Two men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base in Cambridgeshire
Two Latvian men were arrested under the National Security Act after breaching the perimeter of an RAF base in Cambridgeshire. The incident was discovered after police found an abandoned vehicle near the site.
Why it matters
Concerns national security and the integrity of military installations in the UK.
Published 8 October 2026, 16:00 BST Updated 6 minutes ago Two Latvian men have been arrested under the National Security Act after a fence was breached at an RAF base in Cambridgeshire.
The alert was raised when a Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) security patrol at RAF Molesworth identified an abandoned vehicle at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday.
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