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World Service,05 Oct 2026,49 mins

The US withdraws its bombers from British RAF Fairford

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The BBC has also been told it was a military rather than a political decision - taken at an operational level - and communicated from the US military to its British counterparts. The UK's Ministry of Defence has not commented. Brazil's election goes to a run off as the ring wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro beats expectations. Sexual harassment allegations from female journalist against police in India - we learn more from our reporter on the ground. And why cancer rates amongst young people might be on the rise. A BBC investigation takes a close look and how those risks can be reduced. (Photo: B‑1B Lancer bomber departs RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men; Credit: Toby Shepheard/Reuters)

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