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Prince William promised a three-year-old he'd put a Mickey Mouse drawing on his fridge

Prince William charmed onlookers at RAF Coningsby by setting aside royal duties to connect with a three-year-old boy. He knelt to accept a drawing, promised to display it on his fridge, and even shared a hug. This heartwarming moment highlights how universal parenting experiences transcend royal status, offering a glimpse…

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Cypriot president demands talks with UK over military bases – branding them ‘colonial consequences’

It comes after RAF Akrotiri was hit by an unmanned drone strike at the start of the Iran war, raising concerns that the bases could be a threat to the island’s security

The Independent UK

'I sipped an ice cold beer at sunset after shooting down two Iranian drones'

The RAF pilot shot down two drones whilst flying the UK’s deadliest warplane

Evening Standard

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Starmer says UK ‘not joining strikes’ on Iran but will continue defensive action – as it happened

The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing

The Guardian - UK

Spring statement live: Reeves insists her economic plan is ‘right’ despite growth forecast for 2026 being slashed

The chancellor delivered her spring statement to the House of Commons amid surging oil prices as Trump’s war with Iran rages on

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Bulletin AM briefing: UK air base in Cyprus hit by drone strike – and today’s other top stories

Here are five of this morning’s biggest stories.

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Women ‘trafficked through UK airports by Epstein’ just months before his arrest

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Epstein trafficked women ‘through UK airports until month before arrest’ in 2019

Paedophile financier travelled to and from Britain on private jet 60 times, while he booked commercial flights from or through the country as late as June 2019, according to reports

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UK PM Keir Starmer blocks Donald Trump from using RAF bases for potential Iran strike

Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly blocked Donald Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran, citing legal concerns. This comes amid rising US-Iran tensions and US military build-up. Trump had publicly urged the UK not to cede control of Diego Garcia, a key base, and suggested its use for…

The Times of India

Country diary: Welcome to the woods where bomber aircraft once hid

Speke, Merseyside: Walking through Stockton’s Wood today, you’d never know it played such a vital role in the second world war

The Guardian - UK

Man remanded in custody after RAF aircraft ‘damaged by Palestine Action’

Two Voyager planes suffered £7 million worth of damage from the action, which was claimed by the group Palestine Action, at RAF Brize Norton in June.

Evening Standard

Two further terror arrests after vandalism of planes at RAF base

The spray painting was claimed by soon-to-be banned campaign group Palestine Action.

Evening Standard

Counter-terror police make four arrests over RAF base break-in

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UK Government 'set to proscribe Palestine Action after RAF protest'

THE UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively treating them as a terrorist group, after activists staged a protest at an RAF…

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Palestine Action to be banned after vandalism of planes at RAF base

Yvette Cooper has decided to proscribe the group, making it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action to be banned after break-in at RAF base

Yvette Cooper has decided to proscribe the group, making it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action.

The National (Scotland)

UK's 'Union flag plane damaged' in pro-Palestine RAF break-in

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters have claimed to have gained access to an RAF base and damaged two military planes ...

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Migrants unlawfully housed at government’s flagship asylum site Wethersfield

Refugee charity Care4Calais calls for RAF Wethersfield to be shut down

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RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show

Sampling results show ‘extremely concerning’ concentrations of PFOS and PFOA at sites across UK

The Independent UK

First the Rwanda scheme, now Labour scraps plan to hold asylum seekers on RAF site

No migrants were ever housed at the base but the policy still cost taxpayers £60m

The Independent UK

US airman denies raping UK citizen at RAF base

Keiran Lee Bogstad will face trial in September 2024

The Guardian - UK

Legal challenge to plan to house asylum seekers in airbases gets go-ahead

Two councils and a local man say home secretary should not use ‘emergency’ planning rule at RAF Scampton and Wethersfield

The Independent UK

Council loses appeal over plans to use RAF site to house asylum seekers

Braintree District Council brought legal action against the Home Office over the proposed use of Wethersfield Airfield.

Wales Online

Plan to house asylum seekers in shipping containers on RAF runway slammed

A council's plan to house asylum seekers in shipping containers on an RAF runway has been slammed as 'inhumane'. A councillor told a packed public meeting that the new proposal for housing would see existing MoD accommodation refurbished. CounRicha

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Queen Elizabeth II makes final return to England before lying in state

The late monarch has been flown to RAF Northolt from Edinburgh

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