettling dynamic at the center of the recent horror hit Obsession.

James Austin Johnson reprised his familiar Trump impression, appearing alongside Ramy Youssef, who played New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Their exchange was soon disrupted by newcomer Ashley Padilla, portraying the 35-year-old Harp.

“Hi, Mr. President. Hi,” Padilla’s wide-eyed Harp said as she entered, visibly drenched and disheveled from the rain.

Trump looked surprised to see her. “Natalie, I didn’t realize you were in New York,” he said.

“Oh, I wasn’t. I ran here from D.C. — Weapons-style,” Harp replied, stretching her arms stiffly behind her in a reference to the horror film before moving toward Trump.

She then explained her sudden arrival by singing, “I came in case you needed anything because, um, ‘Baby boy, you’ve been on my mind.’”

Turning to Mamdani, an amused Trump declared, “Isn’t she great? She’s like the girl from Obsession, but blonde.”

Saturday Night Live kicked off its 52nd Season by mocking Trump aide Natalie Harp's close relationship with the president - likening her loyalty to the horror movie Obsession

Saturday Night Live began its 52nd season with a parody of Trump aide Natalie Harp’s intense loyalty to the president, comparing her behavior to the horror movie Obsession

The presidential aide has faced waves of scrutiny and mockery for her incredibly devoted attitude toward Trump - whom she also credited with saving her life

Harp has drawn public scrutiny and online jokes over her unwavering support for Trump, whom she has also credited with saving her life

The cold open sketch saw James Austin Johnson's well-known portrayal of Trump alongside Ramy Youssef as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani - before the pair were interrupted by newcomer Ashley Padilla as 35-year-old Harp

The opening sketch featured James Austin Johnson as Trump and Ramy Youssef as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with newcomer Ashley Padilla appearing as Harp

Harp responded with a series of nervous giggles, recreating the eerie frown worn by Nikki, the possessed character played by Inde Navarrette in the film.

“I’m kidding. I’m completely normal. I really am normal,” she insisted through her laughter before greeting Mamdani. “Anyway, nice to meet you, Mayor Mamdani.”

After shaking the mayor’s hand, Harp leaned in and delivered a darker warning in a whisper: “If you hurt him, I will end you.”

The sketch ended by poking fun at Trump’s apparent fascination with the New York Democrat. Mamdani offered to keep Trump company in exchange for the president following him back on Instagram.

Mamdani first tried a much bigger request, asking Trump for $21 billion to fund a housing project in Queens.

When Trump rejected that proposal, Mamdani lowered the stakes. “What if I follow you back on Instagram?” he asked.

“It’s a done deal,” Johnson’s Trump immediately replied.

Harp has repeatedly faced scrutiny and ridicule for her exceptionally devoted public persona around Trump. She has also said the president played a role in saving her life.

During a May 2023 golf trip to Scotland, Harp ran behind the President's golf cart because no other ones were available. She later wrote him a letter to apologize for embarrassing him while trying to keep up. PIctured: Harp, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Trump in June 2026

During a May 2023 golf trip to Scotland, Harp ran behind the President’s golf cart because no other ones were available. She later wrote him a letter to apologize for embarrassing him while trying to keep up. PIctured: Harp, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Trump in June 2026

The sketch saw Harp shake the NYC mayor's hand before inching closer and whispering in his ear, 'If you hurt him, I will end you'

The sketch saw Harp shake the NYC mayor’s hand before inching closer and whispering in his ear, ‘If you hurt him, I will end you’

The SNL sketch garnered mixed reactions on social media, with some applauding Padilla’s welcome to the show while others were less-impressed.

‘SNL turned Trump and Natalie Harp’s relationship into a full-blown horror movie,’ one user wrote. 

‘Ashley Padilla made her debut as Harp in the Season 52 premiere, portraying Trump’s assistant as fiercely protective and hilariously obsessed with him. At one point, she warns Mamdani: “If you hurt him, I will end you,”‘ they continued. 

