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Chinese recruitment ‘to understand the capabilities of our air force’ of concern, says James Heappey

Up to 30 former pilots are believed to have trained the People’s Liberation Army.

Moments after his Spitfire aircraft became engulfed by flames in 1940, Richard Hillary was in freefall above the North Sea. After recovering from horrific burns, he produced a memoir that is still regarded as a combat classic.

The aircraft was flying from Dalaman in Turkey to Manchester when it was suddenly escorted by two RAF jets to Stansted on Wednesday.

The Welsh woman said she sensed 'something was wrong' before the Jet2 flight was diverted

Armed police swarmed the aircraft

Group Captain Kevin Latchman made the decision to take off from a pitch-black runway following a power cut.

Passengers on the diverted Jet2 flight were left in the dark during reports of an unconfirmed bomb scare, as the flight was diverted from Manchester to Stansted where it was surrounded by armed police

Doctors had to give Mark a tracheotomy to help him breathe, so he woke up unable to speak