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Man and woman arrested after trying to enter the UK’s nuclear submarine base

LONDON (AP) — A man and a woman were arrested after trying to enter the naval base in Scotland that is home to Britain’s nuclear-armed submarines, police said Friday.

Police Scotland said the pair attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde at about 5 p.m. (1700GMT) on Thursday. The force said “a 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.”

Britain’s national news agency, PA, reported that the arrested man is Iranian.

The Royal Navy confirmed the arrests but said that “as the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.”

The base, also known as Faslane, is home to the core of the U.K.’s submarine fleet, including the subs that carry nuclear weapons.

Britain has been a nuclear power since the 1950s. Since the 1990s, its nuclear deterrent has consisted of four Royal Navy submarines armed with Trident missiles.

Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan

By WTOP Staff
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese embassy conveyed via parliamentary officials and shown to The Associated Press on Thursday. China has hit lawmakers from other countries with sanctions related to contact with Taiwan before, but it's the first time for New Zealand parliamentarians, the government in Wellington said. Beijing has been increasing pressure in recent years on the democratically governed island that it claims as its own territory. Two lawmakers reached by the AP on Thursday rejected the demand for an apology, while the other two could not be immediately reached. New Zealand's government said it would express concern about the travel bans to Beijing. The elected officials visited Taipei in May, as New Zealand parliamentarians have done “for decades,” a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.
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