‘My take: SNL really said, “What if we turned this into Fatal Attraction?” Ashley Padilla understood the assignment because the whole thing was SO unsettling and ridiculous at the same time. That entrance alone was enough to make the cold open memorable.’

Another user said: ‘Padilla was so good as Natalie that Trump probably can’t decide whether to demand SNL be canceled or to try to hire Ashley too.’

A third, however, criticised the show’s return and wrote: ‘I’m usually an SNL defender and find his Trump skits very funny but this cold open was rough.’

‘Somehow SNL couldn’t figure out a way to ridicule the fattest target of the year – the Massachusetts lesbian COVID bar – instead, choosing to open with another boring, insipid Trump bit. C’mon, guys,’ another comment read.  

Harp has remained glued to Trump’s side to the point that it raised concerns within the Secret Service and the President’s inner circle.

The aide also told the president in one of many personal letters from 2023: 'You are all that matters to me.' She also called him her 'Guardian and Protector in this Life'

The aide also told the president in one of many personal letters from 2023: ‘You are all that matters to me.’ She also called him her ‘Guardian and Protector in this Life’

Trump told people that same year that Harp was the only person on his team who cared about him: 'All of you will go off and make money... she'll never leave me'

Trump told people that same year that Harp was the only person on his team who cared about him: ‘All of you will go off and make money… she’ll never leave me’

During his May 2023 golf trip to Scotland, Harp ran behind the President’s golf cart because no other ones were available.

She later wrote him a letter to apologize for embarrassing him while trying to keep up.

‘I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland,’ she wrote in a letter to Trump published by the Daily Mail in February last year. 

The aide also told the president in one of many personal letters from 2023: ‘You are all that matters to me.’

She also called him her ‘Guardian and Protector in this Life,’ according to letters reviewed by the New York Times.

Harp went on to admit that she starved herself and forgot to sleep while working for Trump, saying: ‘I want things to always be right between us. I also know I’ve been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time).’ 

Her letter concludes: ‘With all my heart, Natalie.’  

Trump told people that same year that Harp was the only person on his team who cared about him: ‘All of you will go off and make money … she’ll never leave me.’

Trump's relationship with Harp is back in the limelight after he chose to save her over his own cabinet secretaries after an Iranian assassination threat following the Nato summit in Turkey last month

Trump’s relationship with Harp is back in the limelight after he chose to save her over his own cabinet secretaries after an Iranian assassination threat following the Nato summit in Turkey last month

It was revealed on Wednesday that Harp was gifted $45,000, along with two other female aides.

Harp’s determination to remain by Trump’s side was also on display in October 2023, when she rode in the trunk of an SUV after being told there was no room for her in the motorcade taking him to a New York court appearance. 

After staffers told her there was no room in the vehicle, Harp became livid and began screaming at them, insisting that Trump had personally asked her to accompany him, according to CNN. 

The incident was one example of how Harp had ‘irked’ those closest to the president.

One advisor said that Trump ‘likes the attention and the fact that she is 100 percent committed and loyal’.

‘She doesn’t question, doesn’t second guess,’ the source said.

Harp also spent the summer of 2023 sleeping in the women’s locker room at Trump’s Bedminster golf club so she could remain close to him, according to journalist Michael Wolff.

She had initially secured a maid’s room but moved into the locker room because it was closer to the main house and allowed her to respond more quickly whenever Trump called.

Harp's estranged brother, Preston, first spoke to the Daily Mail back in June where he described his sister's relationship with Trump as 'very unhealthy' and called the President a 'national embarrassment'

Harp’s estranged brother, Preston, first spoke to the Daily Mail back in June where he described his sister’s relationship with Trump as ‘very unhealthy’ and called the President a ‘national embarrassment’

During the campaign, Melania Trump once stumbled upon Harp late at night inside Trump’s private quarters at Mar-a-Lago, an area typically off-limits to anyone outside the family, according to journalist Alex Isenstadt.

Harp was reportedly delivering documents to Trump that she did not want to wait until morning to hand over.

