The strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is expressed as a Solar UV Index or Sun Index.The UV Index does not exceed 8 in the UK (8 is rare; 7 may occur on exceptional days, mostly in the ...

The training exercise is supported by the RAF, which provides aircraft to support anti-submarine operations and test the air defence capability of the task group. Running the exercise from HMS ...

A sheathed dagger, as featured on 8 Squadron’s crest, features prominently on the new aircraft’s tail fin in an increasingly uncommon display of squadron markings on an RAF aircraft.

RAF jets broke the sound barrier as they raced to intercept a London-bound passenger plane at the centre of a security alert. Fighters from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were sent to the Air India ...

The Royal Air Force’s first Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft has received its new RAF paint scheme. Wedgetail WT001 rolled out of the hangar at Southend Airport in the markings of ...

RAF fighters were scrambled to a flight to Heathrow after a bomb threat was sent to an airline on social media. The Royal Air Force scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft on ...

RAF fighters were scrambled to a flight to Heathrow after a bomb threat was sent to an airline on social media. The Royal Air Force scrambled RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft on ...

Loud noises were heard over parts of Norfolk today as a passenger plane reported a bomb threat on board. It came as an Air India civilian aircraft circled over the county and RAF Typhoon fighter ...

RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an Air India passenger plane after the Boeing 777-300 reported a bomb on board. The plane, an Air India flight from Mumbai to London, circled above ...

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The RAF has sent Typhoon fighter jets to intercept an ...

RAF jets caused a sonic boom as they scrambled to escort a flight into Heathrow Airport after a pilot reported a bomb threat. Two RAF Typhoon jets rushed to intercept Air India flight AC129, which ...

A 'sonic boom' has been heard over Norfolk after an RAF Typhoon raced to intercept a Heathrow-bound flight following a 'bomb threat' on board. The Royal Air Force fighter jet was launched to guide the ...