1 year agoCRAYFORD update: At the height of a major fire in Crayford tonight, there were 15 engines and around 100 firefighters at the scene. The blaze at the Optima Trade Park, Thames Road, broke out around 7pm tonight. There are no reports of any injuries
Government says Gibraltar entering final stages of Brexit negotiations before December deadline & speculation in Spanish media should be ignored
1 year agoThe Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks continued to fly south towards UK airspace, and so #TeamLossie QRA Typhoons operating out of Leuchars Station in Fife were scrambled. Construction QRA has moved temporarily while resurfacing continues on the runway intersection at RAF Lossiemouth
1 year ago[email protected], the Royal Norwegian Air Force, scrambled their Quick Reaction Alert F-16s to intercept and identify aircraft. They were visually identified as two Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks - long-range, supersonic bombers
1 year agoQuick Reaction Alert Typhoons were scrambled today from their temporary base at Leuchars Station in Fife. This was in response to Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace, but within @NATO's Air Policing Area.
There are currently no tests at all available in ANY of the top 10 Covid-19 hotspots in England, LBC can reveal. No walk-in, drive-through or home tests available for people in Bolton, Salford, Bradford, Blackburn, Oldham, Preston, Pendle, Rochdale, Tameside or Manchester
1 year agoMADRAS714 Voyager ZZ336 active on QRA Squawk 1101z
1 year agoA few pics from this mornings B52 departures from RAF Fairford
Pentagon: A three-ship formation of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft depart Royal Air Force Fairford, England, to participate in a Bomber Task Force Europe mission over Ukraine. The mission provides opportunities for U.S. integration with @NATO Allies and regional partners.
1 year agoRRR9986 ZJ692 RAF Sentinel R1 ISTAR platform heading for Black Sea intel mission. 0957z
RUAF strategic bombers noted airborne
1 year agoBP become the first supermajor to call the end to the era of oil-demand growth
London and Japan reach its first major post-Brexit trade agreement
British Defense Secretary: Britain will be more present around the world to ensure that we meet the challenges of the future
Britain: We are committed to holding Iran accountable if it breaches its nuclear obligations
British Foreign Secretary: Iran should not develop a nuclear weapon
EU-London emergency meeting on Thursday over British Brexit bill - commission
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warns "the period between and spring is going to be difficult" because its a respiratory virus
1 year agoPM Boris Johnson says "Covid-secure marshals" will help local authorities "ensure social distancing in town and city centres"
UK hoping to take further steps for a joint mil-civil MoD/UKSpace Agency National Space Operations Centre through the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, says Geer
The leaders of Ireland, the Scottish devolved government and the European Union have expressed anger as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would press ahead with a bill that overrides part of Britain's EU withdrawal agreement
France says it is preparing for all scenarios in the Brexit issue
Germany says expects Britain to "fully implement" terms of EU exit deal, expresses concern about proposed legislation rolling back planks of accord
British government restores strict restrictions in England - the limit of people you can meet in a confined space lowered from 30 to just six
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday as the Government seeks to curb the rise in coronavirus cases
1 year agoUSAF B-52Hs over UK
1 year ago2x USAF B52H AE5881/AE5889 currently tracking over the North Sea
King Salman and the British Prime Minister discussed by phone the work of the Group of 20
Former PM Theresa May asks Brandon Lewis how the UK government "can reassure future international partners" that it'll respect agreements it enters into She says the UK government is "now changing" how the NI protocol operates after singing up to it with the EU
Sir Bernard Jenkin, speaking on behalf of the ERG group of Brexiteer MPs, has publicly called for the PM to tear up the Withdrawal Agreement if a trade deal can't be done. "Most other nations would respect us for that", he says
