The Latest Breaking News from RAF

Thursday briefing: Is the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge a disaster waiting to happen?

In today’s newsletter: From overcrowding to fire safety concerns, the government’s floating facility in Dorset has been plagued with problems, and now faces a delay. What’s behind the Home Office’s latest debacle?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

Rishi Sunak should think about his RAF jet pilot’s pay

Brief letters: Public sector pay | Sloughvian demonyms | Fond memories of Sindy | Property inflation | Farage farrago

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

Sunak’s private jet to Scotland may have breached ministerial code, says Labour

Emily Thornberry calls on PM to explain why he did not use available scheduled flights

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

King pays tribute to RAF veterans as he marks Dambusters’ 80th anniversary

Charles visited the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

‘Like a stalag’: local people condemn asylum seeker housing on Essex airbase

Residents of nearby village say water mains and sewers cannot cope with large numbers of arrivals at RAF Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

RAF war veteran, 99, is special guest at Lossiemouth’s friends and family day

Former warrant officer Bill Shepherd watched a display by an F-35 aircraft, a bomber similar to the Lancaster he flew in during the war.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

MPs warned of threats from the Arctic as calls made for greater military presence in the north

It comes as an independence row is brewing in Scotland over the Orkney Islands

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

New threats mean UK should ‘re-assess’ defence in Scotland, MPs say

THE UK should reassess its defence presence in Scotland in light of new threats in the most northerly part of the globe, a committee of MPs has…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2023

Threats in far north and Arctic may need greater military presence, MPs told

A Westminster committee also said a strategy for protecting offshore infrastructure is needed.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Former RAF officer jailed for three years for child sex offences

Ex-wing commander Andrew Thomason, who now uses the surname Groves, was stationed at RAF Cranwell when he was arrested in 2018.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023