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City and metropolitan borough in England
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, at the centre of the eponymous county of Greater Manchester. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million.
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The men have been detained on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the base.
Two men - both in the 30s - were arrested under the 2000 Terrorism Act in Manchester on 20 September.
Villagers have been evacuated from their homes near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.