Five pro-Palestinian activists pleaded not guilty to damaging property for a purpose prejudicial to the interests or safety of the UK. They are accused of breaking into RAF Brize Norton in June and spraying red paint over two Voyager aircraft used for refuelling and transport. The defendants appeared at London’s Old Bailey by videolink from prison, and the trial is due to start in January 2027. Palestine Action said it was behind the incident and has been proscribed by the UK parliament as a terrorist organisation, with more than 1,600 arrests linked to support for the group in the three months after the ban’s introduction.