Is the drone scare at RAF Lakenheath a threat to the public?

The suspected drone activity over Lakenheath in Suffolk, a base used only by the US military. More than a dozen US aircraft had already been moved from Mildenhall, a ten-minute drive away, as a precaution after an unspecified threat.

Nick Timothy, the Conservative MP for West Suffolk, wrote on Facebook: "I am told there is no threat to the public, and the incident is now resolved."

Reports link the threat to an alleged Iranian plot, but no official confirmation ties the drones to Tehran. Former military intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge warned: "This is a third example in less than two years of bases being penetrated, or becoming close to being penetrated, by hostile forces."