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RAF recruitment head quit ‘over order to prioritise women and ethnic minorities over white men’

A minister said that any evidence of positive discrimination within the RAF would be investigated

The Independent UK

RAF veteran, 99, who served in the Second World War has wartime debt repaid over seven decades later

Peggy Terry, who served under her maiden name of Margaret Potter, was a Leading Aircraftwoman and during an 18-month stint at RAF Coningsby towards the end of the war and helped service the Lancaster bombers

Wales Online

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

Peggy Terry served with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and when she was discharged in 1945 was still owed the money.

The Independent UK

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Co Down man tells of pride at helping 15,000 people flee from war-torn Afghanistan

“There were a lot of times I shed a tear."

Belfast Live

RAF tried to ‘artificially inflate’ diversity numbers to achieve hiring targets

It comes after the head of recruitment at the RAF left her role amid allegations that the force has effectively paused its recruitment of white men in a bid to hit “impossible” diversity targets

Evening Standard

Brit plunges 100ft off mountain after he's charged at by angry mule on hike

Syed Bukhari suffered three separate head wounds that required a total of eight stitches after rescuers found his body following a 100 feet fall in the Himalayan mountains

Daily Mirror

Rowers stranded at sea for five hours rescued after boat capsized and sank

Alert signal used ‘can really make the difference between being saved and being lost’, HM Coastguard says

The Independent UK

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Edinburgh residents in awe as huge RAF Globemaster aircraft flies over city

With a few recent flypast's being scrapped due to bad weather, Thursday evening presented the perfect opportunity to capture a glimpse of the mega RAF Globemaster military aircraft

Edinburgh Live

Red Arrows at Great North Run - what time will the RAF display team be in action in Newcastle and South Shields?

A double treat is in store and here are the timings to note if you don't want to miss the famous flypast over the Tyne Bridge and a display at the finish of the Great North Run on September 11

Chronicle Live

UK accuses Russian fighter jet of ‘unsafe close pass’ of RAF spy plane after Moscow claims airspace violated

Moscow accuses Britain of ‘deliberate provocation’ amid tensions over Ukraine war

The Independent UK

RAF Red Arrows captured in breathtaking selfies as three men scale Blackpool Tower

'It was an amazing and humbling experience'

Wales Online

World's clearest UFO photo of 100ft diamond-shaped spacecraft released after 30 years

The photo, taken in 1990 by two hikers in Scotland, shows a huge diamond-shaped object in the sky and has been dubbed the "world's best" UFO photo

Daily Mirror

‘They’d come to kill me’: The tax reformer hunted by the Taliban and abandoned by the Britain he served

A year after the fall of Kabul, Abdullah Sayyid is in hiding, his wife has been murdered and the Home Office appears to have lost his case file

The Guardian - UK

Red Arrows flying near Greater Manchester this weekend - where and when you can see them

A few lucky watchers will be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows as they make their way through the skies near Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

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Weather halts flyover by Red Arrows at Edinburgh Military Tattoo

There was disappointment as cloud cover led to the Red Arrows calling off the flyover.

Chronicle Live

Gosforth veteran pilot walking 20,000 steps a day in support of refugees

James Fairman is one of the first to take on the challenge and he’ll be walking 20,000 steps a day throughout August

The Guardian - UK

Shelving of Yorkshire asylum centre raises questions about policy – and Patel

Analysis: as Boris Johnson’s immigration proposals face another setback, the home secretary’s position is also in doubt

The Guardian - UK

Tories abandon plans to house 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village

Desertion of RAF Linton-on-Ouse scheme is latest immigration policy climbdown after Truss and Sunak opposed plans

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Daily Mirror

Tories ditch Priti Patel's plan to house asylum seekers on RAF base in Yorkshire

The Home Office claimed in April that it would 'shortly open a new bespoke' centre at an RAF base in Linton-on-Ouse. But today a Cabinet minister said the site has been 'withdrawn'

Birmingham Post

Former Manchester Airport boss Karen Smart joins Arsenal

Karen Smart was an officer in the RAF from 1992 to 2006

The Independent UK

Woman with disorder that causes her to go toilet ‘8 times before work’ climbs Everest

‘The altitude sickness took over and we were all rushing to the loo constantly – it wasn’t just me!’ Samantha Rose said

Liverpool Echo

Last survivor's only wish was to have a funeral like all his mates

"Having the standard at his funeral was his only wish, it was the only thing he ever asked for"

Daily Mirror

Mum of tragic airman Corrie McKeague pays tribute to son as she says 'life is too short'

Nicola Urquhart says her son Corrie McKeague lived every day as if it were the last and that is a lesson for all of us to embrace life because life is too short

Daily Mirror

RAF pay tribute to gunner Corrie McKeague as memorial service held at former base

Earlier this year, an inquest recorded in a narrative conclusion that Corrie McKeague got into a bin that was then emptied into a waste lorry

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh residents in awe as huge RAF plane spotted soaring over city centre

Making quite the spectacle as it flew over the capital, the aircraft could be seen for miles due to its huge size, as it made its way from the coast at East Lothian.

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