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The broadcast reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington still had confidence in security at all US bases after the Pentagon withdrew around a dozen B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford and redeployed them to their home stations in America. US media reported that a new threat led to the removal, following a September 27 incident when police were alerted to three suspicious vehicles near the air base. Downing Street insisted RAF Fairford was safe, while Rubio said rotations and movements of assets were not unusual. A correspondent noted questions over the speed of the redeployment, and a former US counterterrorism official said the move appeared tied to the earlier events and a risk calculation, with reporting suggesting a plot linked to Iran had been tracked. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for 29 November after parliament rejected his government's measures to tackle the housing crisis. The measures followed nationwide protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman over a sharp rent increase. A correspondent said the proposals aimed to protect vulnerable renters, renew rental contracts automatically and clamp down on short-term tourist rentals, and that housing was the top concern in polls. The correspondent added that Sanchez was trailing in polls and that forming a majority was difficult, with the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox potentially able to form a government.

More information emerged about the suspect who allegedly tried to hijack a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 passengers to Israel, attacking the co-pilot with an axe before being overpowered. Oman had banned Hamal al-Hamami from flying over concerns about radical views. He was being interrogated in the UAE, and leaks and briefings indicated investigators believed he was a lone wolf who intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport or a Tel Aviv high-rise; Prime Minister Netanyahu said another 9-11 was avoided. Questions were raised about how he was employed by Flydubai and vetted, including that Oman has no diplomatic relations with Israel and that he had reportedly flown to Israel several times this year. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor took legal action against Thames Valley Police over search warrants connected to his arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office after information from the Epstein files. His lawyers applied for a judicial review of the lawfulness of warrants used for Sandringham and Royal Lodge; Thames Valley Police said its investigation continued and it was engaged in legal proceedings over warrants obtained from the Central Criminal Court. He denies wrongdoing and no charges have been brought, and a private court hearing was due on Thursday. The King stripped him of remaining titles and honours last year over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

On day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith was expected to set out plans to boost the economy by rolling back regulation, including getting rid of Natural England and the Environment Agency and looking at net zero rules around housebuilding. The correspondent said there had been criticism from groups opposing removal of environmental protections, while the conference mood was described as optimistic and united behind leader Kemi Badenoch, though the party lagged behind Reform UK and Labour in opinion polls.