Trump’s relationship with Harp is back in the limelight after he chose to save her over his own cabinet secretaries after an Iranian assassination threat following the Nato summit in Turkey last month.

Harp was among a handful of aides including Trump’s former caddy Dan Scavino who switched planes with him on the tarmac in Ankara. Israeli intelligence had warned of an impending Iranian attack on Air Force One.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were left on the plane with dozens of journalists.

Harp’s estranged brother, Preston, first spoke to the Daily Mail back in June where he described his sister’s relationship with Trump as ‘very unhealthy’ and called the President a ‘national embarrassment.’

Preston, a self-described communist who lives in Nicaragua, recently told CNN that when Harp was a teenager she also wrote letters to president George Bush during the height of the Iraq war. 

The Daily Mail reached out to the White House for comment. 

Texas Driver Donald Johnson’s $700K Fundraiser Removed After Reveal

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A Texas woman presenting herself as a concerned neighbor helped raise more than $700,000 for her elderly father, who had gone viral as a delivery driver working to cover his wife’s cancer expenses. The fundraiser was later removed over what GoFundMe called “factual misrepresentations.”

GoFundMe took down the campaign supporting Donald Johnson and his wife, Josephine, after receiving a Sept. 25 tip questioning who was actually behind the fundraiser, NewsNation reported Monday.

The platform’s Trust & Safety team determined that the organizer, who identified herself as a neighbor named “Erin Howell,” was in fact the couple’s daughter, Amy Johnson.

“Our Trust & Safety team identified factual misrepresentations, which directly violate our Terms of Service,” GoFundMe told NewsNation.

Amy told the fundraising site that she adopted the neighbor identity because she thought donors might respond more strongly to the family’s situation if the appeal came from someone outside the family, according to NewsNation.

Amy said a neighbor provided the doorbell-camera footage and asked not to be identified.

She maintained that the video was genuine and that the other information shared in the appeal—including her father’s work, her mother’s cancer diagnosis and the family’s financial hardship—was accurate.

Amy used an existing GoFundMe account to collect the donations, changing the account’s username for the campaign.

GoFundMe, however, said that inaccurately describing an organizer’s identity or connection to a beneficiary violates its rules, even when there is no stated intention to deceive.

“As a result, the fundraiser has been removed and all donors have been refunded. Ensuring GoFundMe is a safe and trusted place to give and receive help is our top priority,” the company said.

“Taking action like this allows GoFundMe to protect donors’ generosity and our continued ability to support people who are fundraising to help others.”

The fundraiser went live Sept. 2 and brought in the donations before GoFundMe disabled the page and returned the money to contributors.

The story gained attention after home-security video appeared to capture Johnson carrying a customer’s misplaced luggage to a front door in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The resident seemed surprised to see the elderly delivery worker at the home.

According to the family, Johnson began working as an independent contractor delivering lost luggage to customers about three years ago, following his wife’s diagnosis with an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.

The 81-year-old said he often worked 14-hour shifts and drove hundreds of miles each day to help support Josephine. In the process, he put more than 200,000 miles on a vehicle that now has serious mechanical problems.

After GoFundMe removed the original page, Amy started a new fundraiser for her parents on GiveSendGo Saturday, where she directly addressed the dispute.

“My mom has pancreatic cancer. The bills are high. My dad is 81 and still works delivering luggage so they can stay afloat,” Amy wrote.

She assured prospective donors that “the neighbor story is real. The doorcam video is real. The diagnosis is real. The job is real.”

“A lot of you already gave on GoFundMe. We are so grateful. That page was originally set up on my account because it was already established and we thought that would be the simplest way,” she wrote.

“When the name on the page was updated, GoFundMe treated it as a discrepancy. We offered documentation. They refunded the donations anyway.”

However, GoFundMe said Amy acknowledged on a recorded call that she posed as a neighbor to set up the original page, NewsNation reported.

She acknowledged on GiveSendGo that the refunds were frustrating for donors and the family alike, insisting nothing about her mother’s treatment or her father’s age and work had changed, and that her parents still need help.

