Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets were urgently scrambled from a Lincolnshire base to intercept a civilian aircraft flying from Israel to Qatar that lost communication, in a major security incident over the North Sea.
An RAF Typhoon fighter jet was launched from RAF Coningsby to intercept a light aircraft stolen from an airfield near Newark. The incident, involving a 30-year-old man, ended safely with an arrest on suspicion of theft.
RAF Typhoons lead urgent NATO response after fleets of Russian nuclear-capable bombers and fighter jets approach UK airspace, sparking major alert.