RAF Typhoons scrambled in response to Russian drone threat near Nato airspace Overnight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspace The Guardian - UK · Apr 25
UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
Brian Wakefield obituary Other lives: Teacher and top amateur footballer who was a stalwart of the Corinthian Casuals club for decades The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
Royal Air Force Scramble Typhoon Fighter Jets Amid Fears of Russian Bomber's Possible Incursion into British Airspace The Royal Air Force scrambled fighter jets after a Russian bomber was spotted near UK airspace, highlighting ongoing tensions between NATO and Moscow. International Business Times UK · Apr 15
RAF fighter jets scrambled over fears 'Russian bomber' heading towards UK The unidentified Russian plane stayed outside of British airspace and did not need to be intercepted by the two Typhoons which were deployed Evening Standard · Apr 15
RAF jets scrambled to track Russian bomber nearing British airspace IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 15
Police remove protesters during mass demonstration against Palestine Action ban Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Trafalgar Square with signs reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’. Evening Standard · Apr 11
Protesters removed by Met Police during Palestine Action demonstration Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’ The Independent UK · Apr 11
Abandoned Battle of Britain control tower to become a home for holidaymakers … and six species of bat Council backs £700,000 plan to save historic landmark at former RAF base in the New Forest The Guardian - UK · Apr 9
Trump aims ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe at PM during Easter celebration At an Easter event at the White House on Monday, the US president told reporters the UK had ‘a long way to go’. Evening Standard · Apr 6
Trump targets Starmer with ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe as strained UK-US relationship rumbles on Sir Keir has said he will not ‘buckle under pressure’ The Independent UK · Apr 6
A bittersweet thrill: daytrippers watch US warplanes in action at RAF Fairford With some misgivings, families and aviation enthusiasts bring stepladders and picnics to the perimeter fence The Guardian - UK · Apr 6
Seven arrested over alleged support for Palestine Action at RAF Lakenheath protest Protesters held on Sunday after joining a Lakenheath Alliance for Peace encampment outside airbase in Suffolk The Guardian - UK · Apr 5
Two demonstrators arrested outside RAF base during peace protest Over a hundred people joined a peace encampment to create a blockade outside the main gate of Lakenheath airbase. Evening Standard · Apr 4
The Times of India · Apr 3 When US and Iran joined hands against Israel: Why Hormuz blockade brings back memories of 1956 Suez crisis Iranian blockade of Strait of Hormuz and the heavy price that global economy is paying these days bring back dark memories of a similar crisis that had enveloped the world nearly a decade after World War II had ended: the shutdown of the Suez Canal in the wake of a…
The Independent UK · Mar 28 RAF gunners earn title of drone ‘aces’ for first time in history The new age ‘aces’ from the regiment have a variety of tools in their arsenal to target the drones
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26 Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe US president says he is ‘very disappointed’ as he again lashes out at allies’ lack of involvement in Iran war
Euronews · Mar 24 Europeans anxious over wars and push for more EU independence, study finds As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East intensify, Europeans are increasingly uneasy about global instability. How worried are they, and do they want the EU to step up its role on defence and international influence?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23 British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus
Evening Standard · Mar 22 Trump raises hope of swift end to war as he pauses Iran energy blitz sending oil price plunging The US president suspends threat to ‘obliterate’ Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Ambulance worker recalls ‘shellshock’ of emergency workers at Dunblane shooting March 13 marks the 30th anniversary of the tragedy.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11 Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs PM says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Queen Camilla praises new book helping children understand WWII Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book ‘Their Second World War’
Evening Standard · Mar 11 Queen praises book for teaching children about war generation’s sacrifices Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book Their Second World War.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean Destroyer leaves Portsmouth a week after deployment was announced following drone attack on RAF base in Cyprus