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99-year-old veteran has wartime debt repaid by RAF

A 99-year-old RAF veteran has had her Second World War debt repaid when she was presented with a set of five shilling coins. Peggy Terry served with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and when she was discharged in 1945 was still owed the money. And 77 ...

22 Aug 2022 at 16:38

Residents who saw UK’s highest temperature recall ‘unbearable’ heat a year on

Residents in the town that recorded the UK’s highest temperature have recalled the “unbearable” heat one year on. A temperature of 40.3C was recorded in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on July 19 last year as the country was hit with record high ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:34

Britain breaks New Year’s Eve record with mild temperatures

Britain has marked its hottest New Year’s Eve since records began, with the mercury climbing to 15.8C in parts of the country. Forecasters at the Met Office said the high was reached in Merryfield in Somerset shortly before 1pm, while ...

31 Dec 2021 at 19:55

Prince of Wales hugs little boy and promises to put picture on his fridge

The Prince of Wales granted the request of a little boy and gave him a hug, and promised to put his picture on the royal fridge. William found himself hugged, posing for selfies and was even quizzed about who he wanted to win I’m A ...

18 Nov 2022 at 21:52

Inquest opened and adjourned on Memorial Flight Spitfire crash pilot

A Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash suffered head and neck injuries, an inquest opening has heard. The five-minute hearing was told Squadron Leader Mark Long was pronounced dead at the scene by an air ambulance ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:32

RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash named

The Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby has been named as Mark Long. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road in Lincolnshire just before 1.20pm on Saturday. The ...

26 May 2024 at 18:48

RAF grounds Battle of Britain Memorial Flight amid probe into Spitfire crash

The RAF has grounded the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) amid an investigation into the death of a pilot in a Spitfire crash. Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed in a ...

27 May 2024 at 21:57

The fighter jets which would shoot down spy balloons in UK skies

As reports of suspected Chinese spy balloons entering US airspace continue, the Prime Minister has given assurances that RAF fighter jets are ready to counter similar intrusions over the UK. Rishi Sunak claimed ...

13 Feb 2023 at 13:53

Next-gen fighter jets will keep our country safe, says Prime Minister

The Prime Minister said that a defence partnership with Italy and Japan to develop next-generation fighter jets will help “keep the country safe from the new threats that we face”. Downing Street aims for the ...

09 Dec 2022 at 15:27

Spitfire crashes into field near RAF Coningsby

A Spitfire has crashed into a field “in the vicinity of” RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road at just before 1.20pm on Saturday. Lincolnshire ...

25 May 2024 at 17:22

Key stats from the Met Office State Of The UK Climate 2022 report

Last year’s extreme heat is an example of what we can expect to see in future unless greenhouse gas emissions are controlled, the Met Office has said. Temperatures rising beyond 40C, repeated and ...

27 Jul 2023 at 00:01

RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash ‘cherished and deeply missed’ – family

A Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash “lived his life with an unwavering passion” and “will be cherished and deeply missed”, his family said. Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died ...

30 May 2024 at 18:03

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