“We started over on a new page so your support can actually reach them this time. If you already gave, thank you. If you can, even a little, it goes to her care and to getting him off those stairs,” Amy wrote.

“We will post updates. Thank you for the kindness you already showed this family.”

The GiveSendGo fundraiser had raised more than $45,000 of its $100,000 goal as of Monday.

Archer Woman Arrested After Two-Hour Domestic Battery Standoff

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ARCHER, Fla. – Cynthia Lee Correll, 74, was arrested on domestic battery charges after an approximately two-hour standoff with Alachua County sheriff’s deputies.

Deputies were called around 6:45 p.m. September 26 to the 16000 block of SW CR 346 after a witness reported an argument between Correll and her husband. According to the witness, the couple went into the shed where they lived, and he heard Correll repeatedly say she was going to kill her husband.

The husband reportedly told deputies that he and Correll had been arguing before he went into the shed and lay on the bed. He said Correll approached him with a knife, pressed it against his shoulder and threatened to kill him if he did not leave. He also alleged that Correll struck him several times in the chest with her free hand. He then went to the main house and told the witness what had occurred.

Deputies could not immediately enter the shed because it was surrounded by a fence containing two large dogs that were considered potentially aggressive. Officers used a loudspeaker to order Correll outside. She eventually emerged, but after being told she was under arrest, she allegedly returned to the shed. A deputy then reportedly spoke with her by phone for two hours as she refused to come out. During the call, Correll allegedly acknowledged arguing with her husband and said she wanted to hurt him, but claimed she had not done so.

Correll came outside again at one point, and deputies used unspecified tactics in an effort to take her into custody. She allegedly retreated into the shed once more. During the standoff, she reportedly cut her own wrist with a knife. After roughly two hours, Correll finally exited the shed and was arrested.

After being read her Miranda rights, Correll reportedly said she had argued with her husband but had not hurt him “this time.” She said she wanted him to leave because she feared she would hurt him. Correll denied striking him, possessing a knife or threatening to kill him.

Investigators searching the shed reportedly found a bloody knife that Correll had used to cut herself.

Correll was transported to a hospital for medical clearance before being booked into jail.

She faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic battery and resisting an officer without violence. Correll has no prior criminal history. Judge George Wright ordered her held without bail pending a hearing on a State Attorney’s Office motion seeking to keep her jailed without bail through trial. If that motion is denied, bail will be set at the hearing.

Farmer’s 999 Call Foils Suspected Iran Bomb Plot at RAF Base

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A suspicious farmer helped prevent a potentially devastating terror attack near an RAF base at the last possible moment.

Five men travelling in three vans loaded with explosives were intercepted early yesterday just 350 yards from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The base has been used by American forces to launch air strikes against Iran’s regime, prompting suspicions that the incident was linked to Tehran.

Counter-terrorism officers arrested the suspects after the farmer called 999. US President Donald Trump later said the group appeared to be intent on causing “big damage” to the American military facility.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had warned in July that any base involved in air strikes could be considered a legitimate target. Iranian ambassador Seyed Ali Mousavi also said Britain’s decision to permit US bombers to operate from Fairford had become an “important matter for our self-defence”.

Police evacuated 85 homes near the base, the US Air Force’s European command outpost, amid fears that barrels of suspicious material inside the three vehicles could detonate.

Army specialists from the explosive ordnance disposal unit spent hours examining the vans yesterday.

Mr Trump praised the operation while speaking to reporters in the US, calling it “fantastic” and describing the cooperation between British authorities and American officials as “an amazing job”. He said the suspects had been under investigation and were apparently preparing to inflict serious damage on the base.

“It may have been Scotland Yard, I don’t know,” he added. “We worked with a lot of them. We had them under view for a long time, and we got them.”

