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This is what happened when I took the RAF fitness test

FITNESS FOCUS: Senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore travelled to RAF High Wycombe to take the air force’s official fitness test, which includes a bleep test and a standing broad jump – he was very quickly humbled

The Independent UK

Royal Air Force Poseidon plane boosts Northern Ireland search and rescue capabilities

The plane’s on-board systems can pinpoint the location of people in distress at sea

The Independent UK

Island of Ireland in ‘absolutely critical position’ amid tensions with Russia

Brigadier Piers Ashfield was speaking as the RAF brought a P-8 Poseidon to Northern Ireland for a joint exercise with the Coastguard and RNLI.

Evening Standard

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Maritime search and rescue boosted as RAF patrol plane brought in

The RAF brought the P-8 Poseidon to Northern Ireland for a joint exercise with the Coastguard and RNLI across the north coast.

Evening Standard

British fighter jets scrambled in response to Russian drone threat

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The Independent UK

RAF fighter jets scrambled to threat of Russian drones on Nato border

Two Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled from Borcea Air Base in Romania, which shares a 650-km land border with Ukraine ⁠

The Independent UK

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

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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

Brian Wakefield obituary

Other lives: Teacher and top amateur footballer who was a stalwart of the Corinthian Casuals club for decades

The Guardian - UK

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

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

RAF jets scrambled to track Russian bomber nearing British airspace

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The Independent UK

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

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

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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

Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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.

The Times of India

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

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

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

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

British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean

Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus

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