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Divers begin raising German WWII bomber from English Channel

Divers on Saturday began a delicate operation to raise the only German Dornier Do-17 bomber left after World War II from the depths of the English Channel. The aircraft was shot down during the Battle of Britain in 1940 and the operation to retrieve it is the biggest of its…

Royal Air Force plane takes one million Euros to Cyprus

The government sent a Royal Air Force plane to crisis-hit Cyprus on Tuesday carrying one million euros in emergency loans for British military personnel, the defence ministry said. The cash cargo flight was a “contingency” plan in case banks in Cyprus stopped giving out money as the island deals with…

British military runs tests before Olympics

London launched a major military exercise Wednesday to check security responses for the 2012 Olympics, as the final wave of test sports events got under way. Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets flew into the capital to herald the start of Exercise Olympic Guardian, a nine-day training operation to…