Morning briefing Monday 28th September

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0:30This is the Times Morning Briefing for Monday the 28th of September. It's understood counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is linked to a suspected bomb plot at an RAF base. Five men are under arrest after three vehicles on their way to RAF Fairford were stopped yesterday. The US Air Force operates out of the base. It's believed that police received a tip-off from a local farmer. President Trump said the arrest came after a joint US-UK surveillance operation. Glenn Carl is a former CIA officer and a security expert. He's been speaking to Times Radio. I immediately thought that it was unfortunate that Donald Trump said, oh yeah, we've been on these people for a long time.

1:14Because you never want to give that away. You want to say we have information that or we have detained X, Y and Z, and then you leave it at that. So we don't really know the answer, but we shouldn't be talking about the source origination. There are calls for unity this morning after a protest has blocked a significant route in Northern Ireland. The Parades Commission had allowed the loyalist Orange Order to march along Gavaki Road for the first time since 1998. They were blocked by thousands of demonstrators as well as Sinn Féin leaders. Amanda Ferguson is a Northern Ireland-based journalist who's been following developments closely and she's told Times Radio that feelings have been running extremely high.

1:52It's really raised very high emotion within Northern Ireland from the different groupings involved because I think a lot of people thought that this kind of story was consigned to the past. The Times reports that ministers will look at plans to scrap the triple lock on pensions as a trade-off to help fund free social care for the elderly. Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, the Prime Minister said that nothing is off the table when it comes to finding the money. He said reforming Britain's care service would be central to Labour's bid to remain in power and is pledging to fight the next election on the issue.

2:25Tom Belger is a former editor of Labour List and he's told Times Radio that it's a big move. It's remarkable to have not only someone grasping the nettle, as Andy Burnham put it, on Social Care saying he's willing to take on this thorny issue that's flawed previous governments, but also saying that that previous holy grail of the triple lock. Insiders suggesting, at least in the media, that this could be an option on the table, that you remove the triple lock. John Healy will pledge to take Britain forward into a new age of industrialisation when he addresses the conference for the first time as Chancellor today.

2:57The former Defence Secretary is expected to argue that the UK cannot return to the coal mines of its past, while setting out a positive economic vision based on modern industry. And three years after the sycamore gap tree was felled, the National Trust has shared images of a thick ring of new shoots around its stump. Conservation Charities says the new growth at the site at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland stands two to three feet tall and shows the benefits of keeping the area fenced off. You can hear more on all these stories throughout the day on Times Radio.

3:37Hi, I'm Katie Prescott from the Times Tech Podcast. AI is already changing business and medicine, but could it also change the way we look after our own health? In a special episode in Paid Partnership with Vitality, we look at how AI, wearables and everyday health data could help shift healthcare from treating illness to preventing it. Listen to the Times Tech Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. What next for the multi-billion dollar sporting spectacle that's already conquered the entire globe? Could we see the first female Formula One driver in 50 years racing in a Grand Prix? I'm Andy Jay and on the latest episode of the Business of Formula One, hear from 19-year-old F1 Academy driver Rachel Robertson, who's chasing that dream, and find out what businesses can learn from F1's investment in its next generation of talent.

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