Special agents from the US Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating the theft of guns and other military equipment from an arms room in a Stuttgart base. The Army declined to say what kind of or how many weapons were stolen or to identify the unit targeted, citing the active investigation. A possible breach of the base fence is also part of the ongoing probe ‘and something we are looking at very closely,’ said Ray Johnson, a spokesman for the Army's Installation Management Command-Europe. A military official who was not authorised to speak to the media said that the site was Panzer Kaserne and that the theft included an unspecified number of guns. Panzer Kaserne is home to elite units such as Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs, as well as the garrison's headquarters and support units. The break-in comes at a time of heightened security concerns in Germany in the wake of a wave of high-profile terrorist attacks.

The ex-PM David Cameron's resignation honours list was leaked by a newspaper and has drawn much comment. The reality with honours lists is that there are names that will warm our hearts and names that will anger us. Controversy has surrounded the honours system since its infancy. Theresa May has said she will not intervene over her predecessor’s list because it would ‘set a very bad precedent’, but Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said that if the list was accurate, it showed that ‘cronyism runs rife’ in Mr Cameron's former administration, and most reasonable people would say it is unacceptable to give an honour to his wife's stylist, or knighthoods to MPs like confetti.’ The oil firm boss and Conservative party donor Ian Taylor (reportedly in line for a knighthood) has written to Mr Cameron and Theresa May asking for his name to be withdrawn from the list. See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36960686

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Police launched an internal inquiry after footage emerged of a young black man being pinned to the ground by a group of British Transport Police officers and having a spit hood placed over his head at London Bridge Station. The officers claim Aihie became ‘aggressive’ after they intervened in an argument between him and his girlfriend. The footage shows Aihie yelling ‘it hurts, it hurts,’ as he is pinned to the ground and forced to have a hood completely cover his head. Meanwhile a Christian campaigner called on Theresa May to ensure ethnic minorities are properly represented in senior government roles. Simon Wooley, from Operation Black Vote, said his message for the Prime Minister was, ‘there are a record number of black MP’s right now in Parliament, and not all of them are being given prominent roles. We need to see a plan to tackle persistent racial inequality and greater representation.’ See also: https://www.rt.com/uk/353932-police-black-arrest-video/