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Mum of RAF gunner Corrie McKeague asks guests to wear bright colours at memorial

The serviceman, who was stationed at RAF Honington, died at about 4.20am in Bury St Edmunds.

Daily Record

PM’s flight of fancy as he jokes about firing Tory MPs into orbit

Boris Johnson regales Farnborough airshow with tales of Typhoon jet in speech brimming with metaphors

The Guardian - UK

London airport forced to suspend flights after extreme heat leaves 'defects' in runway

The shutdowns come as Europe experiences an extreme heatwave, which has seen Britain experience its hottest day of the year on Monday, with temperatures topping 38C.

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Luton Airport and RAF Brize Norton runways close in UK heatwave

Engineers were called out to London Luton Airport to look at what was described as a “surface defect” on the runway.

The Independent UK

UK heatwave: Luton airport suspends flights after runway melts in soaring temperatures

Luton Airport has suspended flights because of a defect on the runway caused by soaring temperatures during the heatwave.

Evening Standard

Flights at major UK airbase halted as 'runway melts' due to heatwave

The Ministry of Defence took the decision this morning to stop flights in and out of RAF Brize Norton and alternative airfields are being used

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson 'missing in action' as country sizzles in hottest day in UK history

The Prime Minister has been accused of 'clocking off' instead of chairing Cobra emergency meetings to deal with the heatwave.

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RAF stops flights to Brize Norton as ‘runway has melted’

Britain’s biggest air base forced to divert planes due to extreme weather

The Independent UK

Healthy Nottinghamshire nurse found out she had tuberculosis less than 24 hours before she died

Family were not able to say goodbye

Nottingham Post

Boris Johnson accused of ‘checking out’ from No 10 amid heatwave emergency

The Prime Minister took a ‘joyride’ in a Typhoon fighter jet and held a party at Chequers while colleagues held emergency meetings.

The Independent UK

VIPs spotted at Boris Johnson's lavish farewell BBQ as PM treats Brits with 'contempt'

Rows of cars were spotted in the fields outside Chequers, the PM's grace and favour mansion, and he took a ride in a Typhoon jet as he enjoys the perks of office while missing COBRA meetings on the heatwave

Daily Mirror

Chillaxing Boris Johnson takes selfie video in a Typhoon jet in jolly last days as PM

It's only 10 days since Boris Johnson trumpeted his 'duty' to the British people. But now it seems he's enjoying the finer things in Downing Street life before he gets turfed out - leading to claims he's treating Brits with 'contempt'

Daily Mirror

Memorial service to be held for airman Corrie McKeague

Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished in 2016 on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise delights Royal Air Force with appearance at Gloucestershire airshow

‘We’ve got a new wingman...’

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Top Gun’s Tom Cruise makes movie star arrival at Royal International Air Tattoo

Tom Cruise has courted attention with his smooth arrival at the largest military air show in the world marking the United States Air Force’s 75th anniversary.

Daily Record

Historic flypast over Perth for RAF hero Ernie Holmes

Two WWII planes will fly over Perth on Wednesday as a mark of respect for the life of Ft Lt Ernie Holmes.

Wales Online

RAF and French engage in 'dogfights' over the Mediterranean to simulate air combat

The practice sessions took place over the Mediterranean with exercised hailed by both as 'extremely valuable'

The Guardian - UK

Taff Williams obituary

Other lives: RAF pilot who took part in the Berlin airlift and later flew Vulcan bombers

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Birmingham Post

Jobs saved at collapsed aerospace firm Electroflight as administrators sell off business

The Gloucestershire company developed the battery for Rolls-Royce's world-record-breaking all-electric aircraft

The Guardian - UK

Jack Absolute Flies Again review – wartime comedy of manners fails to take off

The razor sharp social critique of the original is replaced by nostalgia and strained gags in this toothless transposition of The Rivals

Edinburgh Live

Tributes to Midlothian miner who played in the streets with Sean Connery as a child

Jack Smythe had a trial with Stoke City Football Club as a teenager but was called to serve his National Service with the RAF before it could go any further and built a reputation as a boxer on his return

The Guardian - UK

Female pilots finally celebrated for crucial role in Battle of Britain

Pioneering female aviators delivered planes wherever they were needed in the second world war – armed with just a notebook

Wales Online

RAF sends fighter jets to Finland and Sweden

The air force said it is part of an "increased presence in the region"

Liverpool Echo

Tiny village which started with just nine homes eventually had its own airport

People come to live and stay forever in "small" and "lovely" village

The Independent UK

Royal Air Force sends fighter jets to Finland and Sweden for joint training

The RAF said it was requested by the host nations as they progress applications to join Nato.

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