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Counterterrorism police are investigating whether a plot at RAF Fairford could be linked to Iran after three vans were seen close to the Gloucestershire air base used by the US military. Five men were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. President Trump said the US had had the men under investigation, while police said they responded to an emergency call from a local resident. A 400-metre cordon was set up and 85 homes in Whelford were evacuated, with some residents told they could not return home tonight. At the Labour Party conference, a political correspondent said Andy Burnham's appearance at a football match was cancelled so he could be kept updated, and the Defence Secretary spoke to his US counterpart while the Home Secretary was updated.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out plans to overhaul social care in England, saying a National Care Service would be free at the point of use like the NHS and funded in a similar way with everyone contributing. He said the plan would be put to the country in Labour's next manifesto and hinted it might break commitments made in the last one. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury said fixing social care would not be cheap and might require tax changes, while the Conservatives said they would not support tax increases. Robert Peston said one estimate put the cost at about £18 billion a year, and discussed speculation that abolishing the state pension triple lock could free up funds, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimating an additional £20 billion over 25 years centrally, or up to £40 billion depending on other factors.

There was a standoff at Drumcree in Northern Ireland after members of the Loyalist Orange Order attempted to march along a largely nationalist street following a successful appeal against a ban. Protesters linked arms and blocked the Garvaghy Road. The parade had been given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast hours before it was due to begin, and 35 Orange Order members were set to walk in silence. The Northern Ireland Secretary flew in from his party conference for urgent talks with political parties amid questions over whether Stormont could survive. Separately, ten NHS staff were removed from duty after a data breach involving the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods, who was found dead in a lake in Brantham near Ipswich earlier this month; the NHS trust apologised unreservedly. At least 27 people were killed in two separate mass shootings in South Africa, with 17 killed at a bar near Johannesburg and ten more shot near Cape Town hours later.