The Royal Air Forces has dispatched fighter jets after a Russian maritime patrol plane was spotted near the UK’s carrier task force. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news
Russia has been struggling to secure dominance over the Black Sea despite Ukraine not having a large conventional navy. Kyiv’s forces have been skilled at using covert tactics combining drones, missiles and special forces to strike at the Russian Navy. In response,
Residents furious at giant, towering, cruise ships thundering into their port and spoiling their view are taking revenge by telling them to go home and wafting sheets in their gardens. The locals in the beautiful city of Stavanger, Norway, say the massive
Penny Mordaunt has unveiled designs for three new ships to replace the Royal Yacht Britannia and represent Brexit Britain around the world. The new ships are the culmination of a five-year project by the Leader of the House who undertook the work
Despite being sandwiched between two shipping terminals and not having a grain of sand in sight, in the blistering August heat Dover beach was packed. The crowd was somewhat unconventional, German tourists whose giant cruise ships had docked for the night licked
A couple has traded a normal life on land for the excitement of spending their days on cruise ships travelling the world. While many who have been bitten by the travel bug can only manage to set aside as much time and
China sent navy ships and a large group of fighter jets toward Taiwan, continuing its military pressure on the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Thursday. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has regularly sent flights toward the island in
Lawmakers in Amsterdam have moved to ban cruise ships from disembarking passengers in the downtown area in order to cut down on pollution and hordes of tourists clogging up city streets. The city’s aldermen voted Thursday in favor of a motion directing
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed swaths of navy ships and warplanes toward Taiwan over the last two days as Taipei prepares for its annual defensive training aimed at countering a possible invasion. A reported 68 warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers,
A British coastal town has been voted one of the best in the UK despite sea views often being blocked by the world’s biggest container ships. Felixstowe, in Suffolk, has been described as “prosperous without being pretentious” in a recent glowing review