The jets, which still have thousands of miles left on their clocks and could continue to fly for several years, will be grounded after completing just 40 per cent of their predicted flying hours.
The war in Ukraine has always seemed a strange blend of the contemporary and the historic. I was reminded of this when a friend recently told me about the growing problem of press gangs there.
Vladimir Putin has attempted ‘15,000-man strong border police force’ made up of former Libyan militias to ‘weaponise’ the flow of migrants from Africa, according to reports.
Last night, a series WhatsApp texts and photographs were released to key figures in sport, throwing the scandal back into the public into the spotlight once again.