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In a change to the usual Trooping the Colour flypast, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight did not take part following the tragic death of Squadron leader Mark Long last month

Royal Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Mark Long's family said he will be 'cherished and deeply missed' after his tragic death during a Battle of Britain display on May 25

Squadron leader Mark Long was killed just minutes after take off when his Spitfire crashed during a Battle of Britain memorial show in Lincolnshire over the weekend

The late Prince Philip wasn't one known for mincing his words, and when one particular moment saw him get seriously impatient, his reaction left his grandson Prince William struggling to hold back laughter

“I want to reclaim England and Englishness,” said Caroline Lucas. “To make it somewhere people born in England and people who have made England their home want to celebrate.”

Dermot O'Leary said it was 'inspiring' that the RNLI rescued the lives of everyone at sea regardless of where they are from, both then and now, adding it shouldn't be politicised

War hero William Darlington, who took part in the Battle of Britain and fought across two continents, began necking rum after joining the navy in 1940

The discovery has been hailed "very rare" and the craft are believed to be some of those sent from the UK to the Soviet Union to help fight Nazi Germany when they invaded in 1941

On March 24 1943, Flying Officer Raimund Sanders Draper steered his fighter away from their school when his engine failed after take-off and stayed in the cockpit to make sure it didn’t hit the school

Nine in ten Brits say they are 'clueless' when it comes to the historic conflict - with a third not knowing Sir Winston Churchill was the wartime Prime Minister

Amid mounting pressure on the West to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that even if the UK agreed to send British warplanes 'tomorrow' it would take 'months' to train Ukrainian pilots to fly them

The former Prime Minister dismissed fears UK and US aircraft would prove complicated for Ukrainian pilots, pointing to the success of Polish airmen flying RAF planes in the Second World War