{"id":486088,"date":"2026-03-20T16:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/486088\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:02:09","slug":"man-and-woman-arrested-after-trying-to-get-into-faslane-naval-base-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/486088\/","title":{"rendered":"Man and woman arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said.<\/p>\n<p>The force said it was made aware of two people attempting to enter the base &#8211; where submarines that carry the UK&#8217;s Trident nuclear deterrent are based &#8211; at around 5pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said: &#8220;A 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the PA news agency, the man arrested is Iranian.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/skynews-vanguard-class-ship_7198254.jpg\"   alt=\"One of the Vanguard Class Ship nuclear submarines in the dock at HM Naval Base Clyde in 2019. File pic: PA\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        One of the Vanguard Class Ship nuclear submarines in the dock at HM Naval Base Clyde in 2019. File pic: PA<\/p>\n<p>        Datawrapper<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Datawrapper, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Datawrapper cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Datawrapper cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Datawrapper cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"datawrapper\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"datawrapper\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Royal Navy spokesperson said: &#8220;Police Scotland have arrested two people who unsuccessfully attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde on Thursday 19 March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-war-last-24-hours-show-a-prolonged-conflict-could-do-calamitous-damage-to-global-economy-13521949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Analysis: This war could trigger an economic doomsday<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-police-special-constable-jailed-for-raping-child-13518730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former police special constable jailed for raping child<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s defence and security analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/author\/michael-clarke-949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Clarke<\/a> noted that the site in Faslane is &#8220;the biggest military base in Scotland&#8221;, with around 6,000 to 7,000 people there, &#8220;both civilians and military&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faslane is probably Britain&#8217;s most important single installation&#8221;, he added. &#8220;We have seven attack submarines. And if they&#8217;re all out of maintenance, then this is where they operate from.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said. 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