Five men were pictured shirtless near RAF Fairford after being arrested on Sunday morning under the Explosives Act

Five men were photographed shirtless near RAF Fairford after their arrest on Sunday morning under the Explosives Act

The group was rounded up and put in handcuffs sat on the road as security bosses sent in Army bomb experts and the SAS to tackle the threat

The suspects were handcuffed and detained on the road as Army bomb-disposal experts and the SAS were deployed to deal with the threat

Three white vans have been probed by a wheeled robot attached to the bomb squad after five men were arrested following a 'foiled terror plot' on RAF Fairford (pictured)

A wheeled bomb-disposal robot examined three white vans after five men were arrested in connection with an alleged foiled terror plot at RAF Fairford

However, claims that British authorities had received advance warning of the alleged plot were rejected last night. Whitehall sources said the arrests had not been planned in advance.

The alert began by chance when a farmer from the nearby village of Whelford spotted three vans blocking a quiet road around the base as she drove home from a party in the early hours.

Puzzled by the scene, she turned her vehicle around. At that moment, she saw men wearing balaclavas and hooded tops, described as “Middle Eastern-looking”, running into nearby woodland and fields in the direction of the base.

The farmer quickly drove away and called police at 12.45am. She then sent a message to her local WhatsApp group, warning residents to lock their doors.

Officers reached the area within 15 minutes and arrested all five men shortly afterwards.

The farmer believes her unexpected arrival may have unsettled the group and disrupted its plans.

“They would have seen the bright headlights,” she said. “They probably thought we were the police and panicked.”

She added: “It would appear that by doing so I just derailed whatever they were planning.”

The vans had seemed suspicious because the lettering and telephone number displayed on them appeared to be fake. Fuel2U, a fuel-delivery company based in Beaconsfield, confirmed that the vehicles had no connection to its business.

In chilling footage captured by locals, the suspects were held at gunpoint by armed officers. Sitting in the middle of the road with their hands secured behind their back, the men were bare–chested after officers stripped their upper clothing fearing they may be wearing suicide vests.

The suspects were initially held on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act, before being arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act.

Armed officers evacuated residents to a leisure centre, hurrying children and the elderly in their pyjamas to safety in case the bombs went off. Late last night, the residents had not been allowed to return home.

Gloucestershire police shut down key roads into Whelford and the RAF base. Locals said yesterday that security around the air base had been ramped up in the past week. 

Tristan Wilkinson, the Cotswold district councillor for Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South, said: ‘I think the one thing we can say is that if you look around the base, they’ve put heavy machinery in place.

‘That’s unusual. That tells me that the base was on a heightened level of security.’

The investigation was last night described as being in the early stages, with police understood to be keeping an open mind. 

Armed police around the village of Whelford, near RAF Fairford on Sunday morning

Armed police around the village of Whelford, near RAF Fairford on Sunday morning

The robot was captured travelling down a deserted road before it probed three white vans

The robot was captured travelling down a deserted road before it probed three white vans

A B-1B Lancer bomber pictured at the air base, which has been used to mount US strikes against Iran since the US-led war began

A B-1B Lancer bomber pictured at the air base, which has been used to mount US strikes against Iran since the US-led war began

They are exploring the possible involvement of other hostile states such as Russia or Islamist terrorism. Groups such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State have inspired British terrorists to plot attacks on UK military bases.

But the link with Iran last night prompted criticism of Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who was pictured last week shaking hands with the regime’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in New York.

Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat said: ‘The Iranian regime has done nothing to justify any senior British minister meeting their envoys.

‘They are murdering protesters, threatening our allies and arming terror groups, including the Houthis, as well as threatening communities in the UK. Shaking hands gives them a credibility they have failed to achieve through violence.’

Vicki Evans, senior national co–ordinator at Counter Terrorism Policing, said: ‘We are in the early stages of an investigation, and five men remain in custody. As you would expect, we are working closely with our partners to understand the circumstances of the incident.’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: ‘I would like to thank the emergency services for their swift response to the major incident in Gloucestershire this morning and their reassurance that they believe the incident is contained.’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham added: ‘The safety and security of the public is our first priority, and I want people to know that we will always take every step necessary to protect our communities and keep our country safe.’